safe paint inside aquarium

[simple]

I am making dividers for a 110 gallon tank. I am using acrylic and i need to paint it black, since i will be keeping octopuses, and it would be best if they cant see each other, so they don't get stressed out. What would be a safe paint for this? I read epoxy was safe, but the only thing my paint store had was epoxy spray paint. Would this work? How long would i need to let it cure before placing it in the tank?
Thanks.

 

[camaroracer214]

sherwin williams has a "food grade" paint that will work...expensive though.

 

[simple]

ok i will check that out, though i think im just going to order black acrylic. Hopefully this divider is good enough to keep the octos separated.

 

[trido]

IMO black acrylic is the only real long term solution and for me there would be no other option if I didnt already have the acrylic sitting on the shelf.