Glue for plumbing

[D.Schneidt]

Get guys, if I'm going to hard pipe the pluming on my tank is there any special glue I should use? Or will any PVC glue work just fine and not harm anything in my tank?

 

[54seaweed]

PVC glue will work just don't use the primer just sand your fittings first to make sure there clean

 

[D.Schneidt]

PVC glue will work just don't use the primer just sand your fittings first to make sure there clean

Ok thanks

 

[Mlani]

Make sure you give it time to cure. I used PVC solvent cement (plumbing glue) on my 80 and its STRONG smelling. Got a buzz off it so might want to wear a mask too. Lol!

 

[Daniel Fishy]

If it says for portable water or drinking water your safe.

 

[DaleHauze]

Im also hard plumbing my tank, is the pvc cleaner ok to use as well as the cement or should i skip the cleaner step and just sand as well?

 

[Daniel Fishy]

I would skip the cleaner wipe it down with a rag.

 

[Hondatek]

Purple primer ( cleaner ) is safe to use .

 

[DaleHauze]

I got a clear cleaner not the purple primer I wanted a cleaner look to the plumbing. I would assume it is safe, but we all know what happens when we assume. So i asked

 

[Daniel Fishy]

Me don't know, the primer just softens up the PVC so the glue makes a tighter bond. I used it before on water lines or irrigation with high psi but for my sump I went with the PVC cement and wiped it done with a rag. Either way just be reef safe and no worries.

 

[Mlani]

I used the clear on mine.. I'm not running salt water but my discus hasn't complained.

 

[huma-huma]

PVC glue will work just don't use the primer just sand your fittings first to make sure there clean

+1... And make sure you're quick about pushing the fittings together or else they will bond together before fully pushed together