kendodblg
Aquarium Advice Newbie
Hi,
I'm in the process of plumbing my 75g aquarium and adding a new AquaC skimmer. regrettably there is far too little room under the aquarium's cabinet for the skimmer and my sump is a little too small to handle the skimmer and pump. So I need to run a few feet of hard line to the skimmers and back to the sump.
Is white PVC tubing acceptable for aquarium use? I thought I read somewhere that there are chemicals in the PVC that can leach into the water supply after time. The local home depot also has black "ABS" pipe but again, I'm not sure if this poses a problem of chemical leaching. Also, are the PVC and or ABS joint solvents safe for aquarium use?
Thanks!
Ken
I'm in the process of plumbing my 75g aquarium and adding a new AquaC skimmer. regrettably there is far too little room under the aquarium's cabinet for the skimmer and my sump is a little too small to handle the skimmer and pump. So I need to run a few feet of hard line to the skimmers and back to the sump.
Is white PVC tubing acceptable for aquarium use? I thought I read somewhere that there are chemicals in the PVC that can leach into the water supply after time. The local home depot also has black "ABS" pipe but again, I'm not sure if this poses a problem of chemical leaching. Also, are the PVC and or ABS joint solvents safe for aquarium use?
Thanks!
Ken