awilson500
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I'm setting up a 30 gallon refuge for my 55gal reef. I have a question about the PVC cement. Is there a fish safe brand or can I use any Kind?
30 gal Refugium setup ????'s
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awilson500
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I'll take it that it does not matter what glue you use.
robertmathern
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Dude I used aquarium selicone on everything even my pipeing and it works fine. But I think pvc cement is fine. However it is about the same price for the aquarium sealicone at home depot.
awilson500
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I already did the plumbing with the PVC cement. I hope it don't kill my fish....
I will find out in a couple of days.
I will find out in a couple of days.
mrdonkeyazz
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As long as you let the PVC cement fully cure you will be ok. Also i used GE window and door silicone on my sump baffles and it worked great.
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cmaxwell39
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PVC cement is fine. It is what I have used on all of my plumbing with no ill effects. You don't want to use cpvc cement on pvc though, it will not hold up.
awilson500
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Great thank you. I didn't use the orange can I used the red all purpose stuff.
Here are some pictures of what I did.
Here are some pictures of what I did.
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cmaxwell39
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Looks good. Nice clean job. The only thing that you might have to watch is the water splashing too much because of the drop from your pipe to the water in the sump. If you do have too many problems with that either extend your pipes down to just under the water level or build some sort of tower to contain the splash.
awilson500
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I'm on top of that problem. I'm going to Lowes in the morning to get 2 angled adapters and another 10ft pipe to finish the return.... Also need to go to the pet store for some sand. I will post more pictures after that.
Thank you for your input
Thank you for your input
awilson500
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I got some sand and some Chaetomorpha.
What else I could put in there???
What else I could put in there???
awilson500
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Found the light in the attic. I think it will fit in nicely on the fuge.
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cmaxwell39
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Everything looks good so far. Give it a little time and the fuge will be full of cheato and you will be trimming it back regularly. It happens before you know it.
awilson500
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Is there anything else that someone might put in there?
nofishnplease
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how does water get to the right side?
awilson500
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there is a pipe that runs down behind the light. I only let about 15% water flow in the fuge. This weekend I'm going to buy some pod eggs. So they can start populating