painted pvc in tank??????????

[242bats]

can you paint pvc pipe and put it in the tank

 

[posiden]

I have seen it done. A lot of people paint thier PVC with Krylon Fusion paint.

 

[noah's nemo]

I wouldn't.What color are you going for.Lowe's has black PVC.

 

[242bats]

black is the color that i was going to use.

but do thay have black pvc fittings

 

[posiden]

Originally Posted by Noah's Nemo
http:///forum/post/3129337
I wouldn't.What color are you going for.Lowe's has black PVC.
You shure that is not ABS?

 

[242bats]

ya, the abs stuff is flexible, and has to use barbed fittings, right???%

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[jackri]

I wouldn't put anything painted in personally. If it leeched anything out your cheap fix to have black could have very costly consequences.

 

[jetskiking]

Krylon fusion has been proven to work in the water without any negative effects. I personally have had two different tanks that I used it to paint the pvc black in the water.

 

[242bats]

thanks, i quess that if you let it sit for a while

it would just get colored in coraline

but if i could paint it black that would be better

 

[jackri]

Yeah the black does look better.

 

[asharp13]

i agree black looks a lot better, but it will turn green and purple with algae in a couple months anyways...not worth the risk of contamination IMO

 

[242bats]

so thats what i will do, i'll stay with the not painted pvc and just wait

 

[nigerbang]

Fusion works just fine as long as its dried well enough.. Haven't seen any harmful effects 2 years after it was painted and placed in the tank before setup..

 

[posiden]

Originally Posted by 242bats
http:///forum/post/3129382
so thats what i will do, i'll stay with the not painted pvc and just wait

You do have one more option.
Smear the PVC primer on it so it looks like it is already covered in coraline. The primer is also proven safe as the plumbing is affixed with it. No plumbing job is that neat, to not have it exposed.

 

[aquaknight]

Agreed, Krylon Fusion has been on the market long enough to have been proven safe. There are really only so many components to paint, all of which, after curing thoroughly, are pretty inert.

 

[242bats]

i like the primer thing but i'm still not sure what i'm going to do%%

 

[windlasher]

Originally Posted by 242bats
http:///forum/post/3129323
can you paint pvc pipe and put it in the tank

I use the purple primer for PVC which is inert once dry. eventually the primer is covered with purple coraline anyway, so it looks like it belongs there.

 

[242bats]

ok, you pick the black paint or the primer;

 

[242bats]

it looks blue, it is very purple

 

[jackri]

Your tank... why have us pick?