Filter pipes.
- Thread starter Davidiator
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I use, and have used PVC om my fitraion for decades.
I know its probably best to wait, but I usually just give a few minures
I drill all tanks, use PVC bulkheads, and usually never bother with flexible tubing, because PVC is much much more stable.
I have even built fludised bed filters, and foam fractionators witj PVC.
And the expense compared to flexible tubing is so much less.
Below afoam fractionator for a koi pond I had.
I know its probably best to wait, but I usually just give a few minures
I drill all tanks, use PVC bulkheads, and usually never bother with flexible tubing, because PVC is much much more stable.
I have even built fludised bed filters, and foam fractionators witj PVC.
And the expense compared to flexible tubing is so much less.
Below afoam fractionator for a koi pond I had.
I use large amounts of black ABS piping for drainage from tanks to sumps, etc. I use a bit of PVC occasionally, but I much prefer flexible tubing for pressurized lines feeding from pumps back up to aquariums. Barbed fittings that slip into the tubing and are then hose-clamped work wonderfully for me; in today's overpriced world, I don't find any significant difference in overall cost of the two systems, and clamped rather than glued allows me to re-use fittings and even tubing whereas glued connections are often one-time only, unless you want to cut the pipe and re-glue with an endless series of couplings. Stability? All my lines are held in place with 2-hole clips or straps. They don't move unless I want them to, and they don't crack as PVC can if struck or bent too far. Either way, ABS or PVC, I wait at least a few hours or overnight before using the system; I doubt it's necessary, but I'm retired and I'm never in a hurry. 
My tanks are all in my unfinished basement fishroom, so I don't even try to hide the plumbing. Most of my plywood tanks don't even have an exterior finish on them; this makes a leak very easily and quickly noticed, and it's less work during construction.
But, hey...I'm a retired electrician. Not about to tell a plumber how to do plumbing.
My tanks are all in my unfinished basement fishroom, so I don't even try to hide the plumbing. Most of my plywood tanks don't even have an exterior finish on them; this makes a leak very easily and quickly noticed, and it's less work during construction.
But, hey...I'm a retired electrician. Not about to tell a plumber how to do plumbing.
