I need some help concerning Home Depot vinyl and PVC!

[Redearsunfish]

Fish brothers (and sisters), though by brother, I implied sisters too..

I'm going to Home Depot tomorrow to bu some vinyl tubing and PVC pipe to build a water change system. Tell me what safe vinyl and PVC should I be looking for, I.e. is the white PVC pipe safe? I see it all the time in sump set-ups on this site, so inform me please. And the vinyl, is the clear one at Home Depot ok?

Can someone who knows for sure give me some knowledge on this?

Thanks, I appreciate it.

 

[mike_sema]

Yes all of that is safe

sent from work

 

[Redearsunfish]

Also, I noticed the vinyl clear tubing at homedepot has a slight plastic smell, is this normal?

 

[Redearsunfish]

So any white PVC from Home Depot, no matter the size, and clear vinyl tubing, no matter the size is safe for drinking water and fish? Is that right?

 

[guanl23]

yup you got, and as for glue-ing the pvc, you might have to wait a few hours before exposing it to fish and run it through some water.

 

[13razorbackfan]

I buy schedule 40 white PVC all the time for spray bars and whatnot. I also try and buy the braided reinforced vinyl tubing when I can. I never smell it. Probably just left over smell from manufacturing process. Also don't forget the regular clear PVC cement.

 

[Redearsunfish]

Ok so anything white in PVC and clear in vinyl piping is safe at Home Depot right?

 

[duanes]

I have used both white PVC and clear tubing in my aquariums for over 25 years.

 

[PDRed302]

Regular schedule 40 (preferred) and schedule 80 is fine. Vinyl tubing be it webbed or not should also always be safe.

As far as glue, dont skip on the primer, just clear glue could likely leak; not saying it will, just more likely. Cantex makes a cheap and proven glue and purple primer set that is available at any hardware store; any other glue and primer rated for drinking water use would work as well.

An old thread I put together when building some plumbing for my FX5 for reference:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?456390-FX5-Custom-plumbing-Start-to-finish

 

[boldtogether]

To get the vinyl round from being smashed and to straighten it out from being coiled, heat it in very hot water...not boiling necessarily, just really hot.