PVC Glue.....

[dskirtech]

Guys (and gals)

just finished plumbing everything for the new overflow box. I used rigid 1" PVC, a couple unions, Elbows, etc. Obviously i had to glue most of it together...

The glue is completely dry, but I still smell the glue fumes in the pipe... when am I ok to actually allow tank water to flow through it?

Will it hurt anything in my aquarium?

 

[dskirtech]

oh, and FYI.... I have rinsed all of it feverishly in fresh water to rinse out any contaminants out of it....

 

[Bifferwine]

To be safe, I'd wait 24 hours. But I've always plumbed mine straight to the tank as soon as it dried -- within a couple hours.

 

[dskirtech]

Thanks Sarah. Ill give it a couple hours more (its been 4 already).... Just dont want to leave my pumps off too long... I still have the Koralias maintaining flow.

PS... Are you ALWAYS on LR.com?!?!?!

 

[ndepratt]

I allow 6 hours to completely dry... but honestly I usually plumb in the evening so I end up waiting until the next day to start running the tank, lol.

The glue should be perfectly fine. I've done the research on that one :P I once knocked over a brand new bottle of pvc glue into the 100g sump of a couple hundred gallon system.... and all that happened was a funny skin across the surface of the water.... it didn't affect anything. Glue seems to set up REALLY fast when you hit it with SW.

I wouldn't worry about fumes or anything.

 

[ndepratt]

Thanks Sarah. Ill give it a couple hours more (its been 4 already).... Just dont want to leave my pumps off too long... I still have the Koralias maintaining flow.

PS... Are you ALWAYS on LR.com?!?!?!

have you seen her post count? she's not a real person, just a robot that posts on LR all day.

 

[dcantucson]

What the hell are you two talking about..... SHE IS Living Reefs!!!!

 

[ndepratt]

the jokes are racing through my head right now.... can't.... function.....

 

[dskirtech]

have you seen her post count? she's not a real person, just a robot that posts on LR all day.

Shit. NO DOUBT.... However, I cant say anything, On DodgeTalk Forum, I am over 30,000 posts in 4 years...

Yes, Just call me Dane "Post Whore" Skirtech!

Thanks again Team. Ill give it 6 hours and start adjusting.

I did decide to do 100% rigid plumbing on the Overflow->Sump. turned out REAL nice.

Not to mention, it was 300% cheaper than using this $3 a foot flex stuff!

 

[ndepratt]

yeah i've heard the flex tubing described as "legal rape".... I agree.