PVC glue?

Picasso

Seahorse Whisperer
So today I got a bunch of PVC pipes and built this beautiful plumbing system. I used the pvc primer and cleaner just like the guy at the hardware store said to and now I'm wondering, won't that glue leach into my system? I haven't used my new pipes because I'm letting the glue harden overnight but once I do, there will be water touching that glue where it blead out of the joints, will it kill my inverts or fishes? Gaaa, it's always something.

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they'll all be ok, everyone that has used PVC in their aquariums before you has used that same glue, including myself and none of the livestock have issues with it once it's set. I did let mine dry for an extra day just to be sure though.
 
Rinse the pipes out with tap water, hot, to clear them out of residue. I use as little glue and primer as possible, that stuff is nasty. It is potable though once set and rinsed out.
 
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