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Is regular white PVC pipe harmful to fish? I am also curious about the black plastic pipes that are available. I thought I read something like that before. If it is harmful, what pipe can I buy at Home Depot that is safe to use?
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Jarrod - Houston, Texas
150 gallon - my African cichlid monster tank (I know it isn't a big as yours)
17 gallon - Threadfin rainbows and corys lightly planted
5 gallon - planted red cherry shrimp breeder
3 gallon - planted red cherry shrimp breeder -
not harmful that i know of . everyone uses pvc for plumbing their tanks.Last edited by cichlid1409; 10-15-2009, 09:48 AM. -
should be perfectly safeComment
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For clarification, I am going to use the pipe to made hidey holes for fish.
I heard somewhere that there is a chemical in PVC which leaches out into the water. PVC is used for drinking water systems all the time so that didn't really make sense.Jarrod - Houston, Texas
150 gallon - my African cichlid monster tank (I know it isn't a big as yours)
17 gallon - Threadfin rainbows and corys lightly planted
5 gallon - planted red cherry shrimp breeder
3 gallon - planted red cherry shrimp breederComment
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PVC is not harmful, you can use it w/o problemsComment
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people make diy caves with pvc pipe and sand/rocksComment
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+1 someone was making stuff up. PVC is good.Comment
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I've never NOT had pvc in my tanks. it's okayHaiku's are easy
But sometimes they don't make sense
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I think you are getting confused with what they said about bottled water and human consumption380G For Sale $3000 Acrylic tank & stand
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PVC fittings covered with pure silicone and then covered in substrate to match the tank. Not a bad idea.Originally posted by Darbex View Post
My idea was to use larger diameter pieces on end with random holes drilled in it to create something like a hollow tree.Jarrod - Houston, Texas
150 gallon - my African cichlid monster tank (I know it isn't a big as yours)
17 gallon - Threadfin rainbows and corys lightly planted
5 gallon - planted red cherry shrimp breeder
3 gallon - planted red cherry shrimp breederComment
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I think PVC pipe is only harmful to your fish if you're beating them with it. Studies have shown that being beaten with PVC pipe is generally harmful to health. I think. Do studies like these exist? If not, they should. Have a control group that you beat with feathers and a variable group that you beat with PVC pipe. If the variable group is harmed and the control group is not, it would suggest that the material has something to do with it. Otherwise, it might all be psychological.
Excuse me. I'm still waiting for the coffee to brew.Trogdor was a man. Or maybe he was a dragon man. Or maybe he was just a dragon. But he was still TROGDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOR!
You know, fish are great. I love my fish. But what I really want is a monkey.Comment
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Oh I wasnt saying it was a bad idea was saying that people are making things up when the say PVC is harmful to fish because every fish I have would be dead.Comment
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