kien's 150g Room Divider Mixed Reef & Stuff

[Navarchus]

B.T.W i think you sould use silicon tube not pvc one.

[kien]

Originally Posted by Navarchus

B.T.W i think you sould use silicon tube not pvc one.

Well, it is a little late now to rip everything out and switch over to silicon :-) What's wrong with PVC anyway? My PVC pipe says it is potable (printed on the side of the pipe).

[Malibu]

Hmmm... sorry about that carbonated water post. Somehow it posted that here instead of another thread.

What I meant to say was if you want metal clips you can try aluminum or copper as neither of them will rust...

[inkslinger]

sweet lookin setup kien, just one question...i see there is no center bracing(very observative of me) any issue of that thus far...everyone stand i see has both a front and back center brace and i wanna redo my stand under my 100g and really dont want the center braces allowing access to a neater sump design... anyway, any problems with yours.

[04scoobysti]

Originally Posted by Clay&Chey

Just wondering isn't a guy supposed to avoid hose clamps like that due to major rust issues??

+1
I've use them (sold as stainless steel hose clamps), never submerged them, and usually the screw starts to rust.

[kien]

Originally Posted by Clay&Chey

Just wondering isn't a guy supposed to avoid hose clamps like that due to major rust issues??

Ya, these "stainless steel" clamps are interesting like that. I use them all the time on my garden plumbing, pond plumbing and all my past aquariums. Some of them rust and some don't even after years of service. I figure if any of the clamps in the sump start to rust I'll just replace them. But hey, wouldn't they just become phosphate removers at that point? Otherwise I don't really know what to do about them. I've never seen plastic ones and I don't trust zip ties for this application. Any suggestions for something else to use??