Plastics that are generally reef safe?

[Cory]

I like doing a lot of DIY projects. Id like to know what plastics are generally reef safe?

A few concerns i have is leaching of chemicals from the plastic. I noticed that some epoxies say VOC free, for example. Why the concern?

A few plastics :

-epoxy
-polyvinyl chloride (pvc)
-Abs
-fiberglass resin

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

All of those will release some small organic molecules, but all are probably OK for a reef (in the case of epoxy, that is once cured).