Plumbing

[fancy_fish101]

I’m about to plumb a 75 gallon tank. I’m wanting to do black and red for the pvc. Can I spray paint the pvc? Also any tips for making it look sleek and fancy looking?

 

[His Coral Highness]

Check out Formufit for colored PVC. I did the same thing in my 75 gallon with red and green and it came out well

 

[His Coral Highness]

 

[WestMI-Reefer]

I painted all my pvc plumbing. Sand with fine grit, just to rough up the surface for a better bond. Clean the dust, I like to use alcohol and a rag as this cleans/preps the surface. Spray lightly, use multiple coats to avoid runs. Most spray paints will be reef-safe.

 

[19Mateo83]

Very nice setup, how do you like the eshopps overflow?

 

[His Coral Highness]

Very nice setup, how do you like the eshopps overflow?

Thank you. So far I’ve only really tested it a little bc I’m running a canister filter until I get my power heads put in. It was easy to set up though. Only minor complaint I have is that the lid on it warps from humidity, which I was kind of surprised with as it’s all acrylic - but I guess acrylic does warp. It’s difficult to notice though, so minor complaint. Otherwise it’s been working very well

 

[fancy_fish101]

I painted all my pvc plumbing. Sand with fine grit, just to rough up the surface for a better bond. Clean the dust, I like to use alcohol and a rag as this cleans/preps the surface. Spray lightly, use multiple coats to avoid runs. Most spray paints will be reef-safe.

Awesome, thank you. Planning to do a in tank bean animal over flow. Will look like this when done. Thank you for the help.

 

[MrGisonni]

Make sure to add some quick disconnect fittings. Things go bad a need to be replaced.

 

[fancy_fish101]

Make sure to add some quick disconnect fittings. Things go bad a need to be replaced.

Yup, I got unions all over my tank rn, I have going.