quick drying PVC cement - will it be toxic?

[dangros]

I need to make a change to my plumbing. Unfortunately, I have to redo part of my herbie b/c I used silicon instead of cement on the fittings joining the bottom of my 90g Marineland CornerFlo. I want the fastest drying cement avail, since my sump will be offline till this drys. I noticed the standard AND fast set (wet dry blue can) Oatley PVC cement (purchased @ the big box stores) states 2hrs cure time for 1" pvc. I know that in the past, I could still smell it 24hrs later.
My concern is that I will turn the tank back on in 2 hours and wipe out everything due to the toxic residue or vapors. Any idea how long before it's safe?

 

[kschweer]

I need to make a change to my plumbing. Unfortunately, I have to redo part of my herbie b/c I used silicon instead of cement on the fittings joining the bottom of my 90g Marineland CornerFlo. I want the fastest drying cement avail, since my sump will be offline till this drys. I noticed the standard AND fast set (wet dry blue can) Oatley PVC cement (purchased @ the big box stores) states 2hrs cure time for 1" pvc. I know that in the past, I could still smell it 24hrs later.
My concern is that I will turn the tank back on in 2 hours and wipe out everything due to the toxic residue or vapors. Any idea how long before it's safe?

I have glued plumbing and ran it within 5 minutes. The vapors dissipate quickly. In our systems there isn't much pressure so usually no need to wait for a full cure

 

[KorL]

it should be completely dry in 24 hrs. Unless you're using too much

usually it's good to go and dry to touch in less than a hour

 

[dangros]

Since it's the first segment of the return, I want to make sure it wont leach anything nasty into the water. The cement smell screams poison
I also dont want to leave my sump offline too long. I suppose I could use the siphon and a container to move water b/w the sump and DT a few times in order to make sure water doesnt chg temps or stay too stagnant. I'll give the glue an hr and have some fresh carbon ready just in case. I'm already running a good amt of carbon in an avast spyglass reactor.

 

[theatrus]

I've used medium PVC cement in return plumbing where it only had about 30 minutes to cure. I'd run carbon to reduce any of the solvents.

 

[FishOfHex]

I need to make a change to my plumbing. Unfortunately, I have to redo part of my herbie b/c I used silicon instead of cement on the fittings joining the bottom of my 90g Marineland CornerFlo. I want the fastest drying cement avail, since my sump will be offline till this drys. I noticed the standard AND fast set (wet dry blue can) Oatley PVC cement (purchased @ the big box stores) states 2hrs cure time for 1" pvc. I know that in the past, I could still smell it 24hrs later.
My concern is that I will turn the tank back on in 2 hours and wipe out everything due to the toxic residue or vapors. Any idea how long before it's safe?

I have ran a system just minutes after gluing. It will be fine

 

[dangros]

Just to update - I used the standard purple primer and cement you get at home depot. I kept my sump offline for a little over an hour and just to avoid any drastic temp changes or water stagnation, I siphoned some water back and forth to the sump a couple of times. I simply ran a cleaning siphon-hose down to the sump and filled it. Once full, I turned my return pump on JUST long enough to push that water back to the display but turned it off before it went high enough to go over the overflow - so no water went down the pipes.
I also, made sure to cover the sump with paper so there would be no dripping of cement or primer into it when applying the cement to the pipe. The tank was up and running without issue! Upgrade happiness.