What should I do about rusting in sump?

Reef Devils · Sep 13, 2023

The metal clamp used to secure pipe that connects to return pipe is rusting already. Is there another option to fix this? I heard you could replace it with a hard plastic one but it will not be as secure as the steel/aluminum one. What are your using on your tank? Should I be worried if rust is getting the the water?

Randy Holmes-Farley · Sep 13, 2023

Use a plastic hose clamp or a high quality stainless steel.

Reef Devils · Sep 13, 2023

Randy Holmes-Farley said:
Use a plastic hose clamp or a high quality stainless steel.

What are you using? Does your rust?

Randy Holmes-Farley · Sep 13, 2023

Reef Devils said:
What are you using? Does your rust?

I never had a reason to use a hose clamp in the water, but 316 stainless is OK. I used two float switches with 316 stainless arms for 20 years.

304 stainless smay not be good enough, so just "stainless steel" is not necessarily adequate,

Gill the 3rd · Sep 13, 2023

If you need to use a hose clamp in saltwater you can order these titanium ones. They arent expensive and will never rust. Even stainless will eventually rust.

Hose Clamps from Titan are 100 Percent Titanium

www.titan-marine-hardware.com

Reef Devils · Sep 13, 2023

Gill the 3rd said:
If you need to use a hose clamp in saltwater you can order these titanium ones. They arent expensive and will never rust. Even stainless will eventually rust.

Hose Clamps from Titan are 100 Percent Titanium

www.titan-marine-hardware.com

Ok think I might get those. What size do I get?

KStatefan · Sep 13, 2023

I would use a plastic one.

Jedi1199 · Sep 13, 2023

Reef Devils said:
Ok think I might get those. What size do I get?

What is the OD of your hoses? Get one large enough plus just a tad more and you should be golden... or is it Titanium? lol

Edit: I don't have clamps on my return pump hoses at all. That said, I have twice had the hose pop off of one of my return pumps (same one both times). I may invest in a couple of these myself.

Thanks for the tip @Gill the 3rd

Reef Devils · Sep 13, 2023

Jedi1199 said:
What is the OD of your hoses? Get one large enough plus just a tad more and you should be golden... or is it Titanium? lol

Edit: I don't have clamps on my return pump hoses at all. That said, I have twice had the hose pop off of one of my return pumps (same one both times). I may invest in a couple of these myself.

Thanks for the tip @Gill the 3rd

Idk what my OD of the hose is. I think I might get the titanium clamp.

Jedi1199 · Sep 13, 2023

Reef Devils said:
Idk what my OD of the hose is. I think I might get the titanium clamp.

Simple pimple.. get a ruler or tape measure and measure across the width... You need the diameter, not the circumference. I'm willing to bet 1 inch to 1 1/4 inch

BZOFIQ · Sep 13, 2023

Gill the 3rd said:
If you need to use a hose clamp in saltwater you can order these titanium ones. They arent expensive and will never rust. Even stainless will eventually rust.

Hose Clamps from Titan are 100 Percent Titanium

www.titan-marine-hardware.com

I use these - zero rust.

Supa · Sep 13, 2023

Reef Devils said:
The metal clamp used to secure pipe that connects to return pipe is rusting already. Is there another option to fix this? I heard you could replace it with a hard plastic one but it will not be as secure as the steel/aluminum one. What are your using on your tank? Should I be worried if rust is getting the the water?

Stainless steel won’t rust

vetteguy53081 · Sep 13, 2023

Reef Devils said:
The metal clamp used to secure pipe that connects to return pipe is rusting already. Is there another option to fix this? I heard you could replace it with a hard plastic one but it will not be as secure as the steel/aluminum one. What are your using on your tank? Should I be worried if rust is getting the the water?

This is the type I use