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09-03-2012, 07:14 PM
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Never mind I guess my system is just quite a bit different from what you would characterize as normal. I have a lot of acrylic equipment (skimmer, Ca reactor, kalk reactor) and PVC pipe and very few conventional powerheads or pumps. By weight or displacement the amount of ABS in my system probably accounts for less than 10% of the plastic present.
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09-03-2012, 07:38 PM
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I ended up plumbing about a third of my system with ABS with no ill affects, the only issue I had with ABS was a threaded fitting at a valve broke at the base of the threads. PVC has a thicker wall and is much dencer and therefore stronger then ABS, so I would recomend using PVC if you have to use threaded fittings. Either way you choose to go be sure to rince the pipe thoroughly before adding it to your system as both the PVC and ABS cement are toxic.
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