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by **dick_headers** » Tue May 06, 2008 2:31 am

I'm the smartest moron on the planet..I'm Hungarian by the way.. I travel 12 hours every day to work... There's a crackhead stewardess who sells tickets for dirt cheap...

by **Snowboss4492** » Tue May 06, 2008 9:44 pm

lol i install septic systems and i didn't know what ABS was ........i use biodiffusers mostly ....pipe is a thing of the past

by **gumbii** » Wed May 07, 2008 1:53 am

plumber i see...

i have a question for you...

the protein skimmer base is going to be a black (i guess ABS) 4" toilet flange... but the PVC body is 4" PVC... can i still use PVC cement to glue both of they together... i can use silicone but i like using the PVC cement... it's fumes tickly my brain cell...

by **lbmash** » Wed May 07, 2008 2:53 am

The toilet flange is also made of pvc, the same cement will be fine

by **gumbii** » Wed May 07, 2008 10:40 pm

but it's black...???

well... i'll see... i'm going to use the cement and seal it off with silicone just in case...

oh... does the PVC cement melt the PVC...??? i know it melts the ABS... i tested it on a piece of ABS... oh well... i trust a strangers judgement... LOL...

by **lbmash** » Wed May 07, 2008 11:05 pm

I would build it all out of pvc and paint the base black if thats the look you want. I dont like to mix plastics etc, but thats just me.

by **Snowboss4492** » Thu May 08, 2008 12:56 am

there are 2 different types of PVC cement...one cleaner/glue together and one primer and glue in seperate containers....i swear by the seperate components myself.....and yes it basically melts the plastic and alows the gluse to make a chemical bond between the 2 pieces of plastic........on pipe you would wipe the primer on then the glue.......put the pieces together and give them about 1/4 turn and hold for 30 seconds or so....this really gives all the surface area a chance to bond ...................but pvc to toilet ring might be a little tough ...i'd still use silicon just in case ..............

And I don't consider myself a plumber....lol more an excavator that installs septic systems as well as other things........lol ....i never mess with the toilets...unless it's my own ..................

Boss

by **gumbii** » Fri May 09, 2008 12:58 am

oh i see... gross...

anyways... i don't trust paints that are going to go into a reef system... and i ended up going with 1" and 3/4" pvc for my overflows... i'll post up pics in the other forum... they're going to look horrible in my tank but f*ck it... i don't want to jepordize the aquatic fauna and floura for asthetics...

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