White PVC pipes,valves...for technical tank

Khendal · 02/14/2010, 08:24 AM

Hello, here in italy i can't find a shop to buy white pvc for my tank...so i'm here to ask you where to find an online shop.

Thanks for your help

GlassReef · 02/14/2010, 09:47 AM

Just google for "schedule 40 pvc pipe". This kind of pipe is extremely cheap, here in the United States. If you have a friend here, you might want to think about having him/her purchase what you need at a local store and then shipping it to you. Overall price, with shipping, might be cheaper than buying online in Europe.

Khendal · 02/14/2010, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by GlassReef

Just google for "schedule 40 pvc pipe". This kind of pipe is extremely cheap, here in the United States. If you have a friend here, you might want to think about having him/her purchase what you need at a local store and then shipping it to you. Overall price, with shipping, might be cheaper than buying online in Europe.

Thanks for your answer

btw the problem isn't to find the pvc pipe here in italy...but the white pipe and i'm looking for it.

The normal grey/black is horrible to see

I've asked here to see if there's a online fish shop that sell also the pipe for our hobby...with the same size of our "exhaust" and "..." (where the water go in the tank by the pump...i don't know the english word to say that)

Bye and sorry for my english

jupiter · 02/14/2010, 10:34 AM

Your English is just fine. One of the problems with white PVC is that the primer and cement are not usually clear so sometimes it looks messier using white than grey. If the cost will be a lot more for white, I'd probably just use the grey. If your fittings and pipe are all the same colour, it looks good no matter what colour they are, IMO.

slief · 02/14/2010, 11:24 AM

If I had my choice, I would probably choose gray pipe over the white but the white PVC is what is most readily available here from the local plumbing stores. Like Jupiter mentioned, the cement will look much better in a darker pipe. I always use clear cement but the clear is not the best to use. I use it because it looks the best when done with white PVC.

How much pipe do you need and what size and lengths? If you cant find it online, let me know and I can pick some up and ship it to you for actual cost. If the boxes get too long the shipping will get expensive though as there is a point where the will factor in an arbitrary weight based on size which the refer to as a DIM value.

geo · 02/14/2010, 11:40 AM

www.savko.com carries sch 40 (white) and sch 80 (gray) PVC pipe and fittings.

Haplochromine · 02/14/2010, 01:36 PM

What are you going to use it for? White PVC will stay anything but white inside the aquarium. If it's for plumbing, you will still see the cement but then again it's all up to you

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Khendal · 02/14/2010, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by slief

If I had my choice, I would probably choose gray pipe over the white but the white PVC is what is most readily available here from the local plumbing stores. Like Jupiter mentioned, the cement will look much better in a darker pipe. I always use clear cement but the clear is not the best to use. I use it because it looks the best when done with white PVC.

How much pipe do you need and what size and lengths? If you cant find it online, let me know and I can pick some up and ship it to you for actual cost. If the boxes get too long the shipping will get expensive though as there is a point where the will factor in an arbitrary weight based on size which the refer to as a DIM value.

Let me get the size of my return pump and water exhaust

Khendal · 02/14/2010, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Haplochromine

What are you going to use it for? White PVC will stay anything but white inside the aquarium. If it's for plumbing, you will still see the cement but then again it's all up to you

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I'm going to use for connect Tank with Sump...

rbnice1 · 02/14/2010, 04:43 PM

If this is seable in the tank it will be covered in coraline and it wont matter what color. If its external I like black/grey over white. Painted all my white pipes black.

Khendal · 02/14/2010, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by rbnice1

If this is seable in the tank it will be covered in coraline and it wont matter what color. If its external I like black/grey over white. Painted all my white pipes black.

It's external

r-balljunkie · 02/14/2010, 05:49 PM

funny, we all crave anything but booooring generic white pvc in america......i guess you want what you just cant have sometimes.

02/14/2010, 08:24 AM	#1
Khendal Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 28	White PVC pipes,valves...for technical tank Hello, here in italy i can't find a shop to buy white pvc for my tank...so i'm here to ask you where to find an online shop. Thanks for your help

02/14/2010, 09:47 AM	#2
GlassReef Got Reef Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Weeki Wachee, Florida Posts: 2,501	Just google for "schedule 40 pvc pipe". This kind of pipe is extremely cheap, here in the United States. If you have a friend here, you might want to think about having him/her purchase what you need at a local store and then shipping it to you. Overall price, with shipping, might be cheaper than buying online in Europe. __________________ Tom No matter how much you try to push the envelope, it remains stationary.

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slief RC Sponsor Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 14,173	If I had my choice, I would probably choose gray pipe over the white but the white PVC is what is most readily available here from the local plumbing stores. Like Jupiter mentioned, the cement will look much better in a darker pipe. I always use clear cement but the clear is not the best to use. I use it because it looks the best when done with white PVC. How much pipe do you need and what size and lengths? If you cant find it online, let me know and I can pick some up and ship it to you for actual cost. If the boxes get too long the shipping will get expensive though as there is a point where the will factor in an arbitrary weight based on size which the refer to as a DIM value. __________________ Director Customer Support Royal Exclusiv USA For All Royal Exclusiv & Bubble King questions please refer to our Sponsor forum: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/fo...play.php?f=745 Current Tank Info: 480G display mixed reef, 90G sump, 90G refugium, 60G display refugium. Check out my build thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1783476

02/14/2010, 01:36 PM	#7
Haplochromine Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 205	What are you going to use it for? White PVC will stay anything but white inside the aquarium. If it's for plumbing, you will still see the cement but then again it's all up to you . __________________ 20G Frag Tank - Koralia 750, Sunlight Supply New Wave 4x24W T5HO, 50W Eheim Jager Heater. 20G Frag Tank - Koralia 550, 70W Metal Halide 20K Ushio, 50W Eheim Jager Heater 10G Rimless Display - Koralia 425, 70W Metal Halide 20K Ushio, 50W Eheim Jager Heater 15G Empty

02/14/2010, 10:34 AM	#4
jupiter Moved On Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 181	Your English is just fine. One of the problems with white PVC is that the primer and cement are not usually clear so sometimes it looks messier using white than grey. If the cost will be a lot more for white, I'd probably just use the grey. If your fittings and pipe are all the same colour, it looks good no matter what colour they are, IMO.

02/14/2010, 11:40 AM	#6
geo RC Mod Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: St. George Island, FL Posts: 19,512	www.savko.com carries sch 40 (white) and sch 80 (gray) PVC pipe and fittings.

02/14/2010, 04:43 PM	#10
rbnice1 Moved On Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cedar Hill Posts: 3,905	If this is seable in the tank it will be covered in coraline and it wont matter what color. If its external I like black/grey over white. Painted all my white pipes black.

02/14/2010, 05:49 PM	#12
r-balljunkie Registered Reefer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Doha, Qatar Posts: 2,059	funny, we all crave anything but booooring generic white pvc in america......i guess you want what you just cant have sometimes.