stainless steel hose clamps

kodyboy · 05/01/2007, 06:58 AM

stainless steel hose clamps, can these be used under saltwater? I don't think so, but not 100% here. If not what kind of clamps can be, if any?

kodyboy · 05/01/2007, 07:01 AM

oops double post

jeffgp · 05/01/2007, 07:03 AM

i have used them ... just dont let them touch the water

luke33 · 05/01/2007, 07:15 AM

I use them on the outside part of my sump, but i wouldn't recommend them under water cuz of corrosion and leaching.

DarG · 05/01/2007, 07:31 AM

No, they aren't the quality of SS that is slatwater "safe". They make plastic clamps of all different sizes that are safe in salt water. Home depot used to carry them, didn;t see them there last time I was looking. Locally, check lowes or maybe your home depot otherwise just about any online place that sells stuff for aquariums or plumbing should have the plastic clamps. www.aquaticecosystems.com definitely does.

pjf · 05/01/2007, 07:31 AM

I use stainless steel clamps in dry locations but plastic clamps underwater: http://www.aquaticeco.com/index.cfm/...etail/iid/7174.

bstreep · 05/01/2007, 08:57 PM

Try buying your stainless steel clamps from a boating center. They are the same price, and the screw is actually stainless as well. The ones you buy from HD or the autoparts stores have a mild steel screw that rusts QUICKLY in our environments. I have several that I got from a boating center that are a couple of years old, and doing just fine. They sit on top of my sump and are exposed completely. They are designed to last years in a boat bilge in saltwater.

pjf · 05/01/2007, 09:17 PM

As alternatives to ratcheting plastic clamps, here are
(1) Titanium clamps: http://www.titan-marine-hardware.com...ose-clamps.htm
(2) Marine-grade stainless steel clamps: http://www.go2marine.com/product.do?...F&WT.mc_id=gb1

FateX8 · 05/04/2007, 09:56 PM

whoa those titanium clamps look awesome
a little pricey but still awesome
like everyone steel on the out plastic on the in

05/01/2007, 06:58 AM	#1
kodyboy Moved On Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,990	stainless steel hose clamps stainless steel hose clamps, can these be used under saltwater? I don't think so, but not 100% here. If not what kind of clamps can be, if any?

05/01/2007, 07:03 AM	#3
jeffgp Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: milwaukee Posts: 625	i have used them ... just dont let them touch the water __________________ (Member of the Gem Tang Rider Posse) check my red house Current Tank Info: reef tank

05/01/2007, 07:31 AM	#6
pjf Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,954	Plastic Racheting Clamps I use stainless steel clamps in dry locations but plastic clamps underwater: http://www.aquaticeco.com/index.cfm/...etail/iid/7174.

05/01/2007, 08:57 PM	#7
bstreep Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 115	Try buying your stainless steel clamps from a boating center. They are the same price, and the screw is actually stainless as well. The ones you buy from HD or the autoparts stores have a mild steel screw that rusts QUICKLY in our environments. I have several that I got from a boating center that are a couple of years old, and doing just fine. They sit on top of my sump and are exposed completely. They are designed to last years in a boat bilge in saltwater. __________________ Bill Current Tank Info: 215g Brick Reef, 55g Seahorse, 12nano

05/01/2007, 07:01 AM	#2
kodyboy Moved On Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,990	oops double post

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luke33 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 8,375	I use them on the outside part of my sump, but i wouldn't recommend them under water cuz of corrosion and leaching.

05/01/2007, 07:31 AM	#5
DarG Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,515	No, they aren't the quality of SS that is slatwater "safe". They make plastic clamps of all different sizes that are safe in salt water. Home depot used to carry them, didn;t see them there last time I was looking. Locally, check lowes or maybe your home depot otherwise just about any online place that sells stuff for aquariums or plumbing should have the plastic clamps. www.aquaticecosystems.com definitely does.

05/01/2007, 09:17 PM	#8
pjf Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,954	As alternatives to ratcheting plastic clamps, here are (1) Titanium clamps: http://www.titan-marine-hardware.com...ose-clamps.htm (2) Marine-grade stainless steel clamps: http://www.go2marine.com/product.do?...F&WT.mc_id=gb1

05/04/2007, 09:56 PM	#9
FateX8 Moved On Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: VA Posts: 163	whoa those titanium clamps look awesome a little pricey but still awesome like everyone steel on the out plastic on the in