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Anyone tried Clear PVC for their sump plumbing?

seems like a pretty good way to monitor for blockage and whatnot.

Its a bit pricey, but seems like it might be pretty slick looking.

thoughts?
 

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Do you have a link? I've never heard of clear pvc...Interesting
 

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I’ve bought some and used a bit for my Refugium overflow - you can see what the flow’s like so if you can stomach the price it’s nice - there are even clear valves to match…

Watch which pvc cement you use though.
 
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Do you have a link? I've never heard of clear pvc...Interesting
 
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It will promote algae growth in it. That is the reason clear silicone tubing is rarely used.
It would be interesting to see… silicon naturally attracts algae, im not sure PVC does
 

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Attached is the current 25mm sch. 40 stuff in my refugium for info
 

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I use it on my secondary bean animal drain in the sump section only. Makes it easy to set how much water I want bypassing my roller filter.
 

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