CPVC safe for reef?

[MTsquared]

Is CPVC safe to use in a reef system? I know it’s primarily used in potable water applications. My concern is the C in the CPVC - can the chlorine leach into the system? Anyone successfully using CPVC in their setup?

 

[Protodad]

Interested as well. I’ve heard both yes and no.

You must have some laying around. That stuff isn’t cheap these days.

 

[MTsquared]

Interested as well. I’ve heard both yes and no.

You must have some laying around. That stuff isn’t cheap these days.

Buddy of mine is a master plumber and has a decent section of 1/2” he doesn’t need and asked me if I wanted it. So the free price is right lol

 

[Chuk]

You know the c in regular pvc is chloride too right. Cpvc is nsf 61 certified for drinking water which has leaching standards so you should be good to go.

 

[Jubei2006]

Except virtually none of the bulkheads and other fittings we commonly use fit it. 1/2 pvc and cpvc are NOT the same diameters and such.

 

[Chuk]

Except virtually none of the bulkheads and other fittings we commonly use fit it. 1/2 pvc and cpvc are NOT the same diameters and such.

This is true different diameters on pvc and cpvc but they do make adapters you can get for like $1.50

 

[AnyNameYouWish]

Cpvc gets extremely brittle I would not do it…. Even for free

 

[MTsquared]

Plumbing fittings are not an issue for this situation as I am going to use the Cpvc to glue to my rock. Then insert a 1/2” acrylic rod with some Marco rock attached to the rod and then glue my frags and colonies to the Marco. This way I can easily move corals around or for fragging or any other maintenance in the tank so the corals aren’t in the way.