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Marine plastics...

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by DangerJ, Jan 15, 2018.

  1. DangerJ

    DangerJ Well-Known ReefKeeper

    Anyone know what specific type of plastic is used for all our marine pumps/fans, output spigots, etc?
     
    DangerJ, Jan 15, 2018
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  2. ShaneP

    ShaneP Well Known Hawkfish

    HDPE is used quite a bit.

    High density polyethylene, for those unfamiliar..
     
    ShaneP, Jan 15, 2018
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  3. blackx-runner

    blackx-runner Administrator Website Team Leadership Team

    Not entirely sure. I think bulkheads are usually abs plastic. Plumbing is typically pvc. Not sure about materials in pumps and similar products. I would guess it would be similar to an abs plastic like material.

    Looking to 3D print some stuff?
     
    blackx-runner, Jan 15, 2018
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  4. DangerJ

    DangerJ Well-Known ReefKeeper


    Yup...
     
    DangerJ, Jan 16, 2018
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  5. blackx-runner

    blackx-runner Administrator Website Team Leadership Team

    Cool. When you get it figured out you should make a thread on the project.
     
    blackx-runner, Jan 16, 2018
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  6. Bud

    Bud Loves Bacon Website Team Board of Directors Leadership Team GIRS Member Vendor

    Talk to Ashton about this, he's done a ton of 3D printing and testing
     
    Bud, Jan 17, 2018
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  7. Actuary

    Actuary Well-Known ReefKeeper

    I know there was some talk about avoiding PLA since it essentially breaks down in water. However, I know RHF at one point had some pretty extensive threads about this being incredibly slow and not harmful in a reef environment. You probably want to avoid any colors though.
     
    Actuary, Jan 18, 2018
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  8. xiaoxiy

    xiaoxiy

    I know that Vivid Creative Aquatics 3d prints their random flow generators. You should see if they list the material on their website!
     
    xiaoxiy, Jan 22, 2018
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