teflon tape-reef safe?

[pironya]

hi

i am making an in sump venturi skimmer and am thinking of using teflon tape for sealing the joints where the inlet and outlet pipes enter the reaction chamber..is this a good idea?
one of these joints will be constantly submerged..will the teflon leach undesirable stuff into the tank?
if the teflon is a bad idea?what are the alternatives that i could use?silicon sealant?

thanks for any help

regards

arvind

 

[Anonymous]

Teflon tape is 100% reef safe.

Use it without fear.

Louey

 

[Anonymous]

Teflon tape is 100% reef safe.

Use it without fear.

Louey

Ditto, its inert.

 

[Anonymous]

If you wrap it around a whale enough times, it will kill it!

 

[beruka]

It is manufactured with PFOA that is now listed as a possible carcinogen by the US EPA.

The greens Version:
http://www.ewg.org/reports/pfcworld/

And the mans version:
http://www.pfoa-facts.com/

 

[Anonymous]

Thanx, beruka for the links.

I feel that it is not an issue for the reef tank. In fact, excuse me of sounding like a selfish jack, I would worry more about the health of myself and my family due to the wide spread application of Telfon thorought my house, before worrying about my fishes and corals. Unless a better alternative is available, I would weight the pros and cons and probably will continue to use it if there is no better solution.

 

[SnowManSnow]

dont eat teflon tape

 

[rugar20]

I have a dolphin pmp and it strictly says DONOT USE TEFLON TAPE snyone knwo why???

 

[Anonymous]

It is a physical/engineering issue, not chemical.

Telfon tape make it easier to rotate the fitting, and with tapered pipe thread, it can cause the pump head (the plastic enclosure that hold the rotating part) to crack, very common in cheap plastic pump with female thread. These warning should applies to all powerhead/pump.

 

[Anonymous]

My fishing lures are known to cause cancer in the state of California...

 

[beruka]

Yes the I agree the state of the world is more important than the state of your fish tank 8O

Not enough residuals to cause alarm in your system in any case.