Electrical tape in fish tank

[muskieboy]

Quick question....

Can I use a few inches on electrical tape in my RCS tank? Is it safe? I want to attach a sponge filter to my hob intake but its a tad bit to small.

Thanks

 

[woofy]

I wouldnt. Wont work and might be toxic.

And i must know why your doing that :?:


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[Redearsunfish]

use fishing line.

 

[MonsterMinis]

I use rubber bands to attach sponges to intakes that don't want to stay, but once the sponge is on the the filter runnign tis a non-issue. as for if the sponge is to short.. and your needing to block off the upper part of the intake. Which I'm guessing is the issue? I use the white threading tape used for plumbing instead of "tape" in my tanks. what I would prolly do in your situation though is put a pantyhose ect over the intake then the sponge over that... or vice-versa depending how often you don't mind cleaning the sponge. ime nothing gets past a old pantyhose, but it also works almost to well.

 

[muskieboy]

Sorry, I guess I didn't explain myself clearly. I need to wrap the tape around the tube that comes up from the sponge. The idea is that it will act as a spacer so it fits in the hob intake.

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[Gill Blue]

no

 

[RampageRR]

Definitely wouldn't recommend it. You could try a zip tie at the top of the sponge onto the intake tube if the fit is close.

 

[Bderick67]

I've used electrical tape in tanks on occasion, no apparent problems. Wouldn't hesitate using it again.

 

[Marlong1584]

I did something like that and I used 3M Electrical tape! It works, I think is safe!

 

[Chicxulub]

Like so many other of the posters above me, I wouldn't use electrical tape in my tank. I use either fishing line or rubber bands.

Moved to setup/filtration.