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Can I cut a bit of this and use it to create a neat in and out pipes? With neat small join to glass lily pipe ends?

I guess it’s an aluminium alloy - it’s not magnetic

thanks all;) 

have a great day

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I'm not aware of any problems with using aluminium piping, copper is the only metal which I believe is a real problem. I would assume that the pipe in the photo is aluminium.

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Interesting- thanks for the input- I also found a small bit of stainless steel tube- would you trust either more/less over pvc/plastic clear piping or glass?

thanks heaps and have a great day

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Stainless steel is definitely safe as moss mats are made with that and I have had those in the past with no problems in shrimp tanks, but I would imagine plastic would be the easiest to work with though not atractive if viewable!

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Cheers!

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It would be interesting to see what you come up with using that pipe + Lily pipe ends.

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Do you think you would risk using it? Otherwise I will just use the short bit of stainless I found

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I would do it to get the Lily pipe sitting straight, instead of flopping over to one side.

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Yeh that is the plan!

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You must be pleased with that, it looks better and is much more robust and less likely to damage or leaks!

The tank looks very natural now it has been running for a time. I see the ember tetras, how are the blue shrimp doing, I see a few?

The cat and dog look very content and unimpressed, lol.

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Yes it’s super accurate to position where I want now and stay there- I am satisfied.  All the fish and shrimpers are doing excellent! Coming up on 4 years running!

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