Installing Bulkhead Tips | Reef2Reef
Feb 25, 2009 · Read this article by LASCO, one of the largest PVC fitting manufacturers in the world: Assembling Threaded Plastic Fittings 5. Never support any pumps or piping from a …
Bulkhead fitting | Reef2Reef
Oct 31, 2022 · Just about to start plumbing my new tank, it has 4x bulkheads in a central weir section through the bottom glass. my LFS who have been great so far have told me to put the …
Leaking Bulkheads | Reef2Reef
Mar 29, 2020 · The thread around the outside of the bulkhead neck is only for the bulkhead nut, it's not for pipe fittings. If you've tried to use a fitting around the outside of the bulkhead neck, it …
Connecting to return bulkhead with threads (inside/wet side)...
Jul 9, 2020 · My tank is used and the 3/4" bulkhead is thread x thread (pic attached). I ran my return piping to it and plan to connect to it with a 3/4" male pipe adapter (another pic). I plan to …
Advice needed. Bulkhead vs uniseal? | Reef2Reef
Apr 20, 2014 · 5. Never support any pumps or piping from a bulkhead, always use supports so weight is not on a bulkhead and gasket causing differential stresses on the mating surfaces …
Bulkhead fittings. So hard to find. Help! | Reef2Reef
Feb 9, 2023 · A 1" bulkhead and 1" fitting will need a piece of 1" pipe to connect the two. Click to expand... It’s a very sloppy fit with the threaded PVC fitting in the threaded bulkhead.
crack in bulkhead hole | Reef2Reef
May 14, 2024 · Based on what I've seen I could make the argument a bulkhead has a greater chance of leaking if silicone isn't used. Are you saying it's a 100% chance, 50% chance, 10% …
Bulkhead stuck, help! | Reef2Reef
Aug 5, 2021 · Yes, the leg to the stand was in the way of turning the pipe from the bottom. All I needed to do was move the move the tank about 12 inches off of the stand. lol It gave me …
1/4 RO bulkhead fitting question. FW container | Reef2Reef
Dec 7, 2018 · Just put silicone under the flange, install the bulkhead but don't tighten it down fully. Let the silicone completely cure and then fully tighten down the nut. Voila …. gasket. Putting …
Slow leak from bulkhead, at a loss | Reef2Reef
May 28, 2016 · Just picked up a used 75g and am doing some preliminary tests in my garage before I go setting it all the way up. It's drilled on the bottom and uses a typical bulkhead fitting …