Display tank leaking

laverda · May 27, 2018

Tsev03 said:

Do you have any other plumbing parts? You need 4 bulkheads where the plumbing goes thru the tank. They look like https://www.marinedepot.com/search?Query=Bulkhead

Tsev03 · May 27, 2018

JoshH said:
Okay so it looks like your tank is set up for dual durso drains. Is this something you wanted to keep? Or did you want to step into a different style of drain with a little more redundancy?

I’m open to suggestions.

Billldg · May 27, 2018

outside pipes r drains and inside pipes r returns

laverda · May 27, 2018

I have never seen bulkheads at home Depot or Lowes. I saw some at Orchard Supply recently. Your LFS should have them or you can order online. What size are the bottom of your tubes? They look like 1" & 3/4". Then measure the holes in the tank.

Diesel · May 27, 2018

I hear ya.
Many became a better reefer after they did just dropped in for a hour or so.
It ain't rocket science you know :rolleyes:

Billldg · May 27, 2018

I used 4 1 in bulkheads from BRS, same overflows as u have pictured

laverda · May 27, 2018

Billldg said:
I used 4 1 in bulkheads from BRS, same overflows as u have pictured

The photos clearly show 2 different size bulkheads.

Tsev03 · May 27, 2018

laverda said:
I have never seen bulkheads at home Depot or Lowes. I saw some at Orchard Supply recently. Your LFS should have them or you can order online. What size are the bottom of your tubes? They look like 1" & 3/4". Then measure the holes in the tank.

Lfs is an hour n half away. Maybe they will be open tomorrow. I’m not going to bother going to either lowes or Home Depot then. Maybe Ace hardware. If not I guess I’ll have to go to Houston. I’ve got some old ones that were given to me if I can find them. They might be ok to use just for the water test in the garage

Billldg · May 27, 2018

laverda said:
The photos clearly show 2 different size bulkheads.

Yes, looks like 1 1 in and 1 3/4 x2, Mine were both drilled to 1 in and therefore I was able to use 1 in bulkheads x4, I was just showing what I did on the duals for my tank, she can purchase 2 1 in and 2 3/4 bulkheads and have then installed in a couple of minutes

Tsev03 · May 27, 2018

Tsev03 said:
Lfs is an hour n half away. Maybe they will be open tomorrow. I’m not going to bother going to either lowes or Home Depot then. Maybe Ace hardware. If not I guess I’ll have to go to Houston. I’ve got some old ones that were given to me if I can find them. They might be ok to use just for the water test in the garage

Found the bottoms of the bulkheads. He had put them in a bag with the screws for the panels that go on the stand! Yay!!

Billldg · May 27, 2018

Tsev03 said:
Found the bottoms of the bulkheads. He had put them in a bag with the screws for the panels that go on the stand! Yay!!

Great, just make sure the gaskets r in good shape before u install them

Sarah24! · May 27, 2018

Hello,

@Tsev03 hey lol being a girl rocks we are super hero’s lol.
Everyone beat me to the plumbing part, but one thing I haven’t seen mentioned yet is after you clean them the long pipes, make sure the ones with the screens adjust. Once they do, make sure you extend them all the way. The higher they are the quieter the tank is, and lower the louder.

As far as your leak goes, eek. I think the best advice at this moment would be to set up a temp tank for all your critters. We don’t want your main to crash, plus you probably should clean and water test the new one. Also I wouldn’t waste new salt water on water testing the new one. I would just use the water from your faucet hose. You can always hook a Siphon hose to your sink afterward and have it just drain out. But that’s a lot of money and water to waste on a leak test.

Let me know if you need anything else, oh and before I forget lol you don’t have to wrench those fittings together and or make them super tight. Hand tight is probably the best, since it won’t split the gaskets on the bulk heads.

Sarah

hwntunda · May 27, 2018

will you be setting up the new tank in a different location? If so, after cleaning the new tank I’d get it situated there and begin on plumbing. I agree that the 2 outer holes are drain lines and 2 inner are returns (1 having the locline attached at the 90

Billldg posted a pic of how your lines would look for plumbing

Big G · May 27, 2018

Tsev03 said:
I’ve got a used dual overflow 150 gal. No manual lol

Here's a link to Eshopps' "how to drill a tank" video.

Tsev03 · May 27, 2018

Did I mention that I just finished moving the tank a month ago because we got new carpet. And we r moving in a few months. ugh I only got it back the way I wanted it with my apex running a week ago. Oh my. One a positive side I hated it in my bedroom. All those lights from the power strips and apex made it hard to sleep. And now I get to setup a bigger better tank. Just so much work. But glad it happened now instead of in a few weeks because I’ll have to be completely off my foot from surgery on the 14th. Torn tendon in my ankle.