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I just follow what the man him self taught me, 22 years of a running tank with no leaks i listen before i try something elseWhy are you siliconing shut a bulkhead? I'm not saying it won't work, but a properly cleaned and placed bulkhead won't need silicone, so I'm a bit confused by its use?
I don't place silicone around the joints of my glued acrylic tanks for the same reason. You can do it and there are some possible disadvantages, but it's simply not necessary and raises some questions in my mind about the original seal.
I have set up 6 tanks with 12 bulkheads this way and nobody has called me back with bad newsI just follow what the man him self taught me, 22 years of a running tank with no leaks i listen before i try something else
I think you might be missing the point of what people are trying to explain here, but in any event, to each their own and happy reefingI have set up 6 tanks with 12 bulkheads this way and nobody has called me back with bad news
So You are saying silicone is bad and i dont agree with that because everyone here with leaking bulkheads used zero silicone seems oddI think you might be missing the point of what people are trying to explain here, but in any event, to each their own and happy reefing
Silicone pipe glue hell even super glue use it all ! Whatever makes it water tight for the water test Maybe one day i will do a true test all the same tanks and try all methods to see which works The longest under the most pressureSo You are saying silicone is bad and i dont agree with that because everyone here with leaking bulkheads used zero silicone seems odd
hi ,get it fixed???I replaced my bulk head twice and still leaks. I don't know what else to do
This picture clearly shows the seal on the outside. The bulkhead needs to be installed properly befor telling him to use silicone.
No they were all new tanks or atleast new to the owner who wanted them redone silicone has been good to me... knocking on wood right nowBut were any of the 12 tanks leaking before you applied the silicone? The potential issue with applying silicone to the edges on a bulkhead joint that is leaking is that if you accidentally turn the bulkhead when attaching piping, it will start to leak again, and it is not that hard to turn the bulkhead.
Since it has not been mentioned before, I do like to apply the silicone lubricant to the gasket to help seal it
I could not tell from the picture for sure, but if the gasket is on the nut side rather than the flange as you say, it is going to leak like a sieve.This picture clearly shows the seal on the outside. The bulkhead needs to be installed properly befor telling him to use silicone.
@Ntorres I've been away for a while and when I came home the first thing I did was to check my tank to see how everything was doing, and found no leaks or deaths while I was gone.I replaced my bulk head twice and still leaks. I don't know what else to do