So I found myself being able to hand tighten a schedule 80 nipple into the 1 inch bulkhead I had installed with some thread sealing compound on the threads as seen in the pic. Obviously if I don't need a tool to give it a couple extra turns I don't trust leaving my home with this installed like this. It did take a little effort to unscrew it. However, this is nothing I could leave unattended at home. This is very disappointing and trying to find quality bulkheads for a 1 in pipe and a 1.75 in hole size is basically non-existent
So I think my options are to look for opinions on here for a quality 1" bulkhead that would fit in a 1.75" hole or downsize to 3/4" bulkheads and go with Hayward or some other quality bulkhead brand (Savko?)
My gut at this point is telling me to go with higher quality 3/4" return bulkheads. I have a single Reef Savvy Ghost overflow going to the sump with 1" exits and I will plumb it in a bean animal style and will have two Sicce Syncra SDC 9.0 return pumps for the return lines. One pump will go directly back to the tank. The other pump will power a UV reactor prior to returning to the tank. I am thinking with the adjustable flow of the SDC 9's I will be fine.
So I think my options are to look for opinions on here for a quality 1" bulkhead that would fit in a 1.75" hole or downsize to 3/4" bulkheads and go with Hayward or some other quality bulkhead brand (Savko?)
My gut at this point is telling me to go with higher quality 3/4" return bulkheads. I have a single Reef Savvy Ghost overflow going to the sump with 1" exits and I will plumb it in a bean animal style and will have two Sicce Syncra SDC 9.0 return pumps for the return lines. One pump will go directly back to the tank. The other pump will power a UV reactor prior to returning to the tank. I am thinking with the adjustable flow of the SDC 9's I will be fine.