Emergency Help, Bartlett, IL

[mbierzyc]

on the drain bulkhead, all i can see is the threaded part. the drips fall down the threaded part then ride down the plumbing into the sump. it's a very slow drip.

on the return line, i think the leak is coming from my male pvc adapter's connection to the bulkhead.

at this point i guess i'm just thrilled that everything *nearly worked out. i can't imagine dealing with these small drips right now. although, i imagine i'll have to do it somehow, ideally without draining my tank another time.

 

[Sullyman]

Can you posy some pics, after you celebrate or collapse, drips can sneak up on you.

 

[MadTownMax]

just a small piece of sand or salt or whatever else in-between either side of the rubber gasket can cause a small leak - I always make the glass (or in this case acrylic) super-clean before I install bulkhead as they do tend to be a PITA.

I dont' think I've ever been able to have one bulkhead not leak by just hand-tightening - I always have to use a wrench to tighten it just a 1/8-1/4 -turn more to prevent a leak - and then be careful not to bump it if you work around your overflow - just slightly twisting it (if you're not careful) can loosen it again - you don't want to find out the hard way that you created a very small leak :eek1:

 

[mbierzyc]

I'll post pictures of the leak tomorrow, staring in awe at my setup has taken a toll, i'm beat. oh yeah, and maybe the 12 hours today and 10 hours yesterday put into this thing could have something to do with it ...


here are some pictures, none of the leak though

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=897566