Gabriel's NEW 300 Gallon Envision Tank ((PICS INTENSE))

[asnatlas]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6395615#post6395615 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jnarowe
PS. How did you break 2 Hayward bulkheads??? I wonder if they weren't up to snuff? It seems unlikely that you could do that so easily.

What are so special about Hayward bulkheads ?? I have never heard of them until now...

 

[Bebo77]

LOL it nice being single but i would like to have someone to share this tank with.. all in due time i am in no rush

i dont know i broke 2 haywards... they are supposed to be "the best" made Sch 80 and all i think i put to much liquid teflon tape and it expanded causing the bulkheads to break... i was PO believe me:mad2:

 

[Bebo77]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6395693#post6395693 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by asnatlas
What are so special about Hayward bulkheads ?? I have never heard of them until now...

They have a thick Teflon seal and are Sch 80. James at Envision told me about them they are the only ones he recommends they sell them at Aquatic eco from what i have heard and what Steve at SoCal said when he saw them they are more than tough.. wont leak

http://www.aquaticeco.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/product.detail/iid/6862/cid/1869

 

[asnatlas]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6395719#post6395719 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Bebo77
LOL it nice being single but i would like to have someone to share this tank with.. all in due time i am in no rush

It's awesome when you find the love of your life and you both share everything... My wife is not a reef freak like me, but she does like the tank(s)... I ask her for her input on things she likes and I make sure that those things are in the tank so that we both enjoy the hobby

 

[asnatlas]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6395719#post6395719 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Bebo77
I dont know i broke 2 haywards... they are supposed to be "the best" made Sch 80 and all i think i put to much liquid teflon tape and it expanded causing the bulkheads to break... i was PO believe me:mad2:

For the teflon tape you only need like 2 or 3 good wraps and you should be good...

 

[asnatlas]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6395744#post6395744 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Bebo77
They have a thick Teflon seal and are Sch 80. James at Envision told me about them they are the only ones he recommends they sell them at Aquatic eco from what i have heard and what Steve at SoCal said when he saw them they are more than tough.. wont leak

http://www.aquaticeco.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/product.detail/iid/6862/cid/1869

WOW those do look nice, a little exp, I mean sched 80 are about twice as much as crap sched 40 BH, but those look to be about twice as much as the sched 80s I get from Savko and those are pretty darn nice...

 

[Bebo77]

i used the LIQUID Teflon stuff.. comes in a can looks like white out. i think is is supposed to be used sparingly .. note to self...


Yup that what James said to get and he knows his stuff when it comes to tanks so I listen to the man...:lol:

 

[asnatlas]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6395865#post6395865 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Bebo77
i used the LIQUID Teflon stuff.. comes in a can looks like white out. i think is is supposed to be used sparingly .. note to self...

Hmm, do you have a link... I have never seen this LIQUID Teflon stuff... I have only used Teflon tape...

 

[Bebo77]

http://www.oatey.com/aav_public/resources/great_white.pdf

this is the suff it pressure rated and everything

 

[asnatlas]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6395942#post6395942 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Bebo77
http://www.oatey.com/aav_public/resources/great_white.pdf

this is the suff it pressure rated and everything

Cool, Thanks for the link... I think I will stick to Teflon tape

 

[jnarowe]

liquid teflon? what's wrong with teflon tape? LOL...I had two leaking fittings because I used "heavy duty" teflon tape!

 

[jnarowe]

For those of you who haven't seen a Hayward BH, here's a couple of pics of the 3" ones I am using for my skimmer!

 

[asnatlas]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6396316#post6396316 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jnarowe
For those of you who haven't seen a Hayward BH, here's a couple of pics of the 3" ones I am using for my skimmer!

Those look very nice... I will stick to my Savko ones

 

[jnarowe]

Most of what I get is from Savko, but the 3" ones were cheaper from US Plastics. In fact, I am not sure Savko even had 3" BHs. Anyway, the US Plastics Hayward BHs were 1/3 less cost than from other suppliers!

 

[asnatlas]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6396652#post6396652 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jnarowe
Most of what I get is from Savko, but the 3" ones were cheaper from US Plastics. In fact, I am not sure Savko even had 3" BHs. Anyway, the US Plastics Hayward BHs were 1/3 less cost than from other suppliers!

usplastic.com - hayward

 

[jnarowe]

Yeah, these are the ones I got:

16617 3" Female NPT PVC Loose Bulkhead Fitting with EPDM Gaskets--$48.50 ea

 

[NexDog]

James supplied me with the same AquaticEco bulkheads. I have 10 on the main tank and all sealed nice with no teflon tape needed at all.

 

[jnarowe]

Dog: Excuse me...10 - 3" BHs on the display??? Maybe I am confused!! James is at what company? AquaticEco? Sold you Hayward BHs?? I don't get it.

 

[Bebo77]

it was the nipples that i threaded into the bulkheads that made them crack... what can i say i am a <img src="http://smilies.vidahost.com/contrib/owen/newbie.gif">

 

[Bebo77]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6402308#post6402308 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jnarowe
Dog: Excuse me...10 - 3" BHs on the display??? Maybe I am confused!! James is at what company? AquaticEco? Sold you Hayward BHs?? I don't get it.

James builds tanks Envisionacrylics.com(he is the owner) .. he sells bulkheads that he buys from Aquaticeco.com. He does it to full service his customers....