Airgoose2222
Aquarium Advice Freak
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- Apr 4, 2013
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Just ordered two bulkheads and silicone from Dr. Fosters. Hope it arrives quickly. So for now, I get to relax a little waiting for project time to come around again.
your tank will never be done, mineaswell accept that nowBut I'll be happy once I'm done.
It won't occur again if you use the lubricant.
but why use a sealant thats going to destroy the bulkhead when you can just as easily use lubricant to seal it and then if the need arises you can simply unscrew it? thats wasteful. the one thing i find astounding is that in our hobby, we constantly preach redundancy to promote safety and stability of our tanks. why would we not apply this same logic to bulkheads? what happens if a bulkheads springs a leak on an extended holiday weekend when you cant get another bulkhead for 3-4 days? if you siliconed it....you are screwed. if youused lubricant, you could simply loosen it, readjust accordingly, then reseal. i would have used lubricant on my bulkheads to seal them. but i didnt know of it so now im stuck hopinh that my bulkheads dont leak.
I'll speak for myself- no way do I think you are being negative or offensive. I thank you for your experienced input.I still mean no offence to anyone.