Best Way to run pvc into side of bucket??

unclereefer · 03/15/2007, 08:46 PM

I just got a new rs-80 skimmer and their isn't room in my sump for it. I am going to take a five gallon bucket and drain my overflow into it, and out of it into my sump. Are uniseals the best way to do this, and can i get them at lowes? Or is thier a simpler way to do this? Thanks

Hop · 03/15/2007, 08:50 PM

Well if it's the only way you can do it for now... Go to the feed store and grab a feed bucket with a flat side and then use a bulkhead. It's what I did for my temporary fuge.

unclereefer · 03/15/2007, 09:00 PM

do they make feed buckets big enough for an rs-80?

ambaratur · 03/15/2007, 09:03 PM

If you want a rounded side to seal then a uniseal is what you want. I have never seen them at any hardware store and have always ordered mine online.

barjam · 03/15/2007, 09:12 PM

I made my own bulkhead with PVC and the some of the rubber grommet things in the plumbing section at lowes. Works well enough. Just to save you the trouble you can't glue or silicon HDPE (what a good portion of the cheap plastic buckets are made from).

just dave · 03/15/2007, 09:32 PM

I've used regular bulkhead fittings many times on buckets. The buckets are pliable enough to flatten out when you tighten the fitting.

sidjam · 03/16/2007, 06:51 PM

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RocketEngineer · 03/16/2007, 07:31 PM

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Scuba_Steve · 03/16/2007, 07:36 PM

they make feed buckets large enough to fit a big deltec, some are huge

N8ster · 03/16/2007, 10:29 PM

I ran a couple bulkheads into a Homer bucker from Home Depot. I just shaved off a little of the ribs that go around the bucket, to allow the sides to flatten a little when I put the bulkheads on. Didn't have any problems.

03/15/2007, 08:46 PM	#1
unclereefer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 302	Best Way to run pvc into side of bucket?? I just got a new rs-80 skimmer and their isn't room in my sump for it. I am going to take a five gallon bucket and drain my overflow into it, and out of it into my sump. Are uniseals the best way to do this, and can i get them at lowes? Or is thier a simpler way to do this? Thanks

03/15/2007, 08:50 PM	#2
Hop Carpe Noctem!!! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Western Colorado Posts: 8,548	Well if it's the only way you can do it for now... Go to the feed store and grab a feed bucket with a flat side and then use a bulkhead. It's what I did for my temporary fuge. __________________ Hop Current Tank Info: 300-gallon in-wall system (mixed reef)

03/15/2007, 09:03 PM	#4
ambaratur Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Flagstaff, AZ Posts: 776	If you want a rounded side to seal then a uniseal is what you want. I have never seen them at any hardware store and have always ordered mine online. __________________ "God is dead." - Nietzsche "Nietzsche is dead." - God Click my red house for my 125 gal. tank build thread. Member of Northern Arizona Marine Aquarium Society (NAMAS) Current Tank Info: 125g AGA MegaFlow - 150lbs Fiji live rock - 50g DIY sump/fuge - Tunze 9010/9015 Skimmer - Eheim 1260 - 2x Seio 1500 - 5x 80w IceCap T5 Retro - PhosBan Reactor 150 - AC Jr. Controller - Typhoon III RO/DI - Mixed Reef

03/15/2007, 09:32 PM	#6
just dave 11th in '11 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Cordova, TN Posts: 4,394	I've used regular bulkhead fittings many times on buckets. The buckets are pliable enough to flatten out when you tighten the fitting. Last edited by just dave; 03/15/2007 at 09:39 PM.

03/16/2007, 06:51 PM	#7
sidjam Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 278	^ __________________ Jamie Current Tank Info: 180g with basement sump.

03/15/2007, 09:00 PM	#3
unclereefer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 302	do they make feed buckets big enough for an rs-80?

03/15/2007, 09:12 PM	#5
barjam Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,695	I made my own bulkhead with PVC and the some of the rubber grommet things in the plumbing section at lowes. Works well enough. Just to save you the trouble you can't glue or silicon HDPE (what a good portion of the cheap plastic buckets are made from).

03/16/2007, 07:31 PM	#8
RocketEngineer Space is big. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Maryland Eastern Shore Posts: 3,226	UniSeals available at one of this site's sponsors should fix you right up. http://www.saltycritter.com/plumbing.htm __________________ -RocketEngineer "Knowledge is what you get when you read the directions, experience is what you get when you don't." - Unknown Current Tank Info: None Currently

03/16/2007, 07:36 PM	#9
Scuba_Steve Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pooler, Ga Posts: 1,342	they make feed buckets large enough to fit a big deltec, some are huge __________________ 40g DIY AIO. DT Size is 27"x18"x17" SCA-301 skimmer, DIY ATS 4"x4" 1 cube setup, Ocean Revive 120w LED, Quiet One 3000, Jager 150w TBS Rock

03/16/2007, 10:29 PM	#10
N8ster Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 306	I ran a couple bulkheads into a Homer bucker from Home Depot. I just shaved off a little of the ribs that go around the bucket, to allow the sides to flatten a little when I put the bulkheads on. Didn't have any problems.