Leaky Bulkhead

jimgeets · 08/16/2009, 11:12 AM

I have an Oceanic 215 RR brick style Aquarium. One of the drain line bulk heads is leaking. I have stopped the leak, but it just keep spinning, even with someone holding the standpipe so that it doesn't move. It just doesn't seem to want to stop turning. the other one does not move at all! My questions are how can i fix this? Do I have to drain the tank (I don't think so)? If i have to replace it then how do I do that?

Thanks,
Jim

jimgeets · 08/17/2009, 08:35 AM

Anyone???

Doolin · 08/17/2009, 09:13 AM

Sounds like the threads are stripped. You will have to drain the tank to below the bulkhead to replace it.

serpentman · 08/17/2009, 09:20 AM

+1. If the tank has overflows, you should only have to drain the overflow. Otherwise, you will have to drain the tank to get at the bulkhead. Anything else is a band-aid and ultimately will spell disaster down the road.

2004jetta · 08/17/2009, 10:00 AM

Hsve you tried holding the actual BH and not the standpipe? Most times the stand pipe will not be glued to the BH to ease maintenance.

Snakebyt · 08/17/2009, 11:16 AM

if it is a RR tank drilled at the bottom, you will have to drain the overflow box and replace the bulkhead

cakemanPA · 08/17/2009, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by 2004jetta
Hsve you tried holding the actual BH and not the standpipe? Most times the stand pipe will not be glued to the BH to ease maintenance.

^^^ +1

08/16/2009, 11:12 AM	#1
jimgeets Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Dallas/Ft Worth,TX Posts: 7	Leaky Bulkhead I have an Oceanic 215 RR brick style Aquarium. One of the drain line bulk heads is leaking. I have stopped the leak, but it just keep spinning, even with someone holding the standpipe so that it doesn't move. It just doesn't seem to want to stop turning. the other one does not move at all! My questions are how can i fix this? Do I have to drain the tank (I don't think so)? If i have to replace it then how do I do that? Thanks, Jim

08/17/2009, 09:13 AM	#3
Doolin Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 260	Sounds like the threads are stripped. You will have to drain the tank to below the bulkhead to replace it. __________________ Treasurer of WORC, a reef club in Western Ohio. www.worcreef.org

08/17/2009, 09:20 AM	#4
serpentman part time superhero Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Deep in the Heart of the Snowbelt (NE OHIO) Posts: 5,698	+1. If the tank has overflows, you should only have to drain the overflow. Otherwise, you will have to drain the tank to get at the bulkhead. Anything else is a band-aid and ultimately will spell disaster down the road. __________________ BS in Marine Bio ('96), First SW tank in 1992. Current Tank(s) 300g SPS with 90g frag tank and 40 anemone tank - decommissioned 46g LPS/Softy Cube 300g FOWLR under construction - decommissioned

08/17/2009, 08:35 AM	#2
jimgeets Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Dallas/Ft Worth,TX Posts: 7	Anyone???

08/17/2009, 10:00 AM	#5
2004jetta Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Alpine, NJ Posts: 191	Hsve you tried holding the actual BH and not the standpipe? Most times the stand pipe will not be glued to the BH to ease maintenance.

08/17/2009, 11:16 AM	#6
Snakebyt Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Lubbock Tx Posts: 2,141	if it is a RR tank drilled at the bottom, you will have to drain the overflow box and replace the bulkhead