How to plug a unused bulkhead?

Broderick · 11/04/2011, 11:08 PM

I got a sump today that has a bulkhead drilled in it that I don't need to use. How do I plug it up?

bundybear1981 · 11/05/2011, 05:23 AM

If you're not worried about the appearence you could get a small piece of glass / acrylic (depending on the tank construction) and sealastic / weld it in place over the hole. My sump is my old DT and thats how I covered the old drain hole. HTH

Ron Reefman · 11/05/2011, 05:54 AM

If it is a hole/bulkhead that you may use some day and don't want to seal it off permanently, put a bulkhead in with threads on the inside, then thread in a PVC threaded pipe fitting and glue on a PVC cap. When you want the use of the bulkhead for something else you can just unscrew the PVC fitting and you're back in business.

Broderick · 11/05/2011, 08:46 AM

thanks

11/04/2011, 11:08 PM	#1
Broderick Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Brandon,Fl Posts: 186	How to plug a unused bulkhead? I got a sump today that has a bulkhead drilled in it that I don't need to use. How do I plug it up?

11/05/2011, 05:23 AM	#2
bundybear1981 Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia Posts: 685 Blog Entries: 1	If you're not worried about the appearence you could get a small piece of glass / acrylic (depending on the tank construction) and sealastic / weld it in place over the hole. My sump is my old DT and thats how I covered the old drain hole. HTH __________________ Tank inhabitants : 2x Clownfish, 1x Blue Koran, 1x Foxface Lo, 1xCoral Beauty, 1x Blue Tang, 1x Sailfin Tang Current Tank Info: New Build : 250g (6x3x2) with 2x RW15 pumps, 2x 2200lph return pumps, Tunze ATO, Jebao Dosing Pump, AquaOne G220 Skimmer

11/05/2011, 05:54 AM	#3
Ron Reefman Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cape Coral, FL Posts: 10,431	If it is a hole/bulkhead that you may use some day and don't want to seal it off permanently, put a bulkhead in with threads on the inside, then thread in a PVC threaded pipe fitting and glue on a PVC cap. When you want the use of the bulkhead for something else you can just unscrew the PVC fitting and you're back in business. __________________ The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. (Neil deGrasse Tyson) Visit my build thread http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2593017

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Broderick Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Brandon,Fl Posts: 186	thanks