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07-30-2007, 02:31 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Southern California
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Bulk Head Tool ?
Have schedule 80 1.5 bulkheads on bottom of 150g tank. Access from underneath tank no so good.
Like an oil filter removal tool, Is there a similar "strap" type tool small enough to grab the appx. 3-4 inch in diameter bulkhead from in the tank and tighten ? Pipe wrench just isn't gonna get it ...
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07-30-2007, 02:40 PM
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Just some guy, you know?
Join Date: Sep 2005
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You can use a strap wrench,.. craftsmen makes some with rubber straps, but if you can't get a pipe wrench in there that won't work either.
I never use tools to tighten my bulkheads though,.. Hand tight is all I ever do.
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07-30-2007, 02:42 PM
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Fyr Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Merced, CA
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Most of the bulkheads I have ever seen all recommend hand-tightening only. If you get it too tight, the gasket starts deforming and can cause leaks. You may want to just put a thin film of silicone on the gasket, and then have a friend hold one end of the bulkhead under the tank while you tighten the part inside the tank.
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07-30-2007, 02:46 PM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
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I have a strap wrench(Snap-on) that is a woven material that goes from 1/2" up to 8".But I bet any auto store like NAPA has one.I used it alot on Diesel gas and oil filters.
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07-30-2007, 07:38 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Kansas City
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I use a large channel lock on my 1.5s. I only go about 1/4 of a turn or less. As said, you do not want to overtighten just like an oil filter gasket. The locks seem to do perfectly for the job.
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07-31-2007, 01:06 AM
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Reefer and proud of it!!!
Join Date: Apr 2007
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just hand tightening i broke my 10 gal when i tightened it to much. And that is not using any tool. my 20 gal i have is hand tightened with a little silicone on the inside of the tank just to make sure a leak free fit.
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07-31-2007, 01:09 AM
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The Ninja MOD
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No silicone and only hand tight. I used a set of channel locks once, broke the bulkhead.
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07-31-2007, 02:47 AM
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Reefer and proud of it!!!
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Howd you break the bulkhead and not the glass??? must have been a thick piece of glass.
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07-31-2007, 12:24 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Kansas City
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Yeah, how crazy are you all getting with these channel locks? With a 1.5" bulk, your glass is 1/2" thick at least normally...shoot, that can hold a person standing on it. Remind me not to get in a fight with you. 8p The obvious understatement to my post is that you *carefully* tighten the bulk...same message as if you use the cemented plumbing by turning slightly.
-Ken
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07-31-2007, 01:25 PM
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The Ninja MOD
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Hard to break acrylic! Inexperience makes us do all kinds of silly things.
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