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12/13/2018, 03:29 AM
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Location: British Columbia
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Plumbing assistance
Hey everyone. Working on my second Reef Tank. And just got the internal plumbing done, I haven't glued anything down and there is no silicone being used on the bulkheads as recommended. But it appears there is a small drop coming from between the PVC Stand Pipe and Bulkhead
Causing water to drip out of the bulkhead on the inside. Is it safe to continue, would gluing the standpipe into the Bulkhead resolve this issue? Video below for visual reference https://youtu.be/shslCsBslaQ Sent from my SM-G960W using Tapatalk |
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12/13/2018, 04:56 AM
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Glue the pipe to the bulk head or you put to much water in the overflow and it's flowing down the pipe.
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12/14/2018, 10:00 AM
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It's perfectly fine. I wouldn't glue the stand pipe to the bulkhead if you ever want to be able to service it in the future. Just make sure there is enough room in your sump to handle the back flow from the overflow if there is an extended power outage.
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12/18/2018, 06:15 AM
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I would just keep a eye on it but I would not silicone it cause you will never be able to remove it.if you have to
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12/18/2018, 06:03 PM
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No problem as long as it's on the inside of the pipe.
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