Are all bulkhead fittings created equal.
 

Are there good quality bulkhead fittings and bad quality bulks head fittings, or all they all equal?

If there is such a thing as a superior quality, could you please let me know the supplier. Please PM me if they are not a Canreef sponsor.

Thanks

well there are sch40 and sch80, so I'd assume that the sch80 ones are stronger.

This is correct. The ones most used in Aquaria are the Sch 40 along with the piping and other fittings. Most places should have them or be available to get them. What size are you looking for? Drain and return? Closed loop drain or specialty? PM me and let me know :)

Dan

There's also the really cheap ones that usually come with tanks, these are the ones that fit in the smallest holes, are fine threaded, not reverse threaded and have thin gaskets.

You should go with a sch80 with a corse reverse thread.

Can you recommend a supplier?

Just watch out for those damn metric ones being sold as imperial sizes - ran into a few of these over the years... Boy can they ruin your "quick plumbing fix".

These are nice of course but have you ever actually seen a sch40 bulkhead fail? It doesn't happen very often, I've never seen it.

I have a couple 1" bulkheads I won't be using, shoot me a PM if you want.

sch40 is way more than enough for aquaria applications. J&L sells them, OA probably does, I'm sure lots of reef stores do or can suggest where to get them.

The reason I posted this question is that there seems to be alot of play in the locknut on the bulkhead threads. Most people I work with agree that if you picked up a nut and bolt and there was that much play, you would know that you have the wrong nut.