HELP PLS!! Oh Uh - I think I just loosen my bulkhead...

[jus68]

This may be a really stupid question, but I figure to ask before going any further.

My tank is drilled and the overflow flows through to the bottom.. I was playing around with the plumbing and now there is a bit of a drip coming from the point where the bulkhead touches the glass... I'm getting a drip every minute..

WHAT DO I DO??

- Do I get a large wrench and start turning the bulkhead (from underneath the tank) clockwise?
- Can I superglue something around it??


I afraid to wake up to a flooding living room on NYE..

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

I have done this before when messing with plumbing. All I did was re-tighten it a little bit (not too much though!) and it was fine. I think there was still a drip once a minute or so but I just put a tupperware underneath and eventually that goes away. I think between salt creep and calciium build up, they end up sealing very well.

Someone else may have different info for you though. That was just my experience with it.

[phillybean]

I wouldn't use an wrench, just hand tighten it.

[howdy20012002]

don't use wrench..most likely will crack the glass

[chevyjaxon]

use your hand to tighten it until it squashes the rubber seal a bit if this does not work try replacing the seal

[JDigital]

Originally Posted by chevyjaxon

use your hand to tighten it until it squashes the rubber seal a bit if this does not work try replacing the seal

I've always put my seals on the inside part of the tank. Replacing a seal would be tricky..

[chevyjaxon]

just replaced mine drained the overflow into the sump and i flooded my skimmer into a 5 gallon pail (on purpose)
to deal with not flooding the sump the end result is new seal = piece of mind

[JDigital]

Overflow would be doable... My Closed Loop, that's a different story. LOL