Jebo aquariums are a nightmare to work on

[whatcaneyedo]

I've been helping a friend out for the past week re-plumb her 4 year old 200gal Jebo tank. Today we got to changing the plumbing coming down from the overflow which had always leaked. Now for the list of what really ****ed me off:

1. Jebo doesn't drill their holes large enough. The bulkhead fits in there REALLY tight. So tight that the threads are damaged when they are installed making removal and re-installation very difficult.
2. Jebo's bulkheads are 1/16" smaller than what J&L sells so their bulkheads are not interchangeable with better quality ones.
2.5 No one sells Jebo bulkheads.
3. There are no internal threads on Jebo's bulkheads so once you cement some pipe to them you'll never take it apart again without a hacksaw.
4. Jebo does a poor job of siliconing around the bottom of their overflow towers... to compensate they silicone the bottom of the bulkhead underneath the tank.
5. Jebo installs the bulkheads upside down with the threading inside the tower. In a saltwater tank those threads jamb up with calcium deposits making them near impossible to unscrew.
6. Jebos overflow towers are one complete unit meaning they don't come apart and only long thin arms can reach the bottom comfortably.
7. The overflow tower bulkheads go through three layers: the plastic overflow box, the bottom glass, and a plastic base under the tank. This creates a huge risk for leaks if every layer is not adequately siliconed to the other... which it isn't.

After this project is done I will never touch another Jebo tank.

[fkshiu]

The Jebo bulkheads are metric most likely.

[Stones]

If the bulkheads are metric, I believe aquagiant carries them as their tanks also use metric bulkheads.

[Delphinus]

Yikes does that ever sound fun(..., not). Good luck!!

[whatcaneyedo]

The tank is part of a running system so we dont have time to wait for new bulkheads that may or may not fit. All of her livestock is presently sitting in stock trough with no filteration so time is ticking. We ended up re-using the origional bulkheads after a bit of soaking in vinegar. I also had to silicone around the bulkheads at the bottom of the tank to stop them from leaking. Leaking water had already done some pretty major damage to her stand which was topped with a kitchen counter top. The fiber board had soaked up a lot of water and was grossly expanded. We added a layer of styrophom under the tank to help compensant for the new uneven surface of the top.