PVC return to bulkhead

[Palmer]

Thanks for everybody's advice. I did all of the plumbing on the tank yesterday and it came out pretty good! I do have one extremely slow leak where one of the bulkheads meets the threaded adaptor on the outside of the tank. It looks like it is about a drop every couple of minutes. I am not ready to fully set up the tank yet so I am thinking of letting it dry and applying a little silicone to it.

Palmer

[mark]

it's okay to use silicone tape or pipe dope, not good practice to place a bead of silicone sealant over a leak though.

Can you just go a little tighter on the connection?

[Palmer]

Oh ok didn't realize the silicone would be a problem. I have tightened it down further a couple of times but still have a small bead of water forming. If the tank was up and running I think the salt alone would stop it over a little time. So pipe dope or silicone tape around the thread that goes into the bulkhead would be okay?

Palmer

[mark]

Originally Posted by Palmer

So pipe dope or silicone tape around the thread that goes into the bulkhead would be okay?

Palmer

Yep, you normally don't put threaded connections together without.

[Palmer]

I used teflon tape on all the threaded connections. Guess I will just see if I can tighten down a little further I just dont want to break the bulkhead.

[Palmer]

I ended up back it off applying another layer of tape re-tightening and now things are just fine. Wheww! nice to have that done!

Palmer

[Funky_Fish14]

Good to hear! Thats the best way to do it.

I use A LOT of teflon tape when I do a threaded joint. If you have too much it will just smoosh itself out backwards.. and it will still seal well no problem.

Good luck with the new setup!

Cheers,

Chris