Diana’s build

[diana a]

The 3 bulkheads are very close to each other. I have a question! I think I need to cut the excess length off the 2 pass though bulkhead thread. Am I correct? I think if I leave it at this length I won’t be able to fit my drain plumbing. If I am suppose to trim the thread...how do I do it?

 

[deepblue68]

Can you try a dry fitment to see if the piping will clear?

 

[Sponge]

You can cut it with a hacksaw but I agree with blue. Dry fit it first

 

[Deleted member 27248]

If you have to cut the threadsed part...make sure you leave the nut on, make your cut as straight as can be, clean the threads, then remove the nut. It will act as a thread chaser.

 

[diana a]

I tried these two fittings without the needed short pvc pipe and they couldn’t fit under the pass-through bulkhead threaded area

 

[Foxchase]

The 3 bulkheads are very close to each other. I have a question! I think I need to cut the excess length off the 2 pass though bulkhead thread. Am I correct? I think if I leave it at this length I won’t be able to fit my drain plumbing. If I am suppose to trim the thread...how do I do it?

I had to shave a little of mine too in order for the bulkheads to sit tight

 

[diana a]

I am assuming that my drain plumbing is suppose to look something like this.....

 

[diana a]

Hacksaw will give me the cleanest and straightest cut? No power tool? Thank you all for your help.


Is this design not a good idea? This is how innovative marine does their bean animal.

 

[Foxchase]

Hacksaw will give me the cleanest and straightest cut? No power tool? Thank you all for your help.


Is this design not a good idea? This is how innovative marine does their bean animal.

I would do the Innovative Marine style but put a strainer on the full drain in case any fish or snail somehow makes it back there.

I tried doing the other 2 but had problems with noise and the full drain not setting the level correctly whenever I shut off the pump

 

[Foxchase]

Hacksaw will give me the cleanest and straightest cut? No power tool? Thank you all for your help.


Is this design not a good idea? This is how innovative marine does their bean animal.

Excuse the grossness (trying to "dirty" my tank so haven't been cleaning it). But this is how I set mine. Same problem as you with the bulkheads too close. I used a cheap dremmel from harbor freight to basically grind down the sides of the bulkheads that were touching

 

[diana a]

I am almost done with the plumbing. I have two support hangers to connect and I am waiting on a delivery of silicone tubing from BRS for the pump to the pvc. I cut the pass through bulkhead threads to shorten it so that I will be able to do the bean animal.

 

[DEL]

ooOoOoO loving the red color scheme!!!!

 

[deepblue68]

Very neat and clean! Awesome job!!
Where you get the pipe brs?

 

[deepblue68]

Your drains fill that corner box and overflow into the socks i quess?

 

[diana a]

Very neat and clean! Awesome job!!
Where you get the pipe brs?

Pipes are from BRS

 

[amado]

I am almost done with the plumbing. I have two support hangers to connect and I am waiting on a delivery of silicone tubing from BRS for the pump to the pvc. I cut the pass through bulkhead threads to shorten it so that I will be able to do the bean animal.

This is great work.

 

[Jamie S]

Wow that looks great!

 

[diana a]

Your drains fill that corner box and overflow into the socks i quess?

Yes it drains into the corner compartment and then overflows to the socks.

 

[diana a]

Thank you everyone! Hope there are no problems with it when I start filling.

 

[deepblue68]

Yes it drains into the corner compartment and then overflows to the socks.

I really like that setup good job Diana