Bulkhead/Plumbing question.

[Gyarados]

Hey guys. Just got my recently purchased 210 cleaned up. It came fitted with bulkheads which I just removed as they were encrusted in all kinds of dead algae and silicone. This leaves me with four 3-1/4" holes and two 2" holes.

My end goal is to have these holes plugged as I don't want a sump at the moment.

Should I even attempt to reuse the old bulkheads? I have a feeling the answer is no, but replacing them will be roughly 1/3 of what I paid for the tank... Any suggestions guys?

 

[Becca]

For what would you use them?

Could you seal over the holes with glass?

 

[Gyarados]

The idea was to use double threaded bulkheads and screw threaded plugs into them to seal them up.

 

[Hannibal]

210 gallons is a lot of water to possibly end up on the floor due to a crappy seal on the used ones. Buy new ones and save yourself the trouble and worry.

 

[Tony]

In all likelihood, you could get away with just replacing the gaskets.

Check out Jehmco for bulkheads. They have the best prices I have found anywhere.

For a big tank, you can't beat a sump for filtration. Wish all my tanks were drilled.