Plumbing 911 ..PLEASE HELP?!

[Jhuneke]

In a nutshell.. i did an emergency tank transfer when my 90g cracked.. found a tank local and picked it up. Had not been used by the second owner yet and had only bulkheads and a standpipe. Built the plumbing with massive help from my great friend John ( NasoTang)... but when turned on.. the vibration of the durso caused the drain pipe slip slightly and now it leaks. It seems to us now that the 2" bulkead BARELY covers the cut hole in the overflow. So all we can think of to try is a @.2.25 bulkhead is needed .. We have tried over and over to line up this bulhead , but the coverage is so small that it's about impossible.
I'll hafta cut out the bulkhead , as it is glued.
Are there ANY plumbing savvy reefers I can Hire/ Bribe to help me out here, and anybody know if i can find a 2.25" bulkhead ANYWHERE local to Murrieta QUICK? My livestock /sand /rock is in this setup already, and can't bear the thought of starting over again.. I'll prob just throw in the towel in all seriousness..
PLEASE LMK if you can help me out .. I am at the end of my rope here Guys ;(
Thank you,
Jami
p.s. Did I mention.. I know nothing of plumbing ? And after absorbing most of John's Saturday and part of his Sunday, he had to go tend to his actual life today, understandably ..

[Jhuneke]

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[diegoluv]

Who cut the holes? Some play in the bulkhead is normal but the rubber gasket on the wet side of the bulkhead should be enough to seal. You said the bulkhead is glued in, why is it glued? Is the glue interfering with the gasket seal? I would try cleaning the glue off the bulkhead and then tightening the bulkhead back into the hole. Make sure you don't over tighten the nut.

[sdnd]

I had a leak too...but it was Becuz I didn't get the bulkhead tight enough...but good luck Jami!

[Supermoto]

Custom aquatics in vista has just about every size bulk head in stock


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[naso tang]

So embarrassing. This has happened to me before too, made the assumption that the bulkhead you got with the tank matched the size of the hole. This hole should be 3" for a 2" bulkhead, but its closer to 3.5". I have never heard of the common hobbyist using anything bigger than a 2" drain. Gonna be a pain jamie if you have to reduce to 1.5" for the pvc and standpipe.

Sorry it didn't go so well. It was well thought out except for the mismatched bulkhead!

[Jhuneke]

John .. No apologies please! U spent so much time setting this up w me .. I owe u a lot more than some beers , my friend!
I have joyous news to report!  I'm near tears.. It is fixed!!!

Another of my personal Saviors , @Rudy saved the day!
Making me this over sized thick gasket and a spacer acrylic washer.. And Viola!!
My Reef world is right again!
Thank you SO much Rudy! This creation of yours worked perfectly!! Woohoo!

How the Universe works;
It's funny now.. Had I gotten the tank set it up and all went smoothly .. I'd be left *****ing and moaning about my lost dream tank .. But having gone through the wringer getting this to work.. I find I'm nothing but elated now to have a functioning tank .. Perfect or not! Here is a very dirty unscaped preview

Thank you all for your support and advice.. I'd be so lost in this hobby of not for the wonderful friends I've found here, and all the members who take time to offer advice
Mwah!!



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[CMD2213]

Awesome I was thinking along those lines but he's the man for putting it together

[jessegarcia28]

Very nice. Congrats on the fix.
& thx for the 💋


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[Jhuneke]

And for anyone that's met me in person.. ( ESP u , 'Stretch'! )Here's a chuckle for u..
It's 30" deep!!!
I can't get with 8 in of the bottom of the tank , on the top of a step ladder! Lmao


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[rudy]

I'm glad I could help Jami. I'm also glad it worked


One thing tho, and maybe it's only me, but I see something that is a bit creepy. Please change it or I won't be able to sleep.

Does anyone else see a posessed dogs head?

[Jhuneke]

What am I missing? Lol


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[dannyboy760]

I'm glad I could help Jami. I'm also glad it worked <br />
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One thing tho, and maybe it's only me, but I see something that is a bit creepy. Please change it or I won't be able to sleep.<br />

Lol.. that is creepy

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[jessegarcia28]

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[Jhuneke]

Wait! Is that a cat face? Lol


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