Bought a tank with a 1 3/4" drilled hole what do I do?

[tbradley97]

I recently purchased a 40L from a pet store that went out of business but have run into problems when I decided to run a sump with a gravity overflow. What size piping will I need im new to this type of thing, but not with fish. The hole is an inch and 3/4 and i was just planning on running an elbow up and I already have five feet of 1" clear flexible hosing that fits my pump...

[Egon]

Sounds like you need a 1" bulkhead. Here's a link http://www.aquacave.com/1-bulkheads-437.html

[Oughtsix]

A 1" bulkhead fits in about a 1 3/4" hole. Search Aquarium bulkhead on googlee and find the size bulkhead that requires a 1 3/4" hole. Buy it. Use an adapter to change to what ever sized pipe you want to run.

[Egon]

or just click on the link I provided above..........

[Oughtsix]

Yes, exactly what Egon said! He is just a faster typer than I am... his post wasn't there when I started mine.

[Egon]

[Gill Blue]

Yes, exactly what Egon said! He is just a faster typer than I am... his post wasn't there when I started mine.

once again the tortoise wins out in the long run. Egon's link is dead.

[Egon]

A lot has changed in the last 5 months..............

[wow_it_esploded]

You seem to be new to bulkheads: if it leaks, DON'T SILICONE IT, just reseat it. Also, make sure you get threaded x threaded, you'd probably regret any slip fits in a month, mas o menos.