There must be a standard or something, I have 2 tanks that were drilled and both of them have the same size holes.
How to measure for a bulkhead?
- Thread starter Camphilophus
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put a piece of paper against the hole.. trace it from the other side (inside the hole)
take the paper with you to home depot and go to the pvc fitting section.. then just pick your parts.. should cost you under $5 per diy bulkhead.. (they would be just like the ones on the overflows you tossed).. im pretty sure ralleyman (sp) has a diy bulkhead thread somewhere..
take the paper with you to home depot and go to the pvc fitting section.. then just pick your parts.. should cost you under $5 per diy bulkhead.. (they would be just like the ones on the overflows you tossed).. im pretty sure ralleyman (sp) has a diy bulkhead thread somewhere..
chesterthehero;2212925; said:
I got those parts earlier and they didn't meet my standards. For the money I've already put into this thing I think I will put a few more dollars towards real bulkheads.
here is a link to the DIY bulkhead I followed
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/diy_bulkheads.php
I really like the trace it on paper idea, I will look for some other options at home depot tomorrow when I return some of the PVC pieces I bought.
One of the workers told me to go to a plumbing supply a few miles down the road so I might go there tomorrow too. He said they sell bulkheads there but they'd probably be expensive.
Now all you have to do is figure out if you want:Camphilophus;2213263; said:
slip x slip
thread x slip
slip x thread
or
thread x thread...
I have done business with these peeps and they ship fast and are right there with the prices...
http://stores.ebay.com/PetsCentral_BULKHEADS-PLUMBING_W0QQcolZ4QQdirZ1QQfsubZ18QQftidZ2QQtZkm
If you can use them, go with the electrical plumbimg style "home made" bulkhead. You will save a lot of $ that way.
I took chesters advice and traced my holes, went to home depot and matched them up to PVC pipes. The first one was 1", the second was 1.25"
