Picking up drilled tank - What do you think

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jrance4585

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Hey all,

I'm picking up a new (used tank) but the problem is it was drilled on the top of one of the sides. It looks like it was just plugged with a bunch of silicone, but I haven't seen it in person yet. Assuming I wanted to reseal it just to be on the safe side, what do you think the best way would be?

Could I just scrape off the silicone that's on there now and just put a bulkhead on it without using silicone and cap the end of it? I know many people find a slightly larger piece of glass or Plexiglas and just seal it with silicone, but that seems more difficult if I can just slap a bulkhead on there.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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You can plug it with a bulkhead. That would probably be the easiest route. You can also silicone a piece of glass on the inside. I would go with the bulkhead though.


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awesome, thanks. Any recommendations on where I could order the best bulkhead? Do people typically seal the "washers" with sylicone or just use threaded bulkheads and then cap it?
 
jrance4585 said:
awesome, thanks. Any recommendations on where I could order the best bulkhead? Do people typically seal the "washers" with sylicone or just use threaded bulkheads and then cap it?
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Most lfs should stick them. You can use bigalsonline drsfosterandsmith. Use threaded bulkheads with the seals. You don't need silicone


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I ordered mine off bulk reef supply. I just used the included gasket no silicone and no issue with leaking.

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