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    demonclownfish - Reefkeeper CR Member
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    Default silicone bulkheads?

    ok so my dad thinks the bulkheads wont seal around the threads on my bulkheads and think they need to be siliconed as well. your opinions? this is one of the last peices to get my tank up so im anxious lol

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    use teflon tape on the thread. if you are talking about the part against the glass you can silicone it but it usually never leaks
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    thanks, and does the rubber gasket go above the hole or under the hole?

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    sorry i dont know what your talking about
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    the flat rubber disk with the hole in the middle

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    put it on the outside of the tank with the bulkhead holding it firm
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    The gasket goes on the wet side, or the side with the water. I used silicone on my bulkheads, none of them leak.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tankdude View Post
    The gasket goes on the wet side, or the side with the water. I used silicone on my bulkheads, none of them leak.
    where did u silicone them? between the plastic and ghasket? or after the gasket? or after you put the bulkhead on and just went around the outside?

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    I put some on the thread side, that way when I tighten it it smushes out, I have put it on both sides before, it works either way. I guess you don't really have to use any silicone, I did it just because I'm paranoid about leaks.

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    Mine have never leaked either, and I've never put silicon on any of them
    I collect PEs, and I'm always looking to trade for ones I don't have yet.

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