mwilliams62
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How can i get the water pressure to come out the same on a duel loc line? One side will be full strength and the other tube very little water coming out of it.
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Clean the other side. LOL joke...
Is it a Y?
Is it a Y?
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mwilliams62
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Yes it is a Y and it is new never used before.
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Clownfish Chris
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Look at the Y and the line itself. You may have a blockage in there someplace.
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mwilliams62
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Will do. Plus I am going to change the direction of one of the lines and see if that will help. I just got off the phone with BRS and they said if I have one line straight and the other curved that side will have little water coming out of it and I would need to put a ball valve on the side that has the strong water pressure to lower the restriction and it should force more water to come out on the weaker side.
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yep I was about to reply asking if one was more curved..
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mwilliams62
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Yep I have one curved around to the front of the overflow box and the other is fairly straight facing towards the backside corner of the tank.
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Well I just realized I hate plumbing. Filled the tank up turned on the pump and it started leaking really bad because I did not tighten the bulkheads enough. And I can't move the tank, stand and sump to use the wet vac to get the water up. Nor can I lift the sump to get water soaked up.
Fish Keeper82
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Yeah, leaks are always a headache. If you've stopped the leak and can't get to all the water up off the floor. Your only option might be to point a big fan on it and let it run for a while. Hopefully it is just freshwater.....
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mwilliams62
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Yes just fresh water. This was a tank leak test to make the tank does not leak. Only to find out it was my fault for not double checking the bulkheads to make sure it was not lose.Yeah, leaks are always a headache. If you've stopped the leak and can't get to all the water up off the floor. Your only option might be to point a big fan on it and let it run for a while. Hopefully it is just freshwater.....
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Also check for rubber seals IF they continue to leak once tight.
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mwilliams62
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How can you check the bulkheads to make sure that they do not leak without having to fill the tank all the way up?
not really anyway I know of.. if the bulkheads are threaded you could put a plug in them and fill and not have to worry about plumbing yet..
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mwilliams62
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ok i took the return pipe out to confirm the two small cracks inside the overflow box. Question is can i put silicon on top and bottom of the cracks?
If i can do this will it effect the level of the gasket to cause it not be level?
Will there be a chance of the cracks getting bigger due to water pressure inside the overflow box?
If i can do this will it effect the level of the gasket to cause it not be level?
Will there be a chance of the cracks getting bigger due to water pressure inside the overflow box?
so I'm a paranoid person and I would be REALLY afraid of cracks.. water pressure no but any stress put on the glass could cause them to crack further...
silicon on them might stop them from leaking but it will do nothing to prevent them from traveling further.
silicon on them might stop them from leaking but it will do nothing to prevent them from traveling further.
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mwilliams62
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I don't know that there is a way to repair it... some people have mentioned putting another piece of glass on top of a crack and siliconing it in place.. but again I think the issue is the crack growing and becoming a seam failure etc.. If the crack goes beyond the overflow then you risk draining the whole tank.. and then again it may never grow at all.. that is the rub..
and just double checking.. it is a crack all the way through correct? not a deep scratch..
how big is the tank?
and just double checking.. it is a crack all the way through correct? not a deep scratch..
how big is the tank?
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mwilliams62
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Not all the way thru just a light Crack. Just near the bulkhead.
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mwilliams62
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Forgot tank is 180gallons tank. 7x2x2.
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So if it is not all the way through I would clean it with denatured alcohol first.
Then I would probably install the bulkhead (tightened) and then put some silicone on the rest of the scratch.
