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    Posted: February 27 2012 at 5:43pm
I had a fish caught in the overflow so I tried removing my durso pipe and I think I loosened up the bulkhead because there is water leaking. I turned off the return pump and the overflow is now empty. I am unable to reach my bulkhead to see if it's loose because the hole in the stand is way to small. Is there a such thing as a bulkhead wrench? Any help would be greatly appreciated because I cant use my overflow until this problem is fixed :(

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Ideally I need a way to cut out a little more of the stand where the tank sits on. Anyone have a saw or something similar to do the job?
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Eric davis is on is way to help out so hopefully I'll be good to go tonight.
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Sorry you aren't closer... I have a wrench if you need it.

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The EXACT same thing happened to me last week. Fish stuck so I pull the durso out to let it go through then my bulk head was leaking. I took a wrench and gave it a about a quarter turn and that fixed it.
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I have a bulk head wrench. If you fill like braving it, I have a dremel you could use to cut the hole in the stand bigger.
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Tanks a lot guys! Eric is here working on it right now because my bulkheads are almost impossible to get to.
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Eric just left and problem is solved. If anyone ever has a tank emergency I promise you won't be disappointed with him.
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So who is this Eric and how do we get a hold of him when we break things?
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This was a little tricky one, The stand had holes just a little bit bigger then the bulkheads so you couldn't use a bulkhead wrench or any wrenches, Glad i was able to help fix this and get the fish out of the overflowThumbs Up


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Originally posted by Fatman Fatman wrote:

So who is this Eric and how do we get a hold of him when we break things?



Everybody better write this phone number down in case your tanks decide they wanna be all over your kitchen floor!
Very fast and impressive service.
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Which fish was it? 
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Haha both my clowns and the wrasse I thought was dead!!
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Holy COW!! Thats crazy. Just another reason to install the netting;) Good thing you already have some to throw on there. 
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Awesome bulkhead nut wrench for tight spots.
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Eric is awesome!  He helped a friend and I out last week with a tank tear down and delivered water to hold the corals and fish in while she had some tile work done.  The best thing is his fast emergency help like he was able to do for BillyC. Thumbs Up

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Mark, I wish we could of used a wrench, But there was no room at all for a wrench of any kind, 
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Now I know. Good to meet you Eric and glad to have you around for those special little emergencies I seem to always have!
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Nice to meet you to Kevin, Don't hesitate to call me if you need help 24/7
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I just wanted to make mention that after reading this I gave Eric a call and asked a few questions about the issues I have been having with my tank.  After making an appointment, he arrived on time and was very helpful.  He spent at least 1 1/2 hours maybe more discussing several things that could be going on.  I now have a plan based on his recommendations.  I would highly  recommend his services.

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