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Posted: May 18 2008 at 5:12pm |
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My bulkhead in my refugium leaks and I need to replace it. However, I can't get it off. The tools I have can't grab it (the bulk head is close to the top and side of the refugium). Any ideas on what I can use. I'll see if I can get a pic for the visual.
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Posted: May 18 2008 at 5:16pm |
 
The evil bulkhead and the tool I'm trying to use...
Edited by Bluespotjawfish - May 18 2008 at 5:17pm
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Posted: May 18 2008 at 5:16pm |
Pictures could definitely help.
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Posted: May 18 2008 at 5:49pm |
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Is their a reason it's installed that way? I would put the replacement with threads on the outside so they can't build up coraline/calcium. If that's the reason it's stuck you could try soaking it in vinegar/muriatic acid (I know this is difficult with it installed..)
I would be tempted to just break it (squeeze it with the pliers until it cracks -- being careful not to crack the sump)
Edited by trunks - May 18 2008 at 5:51pm
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Posted: May 18 2008 at 6:07pm |
Is the wrench not big enough or does it keep slipping off of the nut?
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Posted: May 18 2008 at 6:08pm |
Maybe you could break or cut the nut?
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Posted: May 18 2008 at 6:27pm |
a Dremel would make quick work of it but it wouldn't be reusable. 
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Posted: May 18 2008 at 6:37pm |
I finally got it off. What a PITA.
I did install the new one the opposite way. Thanks for your advice. Now, I still have to figure out how to keep the UV Sterilizer from flooding my floor. I guess I will figure out a way to hang it from the top of the stand instead of off the back vertically. This stuff hurts my head!
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Posted: May 18 2008 at 9:19pm |
Glad you were able to get it off! Did Jeff from LifeReef install them backward like that for you, or did you just do it in error or out of convenience?
When I ordered my LifeReef equipment, I don't remember if the bulkheads came attached or apart and you self installed them.
I do know however, I love my LifeReef stuff!!
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Posted: May 19 2008 at 2:20am |
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Now, I still have to figure out how to keep the UV Sterilizer from flooding my floor. I guess I will figure out a way to hang it from the top of the stand instead of off the back vertically.
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Can you post a pic of this?
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Posted: May 19 2008 at 6:54am |
Can you hang the UV so it leaks into the sump?
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Posted: May 19 2008 at 5:57pm |
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Why is your UV Sterilizer leaking? A fitting, a hole?
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Posted: May 20 2008 at 7:22am |
Jeff from LifeReef installed it that way. This is a pic of the revised installation.
The leak from the UV sterilizer is from fittings, there are a ton of them so it can hang on the tank and feed into my refugium. Any time I bump it, it starts to leak. I think I can hang it in the top of the stand with some type of brace. I had my old one like that, but it took up so much room I hated it. Here is the poor thing.
Edited by Bluespotjawfish - May 20 2008 at 7:22am
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