finalphaze987 said:This happened to me when i had a cpr overflow. What i did was drill a hole where the nipple used to be large enough to fit a piece of airline tubing snuggly and sealed it with silicone around the edges. Its only a temp fix but itll buy you some time till you can find a new one.
GDawson said:finalphaze987 said:This happened to me when i had a cpr overflow. What i did was drill a hole where the nipple used to be large enough to fit a piece of airline tubing snuggly and sealed it with silicone around the edges. Its only a temp fix but itll buy you some time till you can find a new one.
Good answer! Thanks!
I've not been happy with the overflow in general. It seems to need too much coddling so I’d never feel comfortable going away for a weekend or vacation. As was suggested before I think it’s time to look at drilling the tank.
-Gregory
nessbuilder said:Couldn't you just drill a hole that would let you use another plastic nipple and then just plastic weld it or silicone it in place. Just a thought.
Coral reefer said:I've drilled a few tanks before. Not too big an undertaking. If you want a hand I'm game
finalphaze987 said:I got a crapload of bulkheads and sch80 piping i need to get rid of when you decide to do some piping...LMK