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Old 01/06/2008, 01:43 AM
thecichlidpleco thecichlidpleco is offline
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Bulkhead at home depot

I need to know if home depot would sell this or whether I need to aquatic ecosystems or something. This will be used on a trash can that will gravity feed into sump. I could just use pvc and a ton of silicone, but have been advised that it isnt a great idea.
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Old 01/06/2008, 02:04 AM
jnarowe jnarowe is offline
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no bulkheads at HD anymore. not for quite a while.
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Old 01/06/2008, 02:12 AM
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If the trash can is cylindrical (not a flat surface), you're going to want to use a Uniseal instead of a bulkhead. You can get them for a pretty good deal at savko.com. These are better designed for such a situation.
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Old 01/06/2008, 09:01 AM
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bulkheads work better in the soft plastic of a trashcan better than uniseals.
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Old 01/06/2008, 01:17 PM
jnarowe jnarowe is offline
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And there's not enough "meat" in a trash can for the uniseal to work right.
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Old 01/06/2008, 02:55 PM
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HD doesn't have bulk heads, but I've found them at a few of our local farm/ranch stores. They have them for spray tanks and such...
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