What do you think of these bulkheads?

[oceanblu]

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008UR9092/?tag=reefs04-20


Are these bulkheads any good? I was planning on attaching a hose barb to a standard bulkhead but I thought why not buy bulkheads with the hose barb already molded onto it. Let me know what you think, thanks!

 

[edd]

i prefer a threaded bulk head, so i can change fitting or put a pipe plug if i decide not to use the hole or for maintenance.

 

[pecan2phat]

Schedule 80 is the only bulkheads that I use, all these marineland, lifeguard, deep blue bulkheads crack too easily when just slightly over tightened IME.

 

[cmantis]

Sched80 requires different hole size though.

 

[pecan2phat]

That is true cmantis.
If you have a regular marineland, perfecto, oceanic tank, schedule 80 might not fit the existing drilled holes.
All my tanks are glass cages so I can't really say for sure but when I had an oceanic tech tank, schedule 80 did not fit on that tank.

 

[clasystems]

If you want to use a cheap bulkhead, not recommended, dope up the seal with silicone on both sides to absorb any stress on the protruding end. This is usually why they break. Hand tighten as tight as your hand can...