Hello there reefers, so I was told by someone at my LFS to put grease on my bulkhead gaskets before putting them on my tank for a better deal. What are yalls thoughts on this? I watched plenty of videos on installing bulkheads and not one video said to put anything on the gasket prior to putting it on the tank.
Using grease on bulkhead gaskets?
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Why would you put grease in a tank... I guess if you want to mimic the real ocean with it’s pollutants, than go for it.
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I just make sure everything is clean. No grease. I you picked the wrong kind it could attack the gasket and make for an exciting time at some point in the future
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I’m sure the LFS didn’t actually mean petroleum based grease .... rather silicone based O-ring lubricant. You can put it on the gaskets if you want. Unnecessary though; just make sure they’re debris free,
