I can't unscrew the bottom of my atlantis 2 tank! help!

[bo1xdream]

I don't want to use pliers to grip onto the threads to flatten them and I don't have any rubber bands or gloves. Can i just drip from the top straight to the coil? use it like a dripper?

 

[kwtony]

NO dont do that,, Use your shirt or the cuff of your jeans to gain leverage to twist

 

[bo1xdream]

ok ill try it

 

[bo1xdream]

didnt work

its not budging

 

[kwtony]

Electric tape over pliars...next time, when you put it on, tighten it, and then turn it back 1/4 of a turn...

 

[bo1xdream]

i dont have electric tape either but yeah after i do eventually get it unscrewed, ill remember to not tighten it too much.

 

[kwtony]

Wedge your jeans or fabric around the base and squeeze tight with pliar...twist

 

[Teresa P]

I keep a couple of those "grippy pads" like the kind you open stubborn jar lids with. They work wonders...

 

[bo1xdream]

ok i found latex gloves and it finally worked. so weird how using all my strength with my bare hands and just a nudge with latex gloves was a big difference

 

[kwtony]

surface tension is a sumbitch huh, Funny how rubber tires work better then plastic tires...

 

[kennjbroas]

Yeah latex gloves works..