Skimmer problem (1 Viewer)

[SmnParish]

Hi everyone, I have an Eshopps in Sump Cone Skimmer 120 and this morning I discovered it is leaking....well, not leaking, more like a steady stream of water coming out the seem of where the two halves of the cone meet. Can I patch this up with something? I feel like I shouldn't have to replace it as some foam is still making it to the top at the moment. I am sure it would be more effective if all of the foam made it to the top though. Thanks

 

[Matt D.]

Take it off the tank, dry it, use 2 part epoxy from the hardware store.

 

[mrbill]

I would repair it with a thickened acrylic glue like Weldon 16. That will solvent weld the pieces together (I'm assuming that they are acrylic). Epoxy could leak and probably wouldn't look as good.

 

[SmnParish]

Thanks, where could I pick that up and how long 'till I could put it back in the tank? (talking about the glue)

 

[David Grigor]

Any acrylic shop will carry #16. Saltwater empire carries it as well if there isn't an acrylic shop closer to you.

Like most things I'd wait 24 hours before putting back to use.

 

[SmnParish]

Great thank you! Hopefully I can run out this evening to get some....if not, it is not an emergency as it is still doing some filtration.

 

[Matt D.]

Epoxy could leak and probably wouldn't look as good.

Looks don't make something perform better. :agree: