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	Cracked Aquaclear
Hooktor Fish Addict Posts: 646 Kudos: 651 Votes: 67 Registered: 22-Mar-2004	Somehow my aquaclear got cracked right on the part where the water cascades into the tank so now half of the water spills out around the tank. After cleaning up the huge water mess i need to figure out how to fix this. What kind of glue should i use? If i glue along the crack on the outside of the filter i do not think the glue will get into the water flow. I am so upset i bought it yesterday! arrrgh!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
greenmonkey51 Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	use aquarium silicone. Totally safe for fish.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
pmdaggett Enthusiast Posts: 191 Kudos: 169 Votes: 1 Registered: 25-Jul-2004	If you bought it yesterday, then I would suggest returning it. Clean it up and tell them that you pulled it out of the box like that. Spoken from experiance, and it worked. If you want to fix it I would suggest silicone. It bonds to plastic fairly well, and there's no problems with it. It has to dry though. Again, I would clean it up, put it back in the box, and return it. It not your fault it broke, right?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
BigGee168 Enthusiast Posts: 245 Kudos: 209 Votes: 42 Registered: 18-Jan-2004	Hey Hookter, I dropped mine on the floor a while ago and I used fish safe silicone to repair it. It did a good job but it isn't as good as it was b4. Gee Gee !!I think I just learned somthing new!!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Hooktor Fish Addict Posts: 646 Kudos: 651 Votes: 67 Registered: 22-Mar-2004	I bought it off of aquabid and i don't feel like returning it because i know it is fixable and i am pretty sure that i broke it. I will go buy some silicone tomorrow, how much does it usually cost? Thanks so much for your responses.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Hooktor Fish Addict Posts: 646 Kudos: 651 Votes: 67 Registered: 22-Mar-2004	Woult it be ok to use gorilla glue since i can glue it on the outside of the plastic and it will not touch the water? Or should i not take the chance?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
BruceMoomaw Mega Fish Posts: 977 Kudos: 490 Votes: 0 Registered: 31-Dec-2002	I'd be kind of cautious about that -- I've found out the hard way that fish are pretty sensitive to the fumes from various forms of epoxy and other glues. Go with the Aquarium Silicone.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Hooktor Fish Addict Posts: 646 Kudos: 651 Votes: 67 Registered: 22-Mar-2004	Cool cool, i will run to petsmart sometime tomorrow. I need to pick up some testing equipment anyway.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
OldTimer Mega Fish USAF Retired Posts: 1181 Kudos: 1294 Votes: 809 Registered: 08-Feb-2005	It will be much cheaper to buy the silicone at a home supply store. Just make sure you get GE Silicone I as it has no additives for mold prevention and is safe for aquariums. You'll pay less for a caulking size tube at a home supply store than you will for a real small tube of "Aquarium Silicone" at a pet store. Jim Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
fishheadfred Fish Addict Posts: 708 Kudos: 653 Votes: 12 Registered: 30-Jul-2003	PVC cement works wll also.It is kinda like welding the plastic since it melts it back together.yes its fish safe! using the purple primer first also makes it stronger.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Hooktor Fish Addict Posts: 646 Kudos: 651 Votes: 67 Registered: 22-Mar-2004	well i used silicone and cross my fingers and pretty sure it worked. The filter has not leaked yet, i realized that i had also cracked it in another place, so i repaired that crack also. So far so good, no leaking yet. Thanks for all your help.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
lowlight Enthusiast Posts: 166 Kudos: 94 Registered: 03-Apr-2005	How are you cracking your filter????
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Hooktor Fish Addict Posts: 646 Kudos: 651 Votes: 67 Registered: 22-Mar-2004	I was just being stupid and when i took it out of the box i was not very careful and was not quite sure how to put it together...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
lowlight Enthusiast Posts: 166 Kudos: 94 Registered: 03-Apr-2005	One of my HOB filters srarted to crack on the side where it hangs on the tank. I was holding it from the side when it was full of water. It happens.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38


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