Need Help!!!!!

GoTakeANap · Nov 1, 2012

I have a big problem and dont know how to fix it. I decided to clean up my tank that im fighting algae problems in. I decided to take the loc-line hose off and clean it. When I was taking it off the connector broke as well as the black piece in the back as you can see in the photo below. Is there a way to fix this problem easily or do I need to resort to taking the entire black panel off the back and designing it like my bigger tank with a sump down in the bottom in the stand and opening up the tank more? I need a solution quickly because the closest local fish store is at least 1 hour away.

Thanks!

kfennell · Nov 2, 2012

Is this an all in one style tank where you have that "bulkhead" separating it from the back sump? I guess it doesn't really matter, if you don't want to drain the tank for a repair I would just use super glue pure cyanoacrylate gel to put the connector back on over the nub that you have left, leave the flow off for 30 minutes and it should hold fine after you turn the water back on, or you could drill out the hole to hold a proper bulkhead and use a thread fitting and a new lockline connector, all the parts for that should be available from bulkreefsupply.

In the meantime it looks like you can keep running it that way just without and way to point the flow which is not an issue short term.

GoTakeANap · Nov 4, 2012

kfennell said:
Is this an all in one style tank where you have that "bulkhead" separating it from the back sump? I guess it doesn't really matter, if you don't want to drain the tank for a repair I would just use super glue pure cyanoacrylate gel to put the connector back on over the nub that you have left, leave the flow off for 30 minutes and it should hold fine after you turn the water back on, or you could drill out the hole to hold a proper bulkhead and use a thread fitting and a new lockline connector, all the parts for that should be available from bulkreefsupply.

In the meantime it looks like you can keep running it that way just without and way to point the flow which is not an issue short term.

its a all in one. no bulkhead. the way i bought it new, had a locline connector through the overflow in the back. thinking about getting a new tank all together. just don tknow what to get.