Reseal in water?

[UM Aquarium Club]

I have a JBJ 30g rimless tank at home and the barrier between the back filtration part of the tank is loose from the front part of the tank. This leads to water just flowing in below rather than overflowing through the return compartments and moving through my media ladder. Is there anyway to reseal these barriers or stop the flow through them without having to break down the tank? Doesn't have to be a super pretty solution, just something that will stop the water movement through there so the filters work as intended.

 

[Dsnakes]

The only thing I can think of would be using a good gel glue meant for frags. I don’t think epoxy would stick well to that surface.

 

[TheHarold]

You could use a 2 part aquarium epoxy, perhaps with a bit o glue.

 

[UM Aquarium Club]

Hmm yeah I suppose I can try a thin layer of that for the epoxy and try to smear it down the crease. For glue have you ever applied it with the tube in the water? I wasn't sure whether this would just immediately ruin it or whether there would be time to apply it.

 

[TheHarold]

Hmm yeah I suppose I can try a thin layer of that for the epoxy and try to smear it down the crease. For glue have you ever applied it with the tube in the water? I wasn't sure whether this would just immediately ruin it or whether there would be time to apply it.

If you keep pressure on the bottle and dont allow water in, might work. But perhaps use an old/disposible tube lol.

Is there a meeting on Thursday? Ive been having labs that collide with the club :mad:

 

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do NOT use glue (except frag glue, but that’s not going to hold) or silicone in a running tank. you’ll most likely kill everything. epoxy putty might work as a short term fix. to do it correctly you would need to break it down, re-seal with silicone then allow a week to cure.

 

[Dsnakes]

I use this glue underwater all the time for frags. Cures quick and hasn’t caused any issues.

 

[TheHarold]

do NOT use glue (except frag glue, but that’s not going to hold) or silicone in a running tank. you’ll most likely kill everything. epoxy putty might work as a short term fix. to do it correctly you would need to break it down, re-seal with silicone then allow a week to cure.

I believe we are talking about superglue. Cyanoacrylate. Reef safe and commonly used on rockwork.

 

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I believe we are talking about superglue. Cyanoacrylate. Reef safe and commonly used on rockwork.

yeah, that's why i clarified. but even that won't hold long, unfortunately.

 

[UM Aquarium Club]

The glue that I have access to is the IC-gel and I think we have a couple tubes of that lying around so I'll probably try that and see if itll work. Might try to use something to apply and spread it will. Will try to update whenever I have a chance to test it out.

 

[UM Aquarium Club]

If you keep pressure on the bottle and dont allow water in, might work. But perhaps use an old/disposible tube lol.

Is there a meeting on Thursday? Ive been having labs that collide with the club :mad:

Yes! We are having a Phd student and former UMAC President come and speak about his research working with coral in the Pacific. We should have and email being sent soon but if you don't get one just shoot me a pm and I'll make sure you're on the email list!

 

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do you have a photo of the split? might have an idea.

 

[UM Aquarium Club]

I can try to get a picture later today and post if I can get a clear shot of it.

do you have a photo of the split? might have an idea.

 

[UM Aquarium Club]

do you have a photo of the split? might have an idea.

Here is a picture from the top, wasn't able to get anything visible of the lower portions. Most of the seam is has some amount of space similar to this.

 

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Here is a picture from the top, wasn't able to get anything visible of the lower portions. Most of the seam is has some amount of space similar to this.

cut a gusset out of acrylic about 1/4” x 1/4” and make it longer than the split. use two part reef epoxy (liberally) and stick the gusset on the back side so it’s less visable.