cracked skimmer. What do I use?

[Drae]

any suggestions? I'd like to fix this asap. Thanks in advance.

 

[Drae]

the skimmer is a eshopps psk100 hang on.

 

[Drae]

 

[GSMguy]

Same picture three times? Use some weld on and a small piece of acrylic to patch it.

 

[reeftivo]

I'd recommend to just silicone it. put a piece of tape over the outside covering the crack and lay the skimmer on its side and fill the gap from the inside with a good silicone, then smooth it on the inside with you finger. It looks like a fairly small crack/break & I doubt it would affect bubble rise too much so it shouldn't need to be perfect. Also the skimmer won't have any significant amount of pressure as to blow out the seal after its dried.

 

[heatdissipation]

Use weld on #16. It's a syrupy consistency and will fix it permanently. Mine had a crack from shipping it and used that and it works perfect.

 

[Drae]

Thanks guys. It's actually 2 different pics. the second was an accidental duplicate.

 

[reefernutz]

If you have Weldon #4, lay the skimmer on it's side and put some over the crack to see if it seeps in. Once it dries, put a little Weldon #16 over top of the crack and let it dry. DON'T USE SILICONE........silicone does not bond well with acrylic and it will be a disaster waiting to happen.

Oh, and don't try to smooth out the Weldon #16 after you put it on.......just put it over the crack and let it dry. It will dry smooth.