glue for broken skimmer?

[dixiedog]

I have a spare Octopus 110 that got broken in a move recently. The tube that connects the pump to the skimmer body snapped off cleanly. What would the adhesive be to reattach the pieces? I don't care how Frankenstein it looks.

I had an Aquaclear 110 HOB filter that got broken in the same incident, I'd like to try to salvage it also.

 

[viper12775]

Weldon would work

 

[Titans_Reef]

Yeah +1 on Weldon, I used the one that comes in a tube to glue that is thick since the "pipe holder" that is attached to the top section of the body. It came off when I bought it from a guy and he used silicone. I just cleaned the silicone and added a lot to cover the body and the "pipe holder" and just let it cure for a day, after the day I turned it on and it works like new.

 

[supra400hptt]

Weldon 4 if the pieces are acrylic and the break fits back together without gaps. Weldon 16 if there are gaps to fill. The 4 will give a cleaner finished look. 16 is thick and gooey. 4 needs a syringe to apply.

 

[cilyjr]

Wait it's the tube going from pump to skimmer? Can it be detached from the bubble plate? It's hard to tell from pics on the internet. If so replace it with PVC and a new union where it attaches to the pump. That would be mure structurally sound. If it can't be removed from the bubble plate Weld-on like they said.
Weld-on will make a strong joint but I'm sure the acrylic is going to be thin and I would worry that it may break again. That's why I would try to replace it with a length of PVC 1st.

 

[dixiedog]

Thanks everyone! Weld-on 16 it is.

Of course wouldn't you know I just placed a BRS order yesterday?? $12 shipping for $12 worth of 2-part. Wish I had asked about this a little sooner!

 

[supra400hptt]

Amazon has it and SCIGRIP 16 which is the same thing, different name.

 

[trae]

Any hardware or pvc store will carry that. No need to order, unless you just want to. And that is a horrible design by them because it happened to me on a 250 model. Sand got in the threads so I couldn't unscrew the pump properly and instant crack. I used some PVC compound applied with needle applicator and that crack aint separating again without a hammer. Good luck.