Please see my other post for details and pictures. I'm not sure what to do next.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1204422
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10743453#post10743453 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Thinslis
I was thinking about drying the fittings and putting in a bead of silicon around the fitting? But I don't think that will be all that effective. I've tried removing the fitting and reapplying teflon tape and reinstalling the fitting but I can't seem to get it to not leak.... Am I not putting on enough tape or to much tape?
I'd go with the pink first, but if you still need something more, I think the yellow teflon tape for gaslines is even thicker.<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10750290#post10750290 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Csxno1
Try using the pink teflon tape that is for plastic fittings. They have it at lowe's. We use dozens of rolls each year and have never had a leak yet. It's thicker and so you only need 2-3 wraps on the male threads. That should permenantly fix the problem. No need to glue threads. I've put together thousands of fittings over the years and found the pink tape to be the best thing. Just don't wrap it too many times or you'll cause stress in the fittings when they screw together and possibly split the female fitting.
Mike