leaky clone

[somethingphishy]

I have a sea clone skimmer 100 and the tube entering the reaction chamber has begun to drip. any body know what size a replacement o-ring should be? OR a better way to seal the leak?

 

[Pilot Fish]

That leak is a design flaw that the Sea Clone skimmers all have. I would always advise customers to avoid these skimmers becasue of that leak. I suggest going to get a seal kit from a local automotive supplier or trying Home Depot/Lowes. It is tuff to find an exact fit O ring for them. I haven't heard of a good fix for that seal leak yet.
Good Luck

 

[somethingphishy]

I agree it's not a good skimmer/a pain to adjust. When i clean it i have removed the o-ring and reversed it which helps but it seems to be shot. my plan will be to go to the depot today.

 

[Spuds725]

They generally do run better in sump (if you have one)-- would solve your leakage problem

 

[brian3]

Mine let go one time at this seal and started pumping water to the floor. Next stop the trash can. Euro reef and not looking back.

 

[somethingphishy]

no sump and not planning to get one til upgrading to a larger tank----not dropping any more $ on this one other than maintence.

Two of my friends have euro's and i agree they are great. I love the feature to be able to slide the output to adjust foam production.

 

[jett06]

i had the same problem every time i would clean it and start up again it would leak until i tried regular teflon tape and never leaked again works great

 

[BigJim]

Mine did that as well. I found an easy but permanent fix. Epoxy everything together. It fixed the leak!

 

[swashbuckler]

used teflon tape to fix the leak- but that was before the clone went to the trash....

 

[somethingphishy]

went to the depot---got a thicker rubber seal to replace the old one---had to do some trimming b/c it was to thick--no leaks now