Bad filter purchase

TLT said:
Hmmm, I can only find that it's made from plastic. 'Seems like other people have had problems with cracking too. I'll try with silicone and hope it works in the long run. I'm not going to ditch the filter because I'd like to think that I got a good deal, rather than being gipped, lol. Thanks everyone for your input!
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Silicone should work just fine, I mean, think about it, our tanks are glued with it!

I was just thinking, if you were careful with a correct solvent which melted (welded) the plastic together, you could make an almost invisible bond ... if you are like me, silicone is OK ...

Regards,
JS
 
Or if you are like me, do a thin line of glue along the crack, wait a week for it to dry, and then slather the whole underside with a nice 1/4inch layer of silicon, and wrap it up the sides a little bit. wait 2 days for it to dry, then test it!!
 
i crazy glued a crack on the bottom of 3 different emperor 400's filters and they have been up and running for nearly 1 year and none of them have leaked a drop of water since i repaired them. i applied the glue to the inside of the cracks and to the outside making a 'sandwich' of glue type of repair and it has worked out perfectly the glue repair on the inside of the filter is under water and no problems. maybe they dont claim its waterproof on the website but it has been for me. I used the 'thick' type of crazy glue not sure if that makes a difference or not.
 
I cracked a good sized piece off the side of my AC50 a while back. I made a post if it here. As per suggestions made by some members here, I super-glued it back and it's mended. Been using it for 2 or so months now with no problems.
 
RodInCALIFORNIA said:
i crazy glued a crack on the bottom of 3 different emperor 400's filters and they have been up and running for nearly 1 year and none of them have leaked a drop of water since i repaired them. i applied the glue to the inside of the cracks and to the outside making a 'sandwich' of glue type of repair and it has worked out perfectly the glue repair on the inside of the filter is under water and no problems. maybe they dont claim its waterproof on the website but it has been for me. I used the 'thick' type of crazy glue not sure if that makes a difference or not.
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Interesting. I'd love to see a waterproof superglue. What is the brand? Got a URL?

Regards,
JS
 
JohnSmith said:
Interesting. I'd love to see a waterproof superglue. What is the brand? Got a URL?

Regards,
JS
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It looks like you have been proven wrong...the Original topic has been almost lost.

To the OP epoxy would be a better option and will be stronger and will last longer than any superglue.
 
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