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Pu glue will have no strength with gaps. It will fill the hole but that's about it. Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk

The new service kit arrived but I'm yet to fit it. The leak seems to have completely stopped for now. I've just added 5 new fish so I wont be watching much tv tonight lol. It's only now some new fish have been added I've noticed how much activity is going on in the tank. I added my most...

Fair play ! The normal connectors need an 8mm wide groove but is easy enough to achieve with a suitable sized spacer and a normal biscuit joiner.(The mdf spacer is underneath the connectors in the picture I've just ordered a couple of these biscuits to experiment with They've got barbs on...

What was your reasoning in buying the p2 ? They sell a plain version of the connectors without the splines. Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk

Very smart !! Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk

It was 3 pieces of oak. Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk

The two inches thick might be pushing it. I think I've seen some somewhere. I'll have a rummage tomorrow but think it may have only been around 1.5 inches....I think Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk

Ummmm............. Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk

Some people have had success wrapping ptfe tape around the o ring to increase diameter. Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk

I may have done Bob. I added some more media to it a while ago because when I bought it (secondhand) half the baskets were empty. Theres also alot of discussion that the toggle clamp which pulls the top down isn't up to the task. Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk

Does that mean fluval are a budget type brand ? I'll research some tetra filters for the when the day comes to definitely replace this one. Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk

Lol, that made me chuckle! Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk

It's all fun and games Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk

Its leaking where the top part joins to the bottom Picture borrowed from the web- It's got an o ring that goes around the perimeter (circled in red) When people get fed up I think alot move over to eheim. Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk

Ok Bob. I'll try the new o ring with just tank water and if that doesn't work I'll order some food grade grease to try. Ssearching online suggests a lot of people have had the same leak with fluval 406's. Some have got so fed up they have switched brands. Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk

The whole setup was second hand so I dont know how it was looked after before. One thing that is mentioned is greasing any o rings to stop them drying out. That's what I'm struggling to find at the moment. I can find food grade grease by the bucket load but am unsure if it would hurt the fish so...

I'd quite like to see your existing setup if you get chance please. Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk

Well that's that idea out the window then lol Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk

I think the best way would be for it to cut the power to the pump if possible Bob. Its filling the container rather quickly, I really should have noticed it before. The tank would survive being turned off for 10 hours and would save 200 litres being emptied onto the floor in a worse case...

Last night I found out my external filter had been leaking water- nearly 1 litre a week. I've now order a replacement o ring and have the filter stood in a plastic container to catch the water in the meantime. I think I might leave the filter in the container anyway just as a precaution. Is...