Acrylic Sump may need minor repair, Can I...

[Mastiffman]

I have this sump that I received when I purchased a 135gallon. When cleaning it out yesterday I noticed that water was leaking from the input chamber to the Media Chamber but underneither the dividing piece of acrylic. It's not gushing through but you can easily notice the water slowly flowing from one chamber to the next.

If I rough up the acrylic down there with some 250-300 grit sand paper, woudl that be enough for some silicon to adhere and stop the leak for good?

Reason that I ask is because I've heard that silicon doesn't adhere very well to acrylic at all....

I've attached a picture with description of the issue.

 

[Spiritofthesoul]

silicon might be the easiest way

 

[Mastiffman]

silicon might be the easiest way

So it would work then? I just wasn't sure if that would be okay or not.

What would be the best way? A small strip running the length of that seem attachewith some liquid acrylic weld? I have a piece of acrylic that I could use. But not welding liquid.... Would Home Deopt, Lowes, ACE have that stuff or is it special order?

 

[Dragon Hunter]

do not use silicone buy some weldon 16 get a piece of acrylic rod and patch the whole seam will be like new again. order the weldon online will not it at hd or lowes.

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[epond83]

Yeah silcone will be a waste of time. I would buy some weld-on, online is good or if you have a local supplier like Tap plastic or something. Weldon 16 is pretty thick stuff, not sure if you would need a filler piece of acrylic in there but i suppose it couldn't hurt.

Weldon is a solvent that melts acrylic so they bond as one piece. Weldon 16 has acrylic in it so it's thick and stays in one place. Weldon 4 is just the solvent and is water thin.

 

[ziggy2]

I tried the silicon way and it does not work.