Canister Filter

[egayb]

HELP, my canister filter is leaking on the locks edge. anybody who knew how to repair this.
makati area here.

thanks

[jobseclan]

what type of canister filter do you have?

When I was into freshwater aquariums, I used different canisters, a whole slew of models and sizes.
I commonly encountered leaks from lid sides and they mostly were caused by two things:
- Cracks on the lids or the canister body(water pressure or maintenance blunders, drops, etc)
- failed O-rings, they fail at some point - some faster than the rest

what I did,
- cracks, if very small cracks I fixed them with a light spread of silicone. Big cracks I once tried epoxy, but they rarely last.so bili na bago
- for O-rings, if the damage is not visible or can't be felt by the touch(look for cracks, breaks, etc) I apply petroleum Jelly all over the o-ring and they work good as new.note though, you have to add petroleum jelly everytime you clean/open the canister filter. if you can find a silicon lubricant, that works even better supposedly.
- but if the damage is severe on an o-ring, chances are you would have to find a replacement part. some china brands don't have spare parts. my eheim canister does so nakabili ako kay A1.

hope this helps!

[egayb]

hi Bro Jobseclan,
firstly, thank s on your very informative response. I think my filter is Eheim also, am posting a
pic just for your reference. I might try the petroleum jelly approach first, but I will still be seeking
to replace the O-Ring that you had mentioned. What store nga po did u buy the replacement?
This setup nga pala is in my office in Makati.

most likely naman that the O-ring is the culprit.

thanks a lot and happy weekend.

[jobseclan]

No problem bro!
try mo si A1 Pet Center in Cartimar, if they don't have the part in stock, they can order.
A1 Pet center - Tel no. 831-3820

[egayb]

the petroleum jelly is not working bro, nagrerepair kaya si A1?

thanks

[yankee poody]

[jobseclan]

not sure if they repair, parts lang most of the time tinatanong ko.
may maliliit na cracks or splits na siguro yung O-Ring kaya di na kaya ng petroleum jelly remedy.
if it's been a long time, probably time to change the filters?