Hello Reef2Reef,
I'm about 3/4 the way of moving over my aquarium from an old aqua medic model to a Red Sea 250 that I got second hand. I made the mistake of not properly leak testing a second time, and have some issue with leaking plumbing that I need advice on. The previous owner used silicone to put the top part of the plumbing into place. Might've been a red flag, but I am new to plumbed systems, and he had multiple systems over the years. So I expected it to be okay.
The issue at hand is the following, the Red Sea return plumbing part (I think R42221) has the connection ring siliconed in place, but a very small hole opened up when I was nearly done filling up the whole system. Water was leaking out of it so I made sure to drain the overflow and the return part section of the sump. I hope the picture beneath shows enough of the return pump section to make some sense.
Can I repair or replace the silicone seal, or should I try and remove the siliconed plumbing part carefully and replace it with spare parts? I'd have to get some spare parts tomorrow or get them delivered, but that might take until next tuesday.
I still have my 5 fish and a few corals in a separate container next to the aquarium. Would it be safe to move them in without having the overflow installed? I have a heater, wavemakers and skimmer running inside the display currently.
Thanks in advance!
I'm about 3/4 the way of moving over my aquarium from an old aqua medic model to a Red Sea 250 that I got second hand. I made the mistake of not properly leak testing a second time, and have some issue with leaking plumbing that I need advice on. The previous owner used silicone to put the top part of the plumbing into place. Might've been a red flag, but I am new to plumbed systems, and he had multiple systems over the years. So I expected it to be okay.
The issue at hand is the following, the Red Sea return plumbing part (I think R42221) has the connection ring siliconed in place, but a very small hole opened up when I was nearly done filling up the whole system. Water was leaking out of it so I made sure to drain the overflow and the return part section of the sump. I hope the picture beneath shows enough of the return pump section to make some sense.
Can I repair or replace the silicone seal, or should I try and remove the siliconed plumbing part carefully and replace it with spare parts? I'd have to get some spare parts tomorrow or get them delivered, but that might take until next tuesday.
I still have my 5 fish and a few corals in a separate container next to the aquarium. Would it be safe to move them in without having the overflow installed? I have a heater, wavemakers and skimmer running inside the display currently.
Thanks in advance!
