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Slight leak from one of the sub tank ,when the leaver pulls shut the drain stop ,there is a slight leak ,have released the water ,no dirt or Debary found .How would I fix the problem?

Is it leaking onto the ground, or back into the fishtank?

Sounds like a leak by the ball valve? If you want to keep the valve operational to drain the tank someday I would get a cam-lock cap to seal it that would come off easily when needed. If that's the problem of course. If it is something different please post pics.


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Hi .The leak is from the front ,when valve is shut there is a slight drainage from the front ,any idea's to fix problem? Asking question? is the cam lock the cap that screws on the front ,when I place the cap on still leaks.

If you want to keep the valve operational you could put on one of these caps. If not you could silicone it on the inside to seal it forever.


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Hi just a picture of leaking valve .I tried putting on the cap ,still water came through. The grey shadow shows the water running from the bottom of the valve.

Ok thanks for the pics. Not the valve I was thinking of. Looks like a gate and not a ball. I would remove all of the foil seal stuck to the edge and put some silicone on the threads of the cap and screw it back on if it was me. Make sure all of the surfaces are dry before you seal it. Open the valve to let the silicone dry on the inside and then close it before you put the water back in the tank. Stay tuned because somebody may have a better idea than mine. I like what you've done with your setup so far. Very cool!


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Hi thank you for taking interest in me .Sealing would be a good idea ,where do you buy cam locks from please.?

Can you take a picture of the side of the valve please? I would like to see if the cam-lock will work before you purchase one. Thanks


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buy a replacement valve http://www.smithsofthedean.co.uk/fittings/fittings.html
or find a used at the dump

cheers

eBay has a few options.

http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_odkw ... sacat=2032

I have contacted the sellers smithsofthedean ,they are sending me a cam lock ,which I will try ,If it doesn't work then will cement Cap I thank you for the information you sent to me ,much appreciated. Being a sump tank it's a good thing to be able to drain ,I shall fit the same to fish tank for safety later on .All I have to do now is to connect tank to grow beds ,hope to finish this project by the end of the week .has been quit a long time ,I have a small set up which I will shall use the hydroton stones from picture of first set up. the other picture shows the sub tank in question.

Hi I have sent away for a cam lock ,hope this will suffice ,if not will cement the cap over ,hoping that will seal ,waiting for part to arrive, hope to have the system going by next week .the picture shows leak from gate, hope it can be fixed.? .I have had a shed built to house the fish tank in ,I used 70mm insulating material ,polycarbonate roof .to give plenty of light

I had the same problem - just bought a screw on cap to cap the valve outlet and problem fixed. Also made me more comfortable from a kid proofing viewpoint.