Repairing a seal Help !

[plack]

I have a reef geek kalkwasser reactor that was leaking around the seals.
When trying to remove them I gouged the rubber (small flat blade screw driver marks close to seal area ). Can I just coat it with silicone and push it back in ? I tried to order uniseals but could only find 1/2" and up. The seal is stamped " A K ___I N D. 3/8 " It's black and the tubes hole size is Ø 1.01" also the bottom seams to leak slowly very very slowly any thoughts?

http://www.stoneyreef.com/ (see kalkwasser reactor link)

 

[dpaynter]

I can't help with getting new seals, but I can suggest looking at the tube going out of the Kalk reactor. Mine was leaking and I eventually discovered that the end of the tube from the kalk reactor was almost closed with calcium. When the makeup pump was running, it was pressurizing the reactor which was then leaking. When I cleaned the tube, the leaks stopped. I don't think most kalk reactors are designed for any pressure.

 

[returnofsid]

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