Broken Skimmer Pump Tube Any Hope of Repair?

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I’m returning to the hobby after many years and I found my skimmer like this. Is there any hope of repairing it?
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I would try a two part epoxy. The way it's broke I think it will work since you have a fairly large surface area to work with
 

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Id say thats fixable
Id try superglue then run a bead of silicone around it, or you could try some of the reef safe epoxies. just going to have to be super careful tightening and unscrewing the union when doing maintenance on the skimmer/pumps afterwards.
 

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I would get the thick super glue and fix that. I suspect it would be almost as strong as it ever was.
 

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If the skimmer body is acrylic why wouldn't it be better to use Weldon instead of superglue?

I've never used weldon but I know it is what is typically used for bonding acrylic, unless I'm missing something.
 
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