Superglue, plants and fish

[Hawkins409]

I bought a water surface skimmer. It is made of plastic. One of the tabs that prevents smaller fish from getting sucked down into the canister filter system has a fracture along the bottom, and now it feels like a loose tooth, almost ready to come out.

Could I shut everything down, take that float assembly out, use SUPERGLUE to repair it, then wait a few hours and put it back in the tank? Or another type of glue? My thought is this is not a good idea, but I thought I should ask first.

 

[Mebbid]

Superglue is perfectly fine. Just be sure to use Cyanoacrylate gel superglue. It's commonly used in reef tanks for anchoring corals. Just glue the piece and wait a few minutes. It can go right back into the tank.

 

[NYgiantsRP]

I used crazy glue on a filter piece. Never noticed anything bad.

 

[Hawkins409]

Thank you both. I picked up some superglue gel and repaired the skimmer. Money saved.