Help? I need a Marineland Canister Filter valve block...

[B1gJ4k3]

So, this is definitely a long shot, but does anybody out there have (or know anybody who has) a dead Marineland Magniflow canister filter C-160 or C-220 they'd be willing to part out? My valve block is leaking and the Marineland website has been out of stock for three months. I can't find anything on eBay, Amazon, OfferUp, Craigslist or Mercari. It seems ridiculous to buy a whole new filter to replace one single part, so I'm hoping someone out there might have one they'd sell me? I'm happy to Venmo/PayPal/CashApp you if you'd send it to me. Anyone?

[Casual aquatics]

Have you checked market place in Fb?

[Guppysnail]

On 7/20/2021 at 5:50 PM, B1gJ4k3 said:

So, this is definitely a long shot, but does anybody out there have (or know anybody who has) a dead Marineland Magniflow canister filter C-160 or C-220 they'd be willing to part out? My valve block is leaking and the Marineland website has been out of stock for three months. I can't find anything on eBay, Amazon, OfferUp, Craigslist or Mercari. It seems ridiculous to buy a whole new filter to replace one single part, so I'm hoping someone out there might have one they'd sell me? I'm happy to Venmo/PayPal/CashApp you if you'd send it to me. Anyone?

Try ebay. Folkf have the option to list thing for sale as for parts only. Or maybe you can find a cheap used

[Guppysnail]

[gardenman]

Depending on where the leak is, you might be able to avoid replacing it. O-rings and gaskets tend to go bad over time but o-rings are pretty universal. If you have an old school hardware store or an auto parts store nearby and you take an o-ring there they can often find you a comparable replacement. If it's an oddly sized gasket that's leaking a good coating of petroleum jelly can often help it to seal better. If it's a flat rubber gasket that's causing the trouble, some scrap pond liner or a bicycle innertube can often be used to fabricate a new one. You have options other than replacing it if you can identify the source of the leak and get to the area.

[B1gJ4k3]

I haven't had much luck for just the valve block on Facebook Marketplace or eBay. The real problem is that I've done the "buy a cheap used one for the valve block" trick twice now. So now I have three canister filters and only two functioning valve blocks.

It's definitely the valve block. The first thing I did when I found it leaking was to replace the O rings and gaskets. The leaking continued, so that's what started the whole canister filter shuffle I'm currently in.

[Guppysnail]

[B1gJ4k3]

@Guppysnail Yeah, there's a bunch of those available everywhere. Unfortunately, they're for the previous version of the filter. The ones for the new Magniflow version have red hose nuts and a more square release lever. These ones apparently don't fit.

[Gator]

Are you sure it's the valve block that's leaking or could the leak be from one of the hoses? 

[B1gJ4k3]

@Gator Definitely the valve block. Something about it is making the lid fill up with water and drip out the sides, making it look like the the lid seal is leaking, which is why I replaced the lid seals and O-rings to start with.

[Gator]

I have two of these filters, the one I'm using has been in operation far longer than the warranty period, I like it. When I first set it up, I didn't trust the plastic clamps that came with the filter, so I used automotive hose clamps instead, this is why I thought your leak may have been a hose.