Broken O-ring (inner) on Ibtanked endcap.... HELP!

[m4gs]

So today I was all excited about hooking my boy up with one of my tanks and I went over his house to set him up with one of my IBTANKED tanks, and when slipping in his 801 carto (I use 510) I was either being careless, or they are slightly bigger, I managed to tear the oring on the INSIDE of the cap (Where the carto gets seated)

Am I screwed? I dont have any orings that seem to fit there, and Idk what to do about fixing it, is it even going to be EZ getting the oring into a tight spot like that? Has anyone done this and fixed it? EEFFF ME im ...... I loved that tank, and even more ...... because now my boy is using a budget tank setup. HELP PLEAZZZ

 

[Tjloa]

You can get replacement orings from IBTanked. IBTanked - Get Tanked With Us!

 

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[zapped]

Not sure if this is the issue causing the o-rings to tear but you should consider a tank filling tool or a tapered drip tip the same diameter as your cartos if you dont already have one. If you insert either into the carto BEFORE inserting into the tank it will GREATLY prolong the life of the o-rings.

What happens is the sharp edges on the stainless steel cartos will shave off a miniscule amount of the rubber o-ring each time you put a new one in and will eventually cause them to tear or fail completely.

I use a drip tip like this to insert all my cartos into the tank.

 

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