My filter has leaked dozens of gallons of water into the floor. I'm going to need a new cabinet stand because of it (it's not solid wood, so now the bottom right side that got soaked is warped and I can't close the door very well at all.) I know the baseboards are gonna be fucked. The living room smells like fish.
It looked like the seal was leaking so I figured okay it's had the same gasket for two years, that's prob it. Changed the gasket. Nothing. Leak got worse. Couldn't figure it out to save my life. Everything online just says the gasket. Bought the same filter again today. Thought it was just the canister that was leaking so kept all the hoses and media the same. Still leaking. Look up why the brand new filter is leaking. Finally found something saying it looked like their seal was leaking when it was actually the aquastop valve. Changed out the aquastop valve. No leaks yet. God I hope that was the problem. And hopefully I can find the receipt for the old filter because fluval has a 3 yr warranty and I'm pissed that I had to buy another $180 filter after two years and destroyed shit.
Also the filter has only been running for a few mins each day for the past 3 or 4 days because this leak will fill a 5gal bucket in about 20 minutes. So I know all the bacteria are dead. Especially since that water cooled down way below tank temp. I've been doing huge water changes (kind of inadvertently bc I lose gallons at a time) so the fish have been okay throughout but now I'm afraid it's gonna cycle all over again.
I hate everything.