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06-06-2008, 03:13 PM
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| Fire Coral  | plumbing question. I have an All Glass Aquarium with the overflow plumbing installed. My question is, can rigid pipe be used in the barbed fittings. I'm thinking a particular size might fit inside. Or maybe Would epoxy work if I got a pipe able to fit over the barbs? Or should I forget it and just use flexible pipe/tubing? Any thoughts or advice would be welcome. Thank You. |
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06-06-2008, 03:21 PM
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| Frequent lurker   | Re: plumbing question. If you want to use rigid plumbing, you can buy new bulkheads. That is what I did for my AGA.
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06-06-2008, 03:28 PM
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| Do I look as lost as I am   | Re: plumbing question. I don't think it's made to have "Rigid" inside of the barb. Either remove the "Barbed Adaptor" and replace with a "Slip" fitting or use flexible hose. Maybe I'm missing something but I would not try to "Engineer" my plumbing with the tank.
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06-06-2008, 04:03 PM
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| Reef Shark   | Re: plumbing question. If you replace the bulkheads so you can go with PVC, you'll actually improve your flow rate as compared to the restrictions from barbed fittings.
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06-07-2008, 01:13 AM
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| Plate Coral  | Re: plumbing question. I've got an AGA also and I tossed the barbed bulk heads in my fish supply box and bought some new slip fitting bulk heads and went with PVC. I love it, great flow and easy to find valves, T fittings etc. Just my 2 cents worth.
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