Barbed x Slip fittings

[john.m.cole3]

I have been looking for a 3/4" barbed x slip fitting everywhere and cannot find them. Can someone help me out? Thanks so much!

 

[120reefkeeper]

Sure give me a few I know exactly what you need :) what size pipe on the other end??

 

[john.m.cole3]

Lemme explain what I'm doing to paint a better picture. I'm doing this for my return pump. I'm redoing the plumbing to make a frag tank. 3/4 barbed to a "T" fitting. The tank is already plumbed with dual 1/2" returns but it's all flex tubing. The current "T" on there is 1/2" female threaded. Better yet would be to go 3/4" barbed from the pump to 1/2" male threaded to fit inside the female threaded "T". I figured that fitting does not exist, so I was going to replace the "T" with a 3/4" slip "T", run barbed to slip from the return, add reducers to both sides of the output on the "T" the go 1/2" slip to barbed and keep the existing flex tubing going to the return nozzles. Let me take a pic of this. Hang tight...

 

[120reefkeeper]

 

[john.m.cole3]

Here

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[120reefkeeper]

So what you need then is 3/4 barbed to 1/2 NPT? Or 3/4 barbed to 3/4 NPT??

 

[120reefkeeper]

You could go 3/4 barbed to 3/4 slip... put a small piece of pipe then go 3/4 slip to 1/2 male adapter to your threaded T fitting . [emoji4]

 

[120reefkeeper]

 

[120reefkeeper]

 

[john.m.cole3]

So what you need then is 3/4 barbed to 1/2 NPT? Or 3/4 barbed to 3/4 NPT??

this would be my best option to keep the existing T

 

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[john.m.cole3]

Ace hardware.

trying to do it online, i don't drive

 

[john.m.cole3]

Alright, awesome. I have the return fittings in my shopping carts. I think redoing the drain should be easier. All I have to do is reduce from 1.5" to 1" and throw 2 x 1" 45s on there which I think I already have. I'll post up pics when I'm done.

 

[john.m.cole3]

To ship a dollar fitting, they are asking about $15 in shipping. Ummm........ NO! But at least I have pics on my phone of what I need so I can ask for help at the big box stores.

 

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Hey why not get a 3/4" nylon Y? you'd get better flow.

 

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Actually, 1/2" Y and reduce it at the pump.

 

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https://www.amazon.com/1-2-Barbed-Y-Plastic/dp/B009ME662Q

 

[john.m.cole3]

I was at Lowe's getting fittings when you must have posted this. I'm using an eheim compact 2000 plus with a dual half inch Returns on a 40 breeder with the glass-holes 700 gph overflow.

 

[john.m.cole3]

Actually, 1/2" Y and reduce it at the pump.

I didn't know it was better to reduce the flow at the pump. Any particular reason?

 

[gus6464]

Enjoy.
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