Red Sea Reefer - Return plumbing increase for Vectra

[Christopher Poore]

Hello everyone,

I just purchased a Red Sea Reefer 200XL. The silicon tubing does not work with my Vectra M2.

The Vectra M2 Barb is 1 inch. I'd like to increase the size of the plumbing to match the Vectra output.

Can anyone confirm that these are the components I will need? Will the 3/4x1 barb linked be a direct replacement for the one included with the Red Sea?

3/4 x 1 inch Barb
https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/schedule-80-straight-reducing-barb-x-male-thread-1.html
1 inch vinyl tubing
https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/black-vinyl-tubing-sold-by-the-foot.html
2x 1 inch ratchet clamp for each end of the tubing
https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/ratchet-clamp-for-tubing-1-6684828461f4e5bda1e2a33b5e0db6d3.html

 

[Christopher Poore]

As a follow-up question -

Is there any benefit to increasing this size to 1 inch if it's dropping back down to 3/4 once it reaches the bulkhead?

To make things easier, should I just use 3/4 all the way (I currently have a 3/4 barb for my M2 and was planning on ordering the 1 inch to make it work).

Thanks!

 

[Christopher Poore]

EDIT - Decided to go another direction and utilize the included 5/8 tubing.