Aquarium Plumbing

Water can flow only so fast through pipe. There are many factors that determine how fast water can flow such (more…)

The union fitting is one of the most overlooked pieces of plumbing that aid in plumbing repair in certain situations.  (more…)

Flexible plumbing is known as tubing.  It can be used to connect parts of a plumbing system without the rigidity (more…)

Teflon tape is a special, non-sticky tape that is used to seal the connection between threaded plumbing fittings.  It is (more…)

A common type of filter system on large tanks is a sump filter.  It consists of a smaller tank that (more…)

The most common PVC pipe sizes for aquarium use are: 1/2″ 3/4″ 1″ 1 1/4″ 1 1/2″ 2″ The size (more…)

The easiest way to cut PVC pipe or tubing is with ratcheting pipe cutters.  They can cut pipe up to (more…)