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link up 2 hoses to 1 inlet??

AdAndrews

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Hi, just a quick question really, for my nano i added an extra pump so atm i have 2 lots of lily pipes in the tank, i want to reduce this to just 1 lot(intake and outlet).

I have found some hose pipe 3 way connectors(12.7mm) on ebay, although i am aware this may reduce the flow even more, would this be feasable, or is there any other way of doing what im proposing?

Main reason is to swap the lilies for the plastic intake/outlet and go lower tech(due to less time),

i'd be grateful if anyone could help,

thankyou
Adam
 
Two filters and one outlet, you might have to place non return valves on each to prevent the flow from one stopping the other, or if one is stronger than the other it might back flow into the weaker filter.
 
Something like this should work:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NON-RETURN-VALVE- ... 3efcbf18fa

Or

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NON-RETURN-VALVE- ... 414c5f6b6b

You just have to make sure the outlet can handle the flow. For example if the filters are 12/16mm get a T piece that is 12/16mm on two sides and 16/22mm on the other, then use 16/22mm on the outlet, not sure if that will matter though ;)

Some examples:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/16mm-5-8-T-Piece- ... 3efa3c8253

or

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/12mm-1-2-BARBED-T ... 3ca487f773

Hope that helps!
 
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