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Advantages:

 

-quick and simple way of connecting an overflow and return pump to a

display tank

 -relatively low cost compared to PVC (not that the late r is expensive,

though)

 

-flexibility- plastic tubes are not ridgid and can be shaped and bend to a

certain degree, making the whole plumbing job hassle-free

 

-works well for smaller tanks where space inside the stand is limited

 

-easily replaceable

 

Disadvantages:

 

-flexibility- tubing is, well, fle xible, which if not des igned properly can

kink, reducing the flow and shortening return pump’s life

 

-most tubing is transparent in color, promoting unwanted growth inside

the tube when receiving any light

 

-limited expandability-yes, you can buy splitters, reduction attachments

and valves with barbed connectors, but any more sophisticated plumbing

work using flexible tubing becomes a mess

 

PVC

 

-PVC pipes are rigid and very hard to break

 

-PVC plumbing can withstand high pressures, making it the bes t choice

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