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I know what you mean I had the light, ato ,heater, rock, sand and filter already. I just had to buy the tank and kessil controller those two things cost me $110. If I had to buy everything it would of cost me over $300
Instead of pulling it of the barb fitting you can use one of these union barb fittings.
https://www.avastmarine.com/collections/aquarium-supplies/products/barbed-straight-union?variant=22864460995
I picked up a used controller my apex is hooked up to the tank in the basement. It would of been to much work to run the wire down there to control the light.
I had a 2 gallon fluval spec setup about 4 years ago. It was up for about a year and a half before I took it down. I've missed it ever since. So since we are all home now I figured it's a good time to setup a new pico.
Its Mr Aqua 3 gallon bowfront with a kessil a80, reef breeders ato, 50 watt...
Uniseals are usually used when your trying to put a pipe in something that is round. Like if you wanted to plumb a brute trash can. I wouldn't use one for my tanks plumbing.