Hooking Up A Water Pump

[invader]

The topic states the basic question. I have just bought my first tank that is drilled with a w/d filter. The guy that I bought it from helped me with putting the tank together, but he did not mention how to hook up the water pumps. I have been looking online for my pumps, but the lingo is beyond me. There is mention of 1" MPT... what is that? How do I hook up the pump to my tubes (they are the ribbed kind, like pool tubes). I hope this explination is clear. If not, I'll get pics. Thanks.

Also, I would like to say that I have been looking at Quiet One pumps and my tank is 125gls (I measured the tubes and they are 1.25" from the outside, not the inside).

 

[Lateral Line]

MPT and FPT are the fittings on the pump or pipes, Male Pipe Threading or Female Pipe Threading. If your pump has a 1" MPT connector, you will need to attach the pipe to a 1" FPT, they will then connect. If your pipes are larger, you can get reducing or expanding fittings which have, say, a 1" MPT one side and a 1.25" FPT the other.