Plumbing Q

You could go either way if you wanted. Just go to lowes and try to explain it to them and they will help you find it.
 
they make a barbed fitting, i use it on my pond's outline. Lowes or Home Depot should have.
 
That fitting should be at home depot and lowes if you have a hard time look for a small mom and pop hardware store they usually have one or two of EVERYTHING!
 
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