Waterbox Aquarium 16.5mm to 1/2in LocLine Threaded Nozzle

I got sick of trying to use an adapter so that my Waterbox aquarium return pump would work with ½ inch locline fittings. The original ½ inch adapter that I got from VCA broke, so instead of making a new adapter, I decided to design a replacement threaded nozzle that goes directly to a ½ inch locline fitting. No more adapter needed!

This nozzle screws directly into the return pump tubing of your waterbox aquarium. You can attach any standard 1/2inch locline accessories to it, like a random flow generator, a wye, or whatever else your heart desires. No more of that weird 16.5mm nonsense that nothing fits!

Print Settings:

• Print with a reef-safe plastic. I used PETG.
• STL is oriented properly for printing, with the male locline connector against the the bed
• Infill: whatever you want. If you use a minimum of 2 perimeters, it's basically 100% infill anyway
• Resolution: 0.2mm or 0.1mm
• Brim: I did not need one but if you have adhesion issues, a 2mm brim can be used
• Supports: none

Updates:

9/6/22 - v2: tweaked length and girth of threads for a more secure fit