Ebb Flow to Drip Setup Questions. Please help!

I need some help from the experts of RIU. Im thinking of modifying my flood/drain setup to a drip setup and I'm curious as to what fittings I should use. My setup is basically what you see int he pic below. What I want to do is use a cooler as a res and pump up to manifold which will have drip lines coming off of it. Where I get stuck is the inlet. Im basically trying to set it up exactly like what you see in the second pic. Any help is appreciated!

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PetFlora said:

Yeah a drip ring is essential, but for all the plants you have, it will become a tubing nest.

I have developed a twist on ring drip

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Thanks for your help PF! I'm very familiar with the 21st Century thread. My big question is how that guy is connecting the inlet on the drain tray to the manifold. Is he just using some type of bulkhead fitting?