pumping water from basement

Joe5688

Joe5688

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I'm trying to plan this out and want to see if there are any suggestions or improvements to my idea. I'm tired of carrying 5g buckets around.

My idea is to have a water container with a strong enough pump to pump from the basement directly into my tank. It would be a 20 gallon or larger holding tank. The design would have an internal/external pump. The pump plumbing would create a loop so water is constantly mixing. I would have a valve i open that would allow the pump to pump into the sump during a water change.

I have a remote outlet i can activate from up stairs that would turn the pump on and then i can turn it off after its filled. All i would need to do is switch the valve.

Now my concerns are how high would evaporation be in closed container with water constantly circulating. Would it be enough to cause my salinity to raise over the period of a week between water changes?
 
In a closed system evap is negligible.

However, if you're using an external pump to mix, you're wasting money. Mixing salt is INCREDIBLY hard on pumps. You're better off having some maxijets on PH mode to mix it, and just use the pump to push up the water.

If you're looking for cheap, then a Mag12 or 18 would do the trick. If you want quality, then reeflo or something along those lines is good.
 
Cub21rak said:
Lunacris did this with a corner 90gal. Sump was I'm basement. Look for his build thread
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My sump is still going to be upstairs this is purely for water changes. Dje has his sump in the basement too. Def how I'm doing my next set up
 
Joe5688 said:
Yeah i was thinking about going with an internal pump. Would it still be hard on the pump?
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I think you're missing the point. ANY pump will take a beating mixing salt, so don't use the same pump to mix as you do to pump it upstairs.

If you want a closed system, get an external pump and use cheapo maxijets in powerhead mode. You don't want to get an expensive pump and try to use it for both purposes. The useful life of that pump will drop off like crazy.
 
Here's my SW mixing station. Turn 2 valves & it pumps to any room in the house upstairs. I drain with a python hose but any hose would do.

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That's pretty much identical to what i was thinking. Have problems with your pump like yogo was stating?
 
Awesome thanks for the help. How do u control your pump from upstairs? Have someone in the basement?
 
Lol that control will be strictly for the pump and will be mounted in my stand. U gotta remember i Dont have any kids lol
 
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