Pumping saltwater from basement mixing station to DT.

[Adam_M]

Suggestions on a setup for pumping water from my 55gal mixing stations in the basement to my display tank? It's obviously up a floor and approximately 150-175ft in distance.

What kind of pump do I need, and where can I find a hose long enough to get the job done?

Thanks!

 

[jda]

You will likely need a high pressure pump like Iwaki or PanWorld. You will need pressure rated pumps. Iwaki 70 or 100 are good choices. Sometimes you can find them used because they make a little bit of noise, but this will not be an issue for you usage.

The horizontal run is not a huge deal (it is not nothing). Look to go through floor HVAC registers if you can. This can help.

 

[RichReef]

If it's only for water changes a Danner 1800 will do fine. Use one all the time.

 

[C. Eymann]

+1 on the Iwaki or blueline.

If this was to act as your return, I'd say spend the extra $$ and go for the Iwaki, but because it is going to be used for utility purposes and not "life support" save some cheddar and go with the blueline/panworld.

Rumour is about 15-20 years ago one of the head engineers at Iwaki left to join Panworld and their pumps are almost identical in design.

 

[BeejReef]

I'm no pump expert, but I run a similar setup. 70g mixing bin gets pumped up from the basement to a first floor tank almost directly above it... maybe 14 feet of head. A used Mag 18 has fit the bill for some months now. A few ball valves enable it to be my mixing and lifting pump. A remote outlet (amazon) lets me turn it on and off from upstairs while filling the tank after WC's. Can turn on and off heater as well. The key is not being lazy and switching the valves back afterward. I live in fear of one of the kids pushing the button on the remote and pumping 60g of saltwater onto the floor. 3/4" braided nylon tubing, if memory serves. Hose comes up from basement from a 1" holesaw out of sight behind tank.

 

[mike550]

Not to get overly geeky or obvious here but you should size the pump based upon head pressure and desired flow rate. Head will be driven in part by vertical height and overall length. The closer you are to max head for the pump the shower the flow.

Sorry I can’t remember where but I’ve seen a couple of head calculators online.