Basement sumps

[Holygral]

I have a 125 with to 2 overflows, pumping up 20 feet, reeflo barracuda gold, they have a refurb store which has some great deals, been running a refurb for 2 treats, super quit pump, I actually have throttled down

 

[JJ-MIK]

What are you getting for gph at 20'?

 

[Holygral]

I really don't know as I have it throttled back, I don't use it for flow, if you flow is too fast, your skimmer doesn't have time to work, I have it throttled back about a third, only throttle back on the discharge end

 

[JJ-MIK]

Can you post pictures of your setup? Please?

 

[Holygral]

Can you post pictures of your setup? Please?

What are you looking for, my pump is it the basement, the plumbing from the basement, or the under tank plumbing. I have it set up so I can adjust discharge and flow under the tank as well as flow from the pump

 

[JJ-MIK]

Well in general I'm looking for ideas and ways to set up my basement. I'd really like to have the main sump. Refugium . Frag tank and algae scrubber all set up. Plus of course skimmer and uv sterilizer

 

[JJ-MIK]

Interested in what everyone's layouts are like

 

[JJ-MIK]

I kind of like this setup. I google searches basement reef sumps and seen this.

 

[Holygral]

Wow I'm not near as fancy as others,my return pump, rodi and rodi holding tank are in the basement, my sump and hardware us under the main, I don't dose anything so I guess mine is simpler

 

[JJ-MIK]

So do you just pump ro water to your display then?

 

[Holygral]

My main pump is my circulation/ return pump, my ato is hooked up to my rodi supply in the basement, my container has a float set up so I always have 20 gal of water

 

[JJ-MIK]

What kind of pumps are you running and how much head way? Do you run skimmer or anything else off your return?

 

[Holygral]

What kind of pumps are you running and how much head way? Do you run skimmer or anything else off your return?

I running a Reeflo Dart gold, Im pumping up about 10 feet, have the output throttled back about a 4th. I run nothing else off of it. Use 2"pvc down to 1" at over flows

 

[JJ-MIK]

How do you like it? How is your power bill? I need to run around 20' up to the tank. Can't decide on a pump

 

[Holygral]

it only pulls around 100watt, they have some recondite pumps with 1 or 2 year warranty, I don't think it would have any trouble with 20 feet, they are super quiet, not that it matters in the basement

 

[JJ-MIK]

I look them up and the darts have a max head of 12'.... But it is 3600 gph with low watts... Do you or does anyone think this will pump 20' without a problem?

 

[JJ-MIK]

I might be exaggerating. Saying its 20'.. I don't know.. I don't have the house yet. But the one I'm looking at buying has maybe 10' tall ceiling..