Hello Everyone I am new to this forum and converting from Freshwater to Reef aquarium. I'm excited in my new journey but do understand that I have to make a solid decision on the way I approach the setup of this tank. So I have hard decisions in a short time. So i'm trying to help create a Automatic water change system. I'm not running PVC through the ground or at least I would not like to. I will probably run one in order to protect the RO Tubing. So having a 1/2" PVC with RO tubes inside of it. if I can and run everything through there.
So going straight to my question I'm thinking of running RODI water in my basement which will have water station next to it and also the drain is next to the water station where it can dump water right into it. I was looking into the DOSER being upstairs in my house (which is two flights of steps) and sucking the water from my waterstation in my basement to my sump upstairs?
I measured the vertical feet and where my sump is down to the basement. I have on the first flight down I have 9Ft and on the second flight down another 9ft for a total of 18feet. Horizontal I have 12ft and 9ft for a total of 21ft. A total 40 feet. Also I will have have two right elbow bends since I'm not cutting the RODI tubing so I have less failure. The bends one be a hard 90 degree as it will pinch the tubing so it will be a wide turn. Even thinking of not using pvc and using electrical conduit with the wire mesh inside to protect just incase any rodent decides to take a swing.
So there it is 40ft of head pressure, 18ft being of Vertical pressure. Let me know your thoughts if you think this idea will work. Which Doser will work for this? I noticed GHL Maxi Doser on BRS stated it had 50ft head pressure. Can't find the others. Thanks in advance to anyone who shares true insight.
So going straight to my question I'm thinking of running RODI water in my basement which will have water station next to it and also the drain is next to the water station where it can dump water right into it. I was looking into the DOSER being upstairs in my house (which is two flights of steps) and sucking the water from my waterstation in my basement to my sump upstairs?
I measured the vertical feet and where my sump is down to the basement. I have on the first flight down I have 9Ft and on the second flight down another 9ft for a total of 18feet. Horizontal I have 12ft and 9ft for a total of 21ft. A total 40 feet. Also I will have have two right elbow bends since I'm not cutting the RODI tubing so I have less failure. The bends one be a hard 90 degree as it will pinch the tubing so it will be a wide turn. Even thinking of not using pvc and using electrical conduit with the wire mesh inside to protect just incase any rodent decides to take a swing.
So there it is 40ft of head pressure, 18ft being of Vertical pressure. Let me know your thoughts if you think this idea will work. Which Doser will work for this? I noticed GHL Maxi Doser on BRS stated it had 50ft head pressure. Can't find the others. Thanks in advance to anyone who shares true insight.