victor_c3
Premium Member
My brother just bought a house and it came with an above ground pool. Him and his wife were not interested in keeping the pool so they tore it down. The previous owner just replaced the pump before they sold the house and it has only been used maybe a few weeks at best. My brother just gave me the pump as he has no use for it at all.
Is there any reason I can't use a pool pump for my main system pump for my upgrade plans? In general, would swimming pool pumps work in salt water (I know salt water is considered mildly corrosive)
It's a 1 horsepower pump and can pump up to 50' of head. At 20' of head it hits 5160 GPH. The room I want to use in my basement to setup my 250 gallon sump/frag tank (I'm planning on slowly upgrading my system to support a 120 and then a 260+ gallon display tank in the next 2-4 years [as soon as my corals outgrow my tank]) is about 26' feet of plumbing away and this pump would be perfect for what I want to do.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
Victor
Is there any reason I can't use a pool pump for my main system pump for my upgrade plans? In general, would swimming pool pumps work in salt water (I know salt water is considered mildly corrosive)
It's a 1 horsepower pump and can pump up to 50' of head. At 20' of head it hits 5160 GPH. The room I want to use in my basement to setup my 250 gallon sump/frag tank (I'm planning on slowly upgrading my system to support a 120 and then a 260+ gallon display tank in the next 2-4 years [as soon as my corals outgrow my tank]) is about 26' feet of plumbing away and this pump would be perfect for what I want to do.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
Victor