My basement is not finished so that was a plus. Ive got a 125 in the wall open on both sides with a false wall to hide the ends of the tank, my tank is also drilled on one end so its a clear view looking through.. So i used flexible pool hose to run from the tank to the basement so that nothing could bind and cause a crack. Then once in the basement i switched to pvc witch is fastend to the wall. I also used a big two speed pump salvaged from my old hot tub that had plenty of flow and would have no trouble with lifting my water back up 14 feet. My only prob was the placement of my check valve. I placed it just after the pump but before the manifold that controls my water flow and where it goes,, witch now lets all the water in tank to drop about 3 inch when the pump is off and allows all the water in the lines to drain back as well due to the open return from the manifold to the sump.. Not a real big deal but not how i wanted it to work its a 300 gal poly sump so it can handle it. dont forget that your pump will have prob at least 8 foot of lift not counting the bends and elbows as well.. may want to place things where they have a comon wall if posible that helped me as well. wish i could help more but it went together well for me.. if theres anything else you need mesg me if i can help i will if i cant ill tell ya i dont know..