Pump Recommendation

[EllieSuz]

I'm getting too old to haul buckets of water up from the basement every week. I intend to drill a hole in the floor near my tank and pump water to a receptacle for water changes. I use a Mag Drive 9.5 as a return pump, so if I could use another one for water changes, I'd also have a spare return pump on hand. The question is, will the Mag Drive 9.5 be sufficient to move water around ten to twelve feet?

 

[SkiFletch]

As long as you're not concerned about speed, sure. It'll push out somewhere between 100 and 300gph at that height if you've got a straight shot and minimal fittings. Don't use less than 1" tubing. You have to be accurate with that 10-12' measure. Things tail off a lot after that and approach shutoff for the pump. Much past 13 and it will barely work at all.

 

[cardiffgiant]

If you're going to be drilling holes into floors, is a basement sump an option?

 

[EllieSuz]

A basement sump would be terrific, but I wouldn't know how to begin such a thing. What would I do with the sump that's under the tank? I'm not up to the effort of emptying the Display to remove the existing sump. I love the hobby, but I have to face the fact that I have some restrictions on what I can attempt as I age. Just omitting the job of carrying water up the stairs would be an enormous help.