Basement Sumps

[reefgirl189]

Originally Posted by jagermaier

Thanks Denny, you've got a sweet set up yourself so you have nothing to jealous about!

Wow that is nice. No mess of cords or plumbing. Easy access. Is that RO dedicated only for your tank or does it supply the whole household?

[jagermaier]

Originally Posted by reefgirl189

Wow that is nice. No mess of cords or plumbing. Easy access. Is that RO dedicated only for your tank or does it supply the whole household?

Yeah it's RODI so it's only for my water top up and changes. It feeds into a 120 gal holding tank...a little excessive, I know. I have the Tunze Osmolator auto top off just sitting here, just too lazy to install it.

[Aquattro]

My last setup had the sump downstairs, I found I neglected it a lot more. I wouldn't do it again.

[Seriak]

I had my old tank setup with a sump in the basement. It relieved so many maintenance tasks right at the tank as it was plumbed to my ato and ro/di. I would definitely do it again. I never had to go to my tank except to feed, scrape and enjoy.

[whatcaneyedo]

I gave a friend a hand setting this one up. On the plus side it eliminated the clutter and ceased the water damage inside her expensive stand. The change also allowed her to use a larger sump and now enables her to do water changes in the laundry room rather than the living room. On the downside, access is still pretty tight as there really wasn't much room beside the furnace. She also had to buy a much larger pump to use as a return.

She didn't trust the glass shop to drill a hole for a bulkhead to feed the pump so I had to plumb the unusual intake.