Can You Move Sump to 1 floor down?

So due to the huge sump I have I was wondering if this is possible. I have a wash room right under the fish tank and can build a shelf to get it up higher so its not 10 ft lower but more like 6-7 ft down my question is is this a bad Idea? My thoughts were since I will have more access to the equipment since im very full under teh cabinet right now and also will not have any noise in the cabinet since the tank is in the bedroom. I have 2 pumps currently that I have valved down since they are to big for the system so if I do this then I can run them wide open also. The only thought is will the return hoses at 6-7 ft gargle more or make any noise? Any thoughts on this friends?

 

You will get a lot of head lost but yes its definitely possible I have seen it quite a few times. You may need a stronger pump though.

 

I am only running my pumps half throttle as they are to big. I figure that with the extra few ft maybe the will be close and if not I can get a magnetic larger pump.

 

Yea you can def do that...I have a 37g (sumpless) in living room. I have a 120g rr on order and plan to move 37g into our bedroom and put new 120 in living room. Then I will add sump and a refugium tank in basement and tie it all together. I will have lots of head loss but will have to get a pump that can handle it.

 

You shouldn't have any extra noise problems. Any added noise will be added in the sump room where the water hits the sump.

 

Having a remote sump is very common on larger aquariums. Just make sure that the pump you are using has adequate head pressure to reach the aquarium. There can sometimes be problems with oxygen supersaturation when systems are run at higher pressures, so you may want to check your dissolved oxygen levels once the tank is up and running.

 

It's totally doable to put your sump one story down from your tank.

Do you already know how to calculate your existing pumps performance against increased head pressure? If unsure you cold post your pump model here and one of us could help. Just because your pumps are valved down now, doesn't necessarily mean that they will be able to perform when you add another 6-10 feet of head pressure.

 

This has me thinking! My basement is just that! its a washroom with a thearter room net to it. The whole basement this wash room with a theater room attached to it. I thougt maybe it was a good place to place this sump to better my area of maintaine of the sume. Is this a bad idea?

 

One of the nicest tanks in the Richmond Reef Club belongs to a great guy who was things set up exactly like you're thinking of doing. The underside of his tank is totally clean and no noise in the living area. One floor down, he has everyting he needs to support the tank including a sink, counter space, RO/DI, water vats, sump, frag tank, etc...

Of course you could always jam it all into a closet like I did :yelrotflm. If it weren't for the dang concrete slab, I would have gone down a floor as well. Of course the concrete has some advantages when it comes to supporting 6000 pounds.

 

Well I will give the readers digest version here. I built my addition aroung this tank. I wanted it in the wall wife said he!! no so I made it work in the room. She said buy me a flat screen you get any tank. I got a 50in flat screen and bought the 220 haha. I had addition renforced to take the weight. I have had it running for 2 years now and tell you with the sump and fuge its so much easier to not have to try to get under there to maintain it. I just want it to be easy to work on. my basement is fully finished and the room below it is my room with the qt tabj abd akk my cemicals. if this might work let me know.