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Has anyone tried having the tank on the main floor and all the filter system in the basement. Head must be a big concern and the system in the basement would have to be totally enclosed? I have purchased a overflow to make sure the tank is safe. Any comments would be great:question:

basement sumps are somewhat common (I've got one), not hard to do.

checkout the RC Basement sump thread

Heres a short thread from this site http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=66949

I don't know what you mean by totally enclosed. The only difference is you will need a pretty powerful pump to send water up a whole floor.

Last house i had my 90g on the main floor and the sump in the furnace room. Ran 1.5" pvc hose to the tank and return back down. Cant remember what i had for my return pump. Made sure after i shut it off that sump had enough room for lines and tank to drain back in.Floor got wet a few times until i figured everything out. Not allowed to have my tank upstairs in the "new house" something something wife, something floor wet, so its in the basement now.

every time i look at the name of this thread my mind wanders. i wish i could have sump in basement but basement is fully finished and no way to plumb it. so if i could i would and if you can go for it

had the advantage of an unfinished basement but fairly easy to patch drywall (and get your mind out of the gutter)

yes patching drywall not so bad but ceilings i hate especially with the knock down design on it... its just not an option in this house so bothtanks are stand alones just means twice the equiptment. this is why i say go for basement sumpandmake it huge to sustainany future endeavors.

its not my fault i just see the words and no matter how it worded its just yeah im having a night lol

Maybe its just me, but a topic titled "head" and posted under "do it yourself" could be taken a few ways.

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I had thought about the head thing but not the do it yourself.:biggrin:

LMAO! Well played for the WIN =) Yeah when I clicked I had no idea what I'd find. All there was was some reef talk which sorta 'blew'.