Re: another bounce : RO water

[Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@bewellnet.com>]

I've toyed with the idea of getting a small submersible sump pump with automatic
shut off for a dual function. I'd put it in a bucket with a screen (to remove
larger debris) and use it as a drain for my tanks. You see, I live in an old house
(by Denver standards - 1910) in which the sewer line is about 6"/15cm above the
basement floor, so I have no floor drains. The sump pump would pump waste water
either out the window to the lawn and garden, or to a basement utility sink. I
could then use it to pump adjusted water from holding drums into the few apisto
tanks that need something other than my tap water. I worry about using a simple
submersible pump because it might be damaged if it runs dry for any length of time
and I don't want to be turning it off and on at every tank. I'd be interested in
anyone's thoughts on this, pro or con.

Mike Wise



> >  I'd like to come up with a system where I pump the water out
> >  of
> >  the can and right into the tank for water changes.

IDMiamiBob@aol.com wrote:

>  Most pumps have a limit of how far they can "DRAW" the water up to the pump.
> But the vast majority of small _submersible_ pond pumps will PUSH the water up
> a distance consistant with its pressure capability. ... Get a submersible pump
> and don't worry about the horizontal distance.  water is pretty easy to move
> sideways.
>
> Bob Dixon
>
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