seashell_midwest
11-08-2013, 09:05 PM
I have a 55 gallon aquarium. I have setup a automatic water change system. Wondering whether this will work. suggestion welcomed:
I have run 1/2 pex tube from my basement to the tank.
U shaped pex tube hanging on the tank, there is a check valve at the aquarium end. The other end is connected to pex tubing which runs at the floor level across to the closet, in the closet the tube makes a upward turn to ceiling (8ft), then the tube goes to the basement which is at the same level, the tube runs down for another 8 feet to the house sump pump water collection area, I have connect this pex tubing to magnum 9.5, then it makes it turns upward 8ft and reaches the celling and goes to the drain area, here it descends 8 ft, before this i have place a T to vent the air to break the siphon.
I hated placing my magpump 9.5 inside the aquarium as it takes so much space. Did not feel comfortable keeping below my aquarium either as worried about a leak. So I have kept near the sump area even if there is a leak i will not have a problem.
Is there a way to bleed the air in my pex tubing before it's connected to the mag pump without loosing the priming? Will there be issues if I don't have air vent?
I plan to use predetermine timer to pump the water out of the tank and into the tank in my absences. (out pump will pump for 20minutes, and in-pump in the storage barrel will pump for 25 minutes both are manually calibrated for filling time as a safety measure have a float in the aquarium which will switch off the in pump if it crosses a predetermined level)
55 gallon storage barrel has a float valve, planning to use a rainbird solenoid that will open for 2 hrs after the water change to fill the storage barrel, by this i will prevent any mixing of new water with the aged water.
For dechlorination, planning to use a peristalsis pump in my absence.
help or suggestion welcomed.
I have run 1/2 pex tube from my basement to the tank.
U shaped pex tube hanging on the tank, there is a check valve at the aquarium end. The other end is connected to pex tubing which runs at the floor level across to the closet, in the closet the tube makes a upward turn to ceiling (8ft), then the tube goes to the basement which is at the same level, the tube runs down for another 8 feet to the house sump pump water collection area, I have connect this pex tubing to magnum 9.5, then it makes it turns upward 8ft and reaches the celling and goes to the drain area, here it descends 8 ft, before this i have place a T to vent the air to break the siphon.
I hated placing my magpump 9.5 inside the aquarium as it takes so much space. Did not feel comfortable keeping below my aquarium either as worried about a leak. So I have kept near the sump area even if there is a leak i will not have a problem.
Is there a way to bleed the air in my pex tubing before it's connected to the mag pump without loosing the priming? Will there be issues if I don't have air vent?
I plan to use predetermine timer to pump the water out of the tank and into the tank in my absences. (out pump will pump for 20minutes, and in-pump in the storage barrel will pump for 25 minutes both are manually calibrated for filling time as a safety measure have a float in the aquarium which will switch off the in pump if it crosses a predetermined level)
55 gallon storage barrel has a float valve, planning to use a rainbird solenoid that will open for 2 hrs after the water change to fill the storage barrel, by this i will prevent any mixing of new water with the aged water.
For dechlorination, planning to use a peristalsis pump in my absence.
help or suggestion welcomed.