Dosing Pump

[Gtinnel]

I've just started adding 2 part to my tank and I'm trying to use dosing pumps instead of doing it manually. The problem is I don't have room in my stand for the containers and the pumps, so I'm trying to put the pumps and containers in a different room of my house, that is on the same floor, and run the tubing through my ceiling. I'd prefer to keep everything close to the ceiling so that I can use cheaper pumps and not have to worry about head pressure, but is there any issue with siphoning if I keep the containers and pump near the ceiling but the output ran down to my sump. If it makes a difference I was looking at the Kamoer X1 pumps.
If siphoning is a concern does anyone know if those pumps can reliably pump up about 6 feet and then 25 feet horizontally and then down into my tank?

 

[Doglips56]

I deleted my previous answer becauseI realized I had misinterpreted the question sorry

 

[Hincapiej4]

Could get one of these containers.

 

[Hincapiej4]

I need to drill a hole in the top, but you get the idea.

 

[RedReefer]

You can plumb in two check valves. Peristaltic dosing pumps should pump that far. These pumps are also better about back siphoning. Just make sure the pump is mounted higher than the intake and discharge of the pump head.

 

[HuduVudu]

Siphoning is only an issue if the heads wear down. I saw it happen with the EcoTech pumps but I haven't seen it with others.

Kamoer makes a beefer pump. This might work better depending on the length of the line.

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[Gtinnel]

You can plumb in two check valves.

The direction that I am worried about siphoning is in the normal direction of flow. Basically the containers will be higher up than the tank, so I don't think check valves will work.

Siphoning is only an issue if the heads wear down. I saw it happen with the EcoTech pumps but I haven't seen it with others.

When the heads wear and allow siphoning does it start off as a very slow drip? If it was something I checked every few days then I'd assume it'd be fairly safe, especially if I changed the heads on a regular schedule. I'm cheap and was trying to avoid buying a more expensive pump. I have the same setup with an AWC going through the ceiling and I'm using a older Masterflex pump that I found used for cheap. I may end up going that route instead.

 

[HuduVudu]

When the heads wear and allow siphoning does it start off as a very slow drip? If it was something I checked every few days then I'd assume it'd be fairly safe, especially if I changed the heads on a regular schedule. I'm cheap and was trying to avoid buying a more expensive pump. I have the same setup with an AWC going through the ceiling and I'm using a older Masterflex pump that I found used for cheap. I may end up going that route instead.

Good point on the check valves.

I had my EcoTechs under my tank and the siphon from that caused them to drip even when the doser had stopped. What I experienced was that I was getting way more of a dose than I had set in the dosers. BTW I misspoke the EcoTechs the tube had flattened and that for whatever reason was causing the problem. There design is different so my original stament stands for other pumps, just not the EcoTechs. I don't trust them now.

If you are dosing solutions and you get too much of the solution that can be catastrophic. This would be an area I wouldn't skimp. I swear half of this hobby is knowing where to spend and where to skimp.