Pump recommendations for 2 stories

[PiggyPuffin]

Hey! I want to pump water up 2 floors from my basement to my tank (75 gallon). This would be a temporary installation, only brought out and used for water changes. I'm thinking I'd run some flexible tubing up my back stairs from a pump in my 30 gallon Brute reservoir. Any recommendations on a suitable pump? Am I crazy? Anyone else doing this?

 

[jda]

Iwaki or PanWorld are about the only thing that can handle that outside of a 220v commercial pump.

 

[PiggyPuffin]

How about peristaltic pumps? Are they available with higher flow rates than what BRS has available?

 

[jda]

Faster and more head do not usually work with Peri pumps.

If you don't want to get another brute and pump one story at a time, then you are looking at Iwaki 100rlt and that is about it. If you go one story at a time, then a Mag 24 or 26 should work and you can reuse them for water changes later.

 

[Saveafish]

Not crazy. Why not run your RODI outlet up stairs. Put a valve on it at both ends. Mix in a 5 gallon bucket. It'll pump it up there. The 1/4" line is cheap. Rolls up stores in your mixing bucket.

 

[PiggyPuffin]

Unfortunately, I've no space for a RODI outlet and reservoir upstairs. And my RODI flow rate is way too slow to make that practical. But good idea!

 

[PiggyPuffin]

The Iwaki looks like a suitable option, 39 ft head height from your suggested Iwaki MD-100RLT. Just the painful price to swallow.

 

[PiggyPuffin]

How about this?
UX-75421-00, SHURFlo Low-Flow Positive Displacement Flexible Impeller Pump, 120 VAC
40 ft of head = 62 GPH
~$190...though the price of the larger models skyrocket to >$1000!!!