Thinking things through: sumproom in basement?

FishRFriendsNotFood · Jul 25, 2019

Hello everyone,

in a previous thread I was building a new stand to start in the saltwater hobby.
Apparently the wife didn't like it and decided to order a cabinet with the same look as the rest of the room. Since its all handmade it will take a while until its finally here, probably around november. Plenty of time to think things through I guess.
Instead of putting all the equipment in the stand (and destroying it with all the moisture and salt within a year), I thought it would be neater to plumb everything towards the basement.
I've made a good oldschool drawing in paint to show you what I'm thinking of.
I would like some feedback like: which return pump would be OK and last but not least, I would like to monitor everything with a Profilux 4. So compatibility with most equipment is a must!
Also: do I need an outbreak box or something to let my DT communicate with the sumproom?

Flippers4pups · Jul 25, 2019

Basement sumps are a blessing to have. Here's my build thread detailing mine. I can't help you with a controller, but depending on the amount of vertical feet, you most definitely want a return pump that is pressure rated.

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FishRFriendsNotFood · Aug 3, 2019

Thank you for the input, as I'm still thinking about how to do things, started some drawing in Sketchup.
The "utility room" would be 3,80 x 5,40 m. This is where water, electricity and gas enters the house.
I've red in different quarantine topics about air-contamination. So putting the QT tank next to the sump wouldn't be a great plan I guess. Plenty of room to have it somewhere else.

Left to right:
Some old vessels I have (blue) for probably waste water or curing rock.
The green cube would be for RO/DI water. The cabinet with the remote sump and a small frag tank or refugium?