Submersible pump help

Hey guys.

I'm putting together a DIY project, don't want to say just yet.

What i need to know is what size, or however you measure it in, pump i will need for this project. The pump will need to pump up atleast 10cm, down 30cm (Yes i know, dont say), into a tube that is aprox. 10cm wide and 30 heigh, pump up this tube and 60cm straight back into the tank. Might have given away wat it is.

Or is it better to have gravity 'pull' the water into this tube and then pump back in the tank?

But please try help me out with the 1st one.

Thanks guy:bigsmile:

 

building a sump are we???? lol

 

that would be a scrubber? anything from 2000lph+

 

Hi george,

Welcome to TASA

whats a scrubber? Please introduce yourself in the new members section, its a forum policy to introduce yourself...thanks george...

 

Not exactly.....don't want to say just yet.

2000lph+? A bit exspensive won't it be? And seeing that this is your first post...welcome lol

Jesse, ask google he can help you lol

 

lol, thought maybe you could, or maybe you going to ask him as well...

 

Well i have no idea

Did ask but found it very confusing, don't quite understand what he (Not google) ment

 

Google algae turf scrubber, sure it was mentioned somewhere on this site aswel.

 

Question: Whats this got to do with my question?

 

Nothing i guess ?????? Please ignore my comments and continue...

 

Look under 'building a moss wall' someone there explained a algae scrubber.

Troy are you building a windmill

 

How did you know! No really haha im not.

 

What you trying to do doesn't make sense. So you trying to use a single pump to push down and to pump up? Not gonna work....

To spec a pump, aim for a flow rate in lph. Measure your pipe work, add 30cm for 90 degree elbows and 15 for 45 degree elbows. Total of that is your head height, then look for a pump with the flow rate required at that head height

 

Well i can't explain any better.

 

Sounds to me like he wants to build a PVC type of canister filter

 

I dont really know what i want to do with it. But hey Franna, can that be done? if so how?

 

I'm sure someone has done it before. but I've never tried . Lots of ideas in my head.

After a quick search I found this. Looks decent. just not sure how well it works

http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/.../62265-diy-pvc-pipe-canister-filter-step.html

 

Yeah mine to but have no idea how to do it.

 

Well Troy, if you were to actually share what youe idea is that you are planning on DIYing, we would then be able to share with you what size pump you would need.

But by not telling us your plans... then every single answer you going to get is going to be a waste of your momney... because no one will be able to give a decent answer.

But then again... a 2000l/ph pump should do the trick.... whatever it is you are doing.