This will be my overflow tank where the sump pump will be. Do you think it would be better to replace this stand and sit tank on the floor so water from 2 sumps can flow easier into it and not stall out. Its about 3 inches off the ground.
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Inside it doesnt matter much… i went with 1.5” pvc at the time because i had 11 tanks dripping at 37gph. Power outtage thats alot of water flushing through pretty quickly. Only 6 tanks dripping now into the 1.5” pvc. I have 1 line to my sump from 1 tank thats only 1/2” vinyl tubing that runs fine. Out side id just do 3-4” pipe of any kind. I chose pvc for the price and durability. I didnt trust the black corrugated type to not collapse being buried. Again… trial and error tho. This is just what worked for me and it didnt start this way. I used to just blast the water right into my lawn from the sump pump
. I was 25 and had zero… to give lol. I dug small ponds and trences after that which did not work either then eventually went to the hard pipe underground. Hard pipes been in and running for 10+ yrs now (knock on wood).
Shouldnt make much of a difference at 3” honesty. Nothings ever set in stone either. In my experience they always change down the road. Id get it up and running and go from there. Thats just me tho im not much of a planner.
Also the section that the pvc stops and the water is dumped out does that area flood/get muddy or since its 4 feet underground it just gets absorbed. I see there are plants about it also. I dont want to create a mosquito den. I know above ground if dump 200 gallons a day it will get absorbed into the ground no problem. I am just not sure about what happens to water already underneath.
My initial idea was what ur thinking… it wont work tho. Pumping water 24/7 will eventually saturate everything to its maximum point and it just keeps getting worse into a giant mud pit. The 3 “ponds” i have now at the output are 55 gal barrels cut in half and buried. They overflow into the next then into another 4” pvc pipe that runs 80-100’ out to the storm drain. The storm drain is a 2’ cement pipe. So theres no absorbing at all. Even with my open section its straight flow out. I tried the absorbing/leech bed type thing for a while and it always turned into a mud pile. It worked before when i was just doing manual w/c’s once a week it had time to catch up/dry out.
Ull have to get the water out and away from ur house as far as possible. Is there any type of storm drain or storm ditch on ur property?
200gpd
1400g per week
6k gal a month (roughly)
72k g a year
To one spot to be absorbed… no bueno lol… ive tried it
1400g per week
6k gal a month (roughly)
72k g a year
To one spot to be absorbed… no bueno lol… ive tried it
This should my last question appreciate all the help. Instead of using a sump pump if I drained each of the 2 systems from their sumps using 3/16 tubing (see below) to a hole in a exterior wall using lets call it 1 inch and a half PVC pipe on the outside then use a camlok connector to attach below hose. With the below hose can I can point the water where i want and it wont over saturate one area.
I know this would work in the summer but would this work in the winter? Or would the external pipe potentially freeze and work its way back into the house. I only ask because unlike with a sump pump that forcefully sends warm water through the pipe at a high rate of speed this will just be a slow constant trickle of water at 78 degrees lets say.
If this is possible I wont have to worry about flooding my house with a sump pump If I lose power and am not home and 3/16th tubing I can discreetly tuck up against a wall behind my tanks.
My fish tank room has a downward slow toward the exterior wall so it can be gravity fed.
I currently use the camlock for my ultima
I know this would work in the summer but would this work in the winter? Or would the external pipe potentially freeze and work its way back into the house. I only ask because unlike with a sump pump that forcefully sends warm water through the pipe at a high rate of speed this will just be a slow constant trickle of water at 78 degrees lets say.
If this is possible I wont have to worry about flooding my house with a sump pump If I lose power and am not home and 3/16th tubing I can discreetly tuck up against a wall behind my tanks.
My fish tank room has a downward slow toward the exterior wall so it can be gravity fed.
I currently use the camlock for my ultima
Smallest id do/trust would be 1/2” or 5/8” tubing. If ur worried about flooding 3/16” will do it for u lol… just not enough drain for a power outtage. Too easy to get clogged also IMO… if ur tanks have good drains and in turn ur sumps dont collect alot of water during a power outtage the 1/2” will drain off the initial flush of water when ur pumps are off easy enough. I use 1/2-5/8” tube from my sumps to the 1.5” pvc that runs around my basement. I still use a 1” bulk head for all the drains tho then step it down to the tubing. Not sure y lol.. always been afraid of something getting clogged.
Smart choice/thinking tho. When my powers out and 6 tanks dump at once my floor floods a bit
. If u notice in one of my pics theres a floor drain right next to my sump basin so the sump basin fills up and spills over into the floor drain. Its not enough for me to do anything about. U can do a battery backup if u do go the sump pump route for emergency. As for outside… ull just have to see what happens and can work for ur situation. I shot water in 1 spot for 2-3 yrs maybe. It was a mess but manageable. Grass was super green and 1’ tall there for like 4’x30’
… had to use a weed wacker rather than mow. Still have some things id like to change even 13 yrs later…
I admittedly have not read all the replies but I would simplify and upgrade at the same time.
