Fishroom drain questions?

[kavin2845]

Planning out a fishroom in my basement, gonna be breeding nano fish and shrimps (wild type bettas, CRS, apistos etc). Figured out the filtration gonna be running the whole room on RO water with a continuous drip and also an automatic water change system programmed with an irrigation timer, my only concern is that my drain pipe is roughly 3ft above the ground and the ceiling is only about 7ft tall, which would limit the amount of rows i can have, planning out the racks i can only have two rows of tanks that are high up to allow for proper drainage so i could not do the bottom two rows if i were to do four rows of tanks. I was considering having a big tote to collect the drained water and then hooking up a sump pump to a timer and have it empty out the tank once a day, my only concern with that is if the pump fails and I flood the room.

Just wondering if any of you guys faced this issue and what your work around was? Pictures are appreciated!

I will attach pictures of the room when i get home

Cheers!

 

[FreshyFresh]

Why set the pump on a timer instead of using a standard sump pump with a float/level switch? If amount of draining water is a flood concern, have a another pump ready to go and have some battery operated leak detectors that go off like a smoke detector when wet.

 

[kavin2845]

Why set the pump on a timer instead of using a standard sump pump with a float/level switch? If amount of draining water is a flood concern, have a another pump ready to go and have some battery operated leak detectors that go off like a smoke detector when wet.

I was not aware of the float switch feature on certain sump pumps! That is great news, so i think ill go with a sump and sump pump,

Any reliable brands to stick to for sump pumps? Willing to spend a premium for a qulaity pump.

 

[FreshyFresh]

There's all kinds of selection at home/hardware stores. All of them will be setup to be hard piped with PVC pipe. The system I use, I have a Harbor Freight Tools submersible utility pump I thread a garden hose on to and route that hose out the door and onto my lawn.

 

[kavin2845]

There's all kinds of selection at home/hardware stores. All of them will be setup to be hard piped with PVC pipe. The system I use, I have a Harbor Freight Tools submersible utility pump I thread a garden hose on to and route that hose out the door and onto my lawn.

Thanks so much for the help!!!