salt sump pump question

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Unholy1761

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i got a sump pump for free it was in salt water how long should i run fresh water through it before i can use it on a freshwater tank it is 2200 liters per hour.:nilly:

bump its been running fresh water for 3 hrs plus
 
you should be fine to use it unless you detect salt in the water still I would take apart and clean real good and be careful of impeller and all the fragile stuff.

mr.reef24
 
mr.reef24;3359800; said:
you should be fine to use it unless you detect salt in the water still I would take apart and clean real good and be careful of impeller and all the fragile stuff.

mr.reef24
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thanks i know a little bit of salt wont hurt any one.

i find it hard to get my siphon and my pump going at the same rate how do you get past this problem?
 
mr.reef24;3360146; said:
How is the plumbing setup for the intake and outtake to the display?

mr.reef24
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im thinking of an overflow cause i don't wanna crack the tank by drilling.ill figure out more when i get the tank setup and running this saturday
 
well drilling isn't too hard but you need a good diamond drill bit and a overflow isn't a bad idea either once you find a overflow you like post it and we can find a good pump for it

mr.reef24
 
mr.reef24;3363221; said:
well drilling isn't too hard but you need a good diamond drill bit and a overflow isn't a bad idea either once you find a overflow you like post it and we can find a good pump for it

mr.reef24
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i have been looking in the diy section im thinking of making a 2 PVC ones at 3/4 an inch..

the pump will pump at 2200 liters flat out im thinking of running tubeing a max of 3.5 feet of the pump will that work? sry if my questions are annoying ive never made a sump. it seems very efficient
 
what pump is it your looking at? sound's like it would be fine and your question's aren't annoying at all.

mr.reef24
 
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