will this work?

[cockroach]

As long as the height you are pumping to is not too high I don't really see a problem.

Can't you find a way to mount a large container in the same room as your fish tank where it will be above the level of the tank. Have a drain at the bottom and connect your hose onto there. As easy as opening and closing the tap. Just fill it up straight from the tap and leave to age.

 

[black_monster]

i could, but then i'd have to use de-chlorinators, which i'm not a huge fan of.
plus, i'm guessing this would save me more money in the long term from not buying de-chlorinating products.

 

[black_monster]

As long as the height you are pumping to is not too high I don't really see a problem.

Can't you find a way to mount a large container in the same room as your fish tank where it will be above the level of the tank. Have a drain at the bottom and connect your hose onto there. As easy as opening and closing the tap. Just fill it up straight from the tap and leave to age.

not really, then i'd have to find a way to support over 100lbs six feet above the ground and another way to fill it up.

 

[CHOMPERS]

alright.
i'll be using "Quiet One Pumps, model 3000 rated at 780gph, 40 watt.
i'm going to stick that in the bottom of a trashcan and have around 20 ft of 1" vinyl hose attached to it going up the trash can and looping down to the floor and going straight up to my 120 that's about five feet high. total distance is about max 20ft.
i'm just wondering if you guys think it'll be able to pump water to that distance.
will it? or will it fail like two people have already said it probably will on this thread.

The model 3000 is the QP13 on this chart:
QP13, 3000 mfg#, 40W, .60 amps, 1" MNPT

At five feet (vertical) it will pump approx. 6.5 gpm or 390 gph. That'll git 'er done.

That one is similiar to the Mag Drive that I use. To my farthest tank, I pump about 30 ft. horizontally and 4.5 ft. vertically.

 

[CHOMPERS]

not really, then i'd have to find a way to support over 100lbs six feet above the ground and another way to fill it up.

Here's a shocker...On the HD web site there are two trash can models with wheels, 45g and 50g. I'm not sure which you had in mind but there are also a bunch of round ones that are 32 gallons. The weight of the water (not including the weight of the trash can) is as follows:
32g = 265.6 lb.
45g = 373.5 lb.
50g = 415 lb.

 

[cockroach]

Surely if you age it you won't need to add de-chlorinators?! Or I am mistaken on this?
Also, cant you build a cheap stand for it or find something on ebay that would work?

 

[black_monster]

Surely if you age it you won't need to add de-chlorinators?! Or I am mistaken on this?
Also, cant you build a cheap stand for it or find something on ebay that would work?

i could build a cheap stand i guess.
but then again, it wouldn't make my room look too nice if i had a towering stand filled with water over my 120g.
i just think this method would be the easiest.

 

[black_monster]

The model 3000 is the QP13 on this chart:
QP13, 3000 mfg#, 40W, .60 amps, 1" MNPT

At five feet (vertical) it will pump approx. 6.5 gpm or 390 gph. That'll git 'er done.

That one is similiar to the Mag Drive that I use. To my farthest tank, I pump about 30 ft. horizontally and 4.5 ft. vertically.

thanks for your help
now i guess i'll go ahead and order it off drsfostersmith.

 

[cockroach]

Well just for some suggestions ( hope its not bothering you as you already have a semi certain idea).

What if you built a box on the ground near the tank , plywood to look like a bench with a removable lid that is water tight. This could be used to age the water. You could either drill it at the bottom at one end , adding a bulkhead and a pump and hose leading to the tank or having a pump with a short length of hose to reach the tank which can be removed when not needed. To fill it you would just have to have a garden hose long enough to reach the "bench".

With the stand not looking nice in the room, you could build a cheap box around it to hide it with a door for access. This way you could make it match other things in your room. Plus, the lower unused half could be turned into to shelved or cupboard storage.