dismayed
12/30/2008, 11:40 AM
I've decided to stop buying pre-mixed saltwater and make my own. What I'm thinking I want to do is have an RO/DI unit dumping water into a big rubber trash barrel, which is where I would mix the salt. I'm going to have a heater and a power head in there to keep it warm and mixed up.
Here's the big question though. The trash barrel is going to be in a back room, probably 50 feet away from the aquarium. I want to run a 5/8" tube from the barrel to my tank, and was thinking I would just put it over a powerhead and have that force the water down the tube and into my aquarium.
Would a Maxi-Jet 1200 be enough force to carry water almost 50 feet, or would I need something bigger?
I'm not sure how to calculate the GPH I need. Thanks.
Here's the big question though. The trash barrel is going to be in a back room, probably 50 feet away from the aquarium. I want to run a 5/8" tube from the barrel to my tank, and was thinking I would just put it over a powerhead and have that force the water down the tube and into my aquarium.
Would a Maxi-Jet 1200 be enough force to carry water almost 50 feet, or would I need something bigger?
I'm not sure how to calculate the GPH I need. Thanks.