Can this run off a fish tank sump?
2049854
a fish tank pump can not realy work on it i have tryed and it cant blow as hard as it needs to make the drip ring work but maybe if you get a like a 15gl fish tank pump it may work
2049855
Probably depends on the size of the tank it was running. I bought a new pump, u can get them dirt cheap on Amazon.
624475
Yes, and Yes. It is hard wired into the system and runs off of shore power. Unit shoule be off if you are running the trolling motor...unless you have a very long extension cord. :>)
1550691
In July? I mean it would work depending on size of sump. But it costs a lot of electricity to run 300w .. More than you think .. And I prefer to heat directly where the fish are and only when I have to.
1024879
You would be far better off using a sump pump designed to do that task. There is no drain port, sump pumps can be rented cheaply, and if you did try to make your own drain and use this to empty large volumes of water you would burn out the motor quickly.
482225
Perhaps if you hooked it up to a soaker hose and ran the pump off a timer. Otherwise it moves a lot of water rather quickly. I run mine on a timer that operates the pump every hour for 2 to 4 minutes.
768608
I don't see why not. As soon as the water touches both metal tips of the probes it will turn on the sump pump. Either probe can be mounted as the the lower probe or upper probe. The lower probe on my setup is submerged in water most of the time and the sump turns on once the water reaches the metal tip of the upper probe. The sump runs until the water level drops past the lower probe. On my sump once the pump turns off, water from the drain tiles partially refills the sump submerging the lower probe It doesn't matter how the probes are mounted, pointing down, pointing up or even sideways, once both metal tips are touching water the pump turns on and runs until both metal tips are out of the water. I don't see why not. As soon as the water touches both metal tips of the probes it will turn on the sump pump. Either probe can be mounted as the the lower probe or upper probe. The lower probe on my setup is submerged in water most of the time and the sump turns on once the water reaches the metal tip of the upper probe. The sump runs until the water level drops past the lower probe. On my sump once the pump turns off, water from the drain tiles partially refills the sump submerging the lower probe It doesn't matter how the probes are mounted, pointing down, pointing up or even sideways,... » Read More I don't see why not. As soon as the water touches both metal tips of the probes it will turn on the sump pump. Either probe can be mounted as the the lower probe or upper probe. The lower probe on my setup is submerged in water most of the time and the sump turns on once the water reaches the metal tip of the upper probe. The sump runs until the water level drops past the lower probe. On my sump once the pump turns off, water from the drain tiles partially refills the sump submerging the lower probe It doesn't matter how the probes are mounted, pointing down, pointing up or even sideways, once both metal tips are touching water the pump turns on and runs until both metal tips are out of the water. « Show Less
1595276
yes you can, but once it is packed with all of your media and gets a little dirty you can turn it all the way back up. Im running it on a 90 gallon saltwater
1002095
I suppose you could but not very handily because you would have to dump the tank very frequently unless your pond is dry.
1221424
You will need a pump, I am running two 330gph pond pumps, I have them both submerged in the last compartment of the sump. I am running a corallife 65g skimmer in the center compartment.
569093
No, not unless the gravity flow has a head pressure of at least 15 lbs. It is a pressure tank.
43938
No because a heater would make the water too hot since it is a 1 gallon tank. The fish would be unhealthy.
1978069
No, this pump will keep pumping until it burns up. Or gets the power shut off. You'll have to have some sensor in the tank to shut it off
638774
That would depend on the amperage of your sump pump and the length of your extension cord... By doing a little research online, I would say that if your sump is 6 amps or below and you limit the length of your extension to 50 ft or 75 ft at the longest you should do okay. This is just my opinion as I have not run a motor with an extension on my own unit. I have had my unit for a year and love it. We use it to charge phones, computers, lights, Ipods, etc... when camping. We keep it busy and use it a lot. We have done away with D batteries for flashlights and fans. :D
1868652
It can run non-stop and it will shut off on its own when water level depleted. The timer works well also. I have mine going every day. I am super pleased with its performance!
391817
yes do run a pond pump i use one the other day to empty a fish pond with a 6oo watts pond pump
779495
Probably not, unless this is a permanent set up. It sounds like you are bring a hose over to a tank and and filling the tank then draining and disconnecting the hose.
932058
No...it requires a power source ....it clips into the hood of a Coralife tank..the power source is in the hood