DIY Float Tank (wordpress.com) used a Tidalwave Blue wave pump from https://bluewaveproducts.com/
Category: Pump and Filter
Water Sterilization – let me count the ways
A recent thread spurred me to catalog all the ways that float tank water can be sterilized. So let’s do it:
Choosing a pump
If your UV is triggered by a certain amount of pressure, then your pump must be matched to it. If this is not a concern, then the following links may be of use: Pump recommendations : r/FloatTank (reddit.com)
How powerful does a pump for a DIY float tank have to be?
For a home setup you don’t need a high powered filtration, but you should use either a magnetic drive pump or mechanical pump that can maintain roughly 20 gallons per minute (45-80 GPM for commercial setups). Generally 110v 1/8HP is enough to stir the water, (I’ve used as low as 3/32nd HP and as high […]
Filtration with Pond products
Submersible pond products are easier to setup and use and are designed for large volumes of water. The Pond Guy has a UV & SolidFlo Combo that has easy setup: the lifegard aquatics UV terrified me: I returned it.
Iwaki MD15RLT Water Pump
since it is mag-drive, we presume it does not have a rubber seal that can rot due to salt. It is being used in a refurbished Zen Float Tent.