OK. I guess that makes sense. If you are going to do this I think I would use something besides suction cups. They are notorious for letting go and dropping things. There are acrylic holders that can be made or bought and Bobby, lReeflKeeper, glues his pumps to MagFloats. My tank is drilled so every thing is kind of in balance. As long as I don't overfill the system if the power goes out my
sump won't flood.
BTW, make sure you drill siphon break holes to avoid flooding in power failures. My pumps are in the bottom of the
sump and just lay there.