[kurt]

We here in s Florida have a lot of experience with H2o.You seem like a enterprising ,resourceful bloke .Raise your source and let gravity work in your favor.Imagine the Romans moved water from the Alps to Rome and even raised cisterns along the way.I personally have moved the water across a spit of land (horseshoe bend)using a 200 ft 3" good old Manila rope (borrowed from some abandoned river barges)with a seed implanted every foot.Note this was a Boyscout type camping trip,nothing nefarious here.The polys need pressure/ flow and gravity to jumpstart the flow(priming)Manila is organic and some great sponging substance.All your Earthboxes use a wick of sorts.You can experiment with raised
cisterns,water towers as seen in city roofscapes.As a side note,the water you see in those towers is not the drinking water,just a gravity vehicle.If you dare open the lid on those(ghetto rooftop pools)it is not pretty.Trick is to have a overflow system system to keep flow fresh,and not have sitting stagnant,skeeter producing mass of green sludge.Pull all your fresh H2o from the bottom.Establish your layout,grades,terrace if you will.Have fun.