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Hey guys.. so I have an IceCap 48xl sump for my 310 gallon display tank that I’m considering to modify to enlarge the return pump section of it. The sump comes with a 15 gallon ATO reservoir but I’m using my 130g total volume saltwater mixing station also for auto-top offs since it’s in the same...

Quick review of Tenecor ATO Reservoir. I stumbled upon Tenecor while searching for affordable LARGE ato reservoirs. I had been considering hiding a 10 gallon trash can, or painting an rv water tank black, and I really disliked the idea of both options. While researching other acrylic ato...

Recently, I had a alk swing from 11 to 30+ due to human error and wiped out all of my fish except for a pistol shrimp and some CUC as well as all but 2 of my corals The ATO is a 10g and can barely hold all of my coral, I run a Seachem tidal 55 on the 29g DS and need to keep it on the DS so it...

I have a roughly 275 gallon system, 210 DT and a 65g sump (probably closer to 250 honestly, neither is filled to top) I travel fairly often and am the main person that cares for the tank. my evap during cooler months has been 1-2 gallons a day, I can only imagine the summer months spiking to...

Anyone have any recommendations for an ATO for the IM Nuvo 30L gallon? The Tunze brand keeps coming up but I'm not about requiring the "most expensive" or top of the line. I just need one that works well.:) Thanks!

Good afternoon reefers, I have a quick question, so i have a Reefer 425xl and i am using the ATO reservoir that came with the tank using the float switch for ATO. The last few weeks when i been doing water changes, i have noticed the salinity in the display is always 0.02 higher each week so i...

Preface: I know float valves can fail and shouldn’t be completely relied upon. However in the years since I started reefing my old containers and floats never had an issue; I always felt comfortable trusting them overnight at least. This new setup though…. I can’t figure out why my RODI...

Hi there, I am a bit new to ATOs and was curious if someone could help me figure out if it is working or not. I currently have the ATO connected (via pump) to a 5 G bucket of water. I have the nano 3152 Tunze. My tank is the 32 Biocube. I can take more pictures if it would help. Here is the...

Just wondering if anyone has an Evo V not the 13.5, and has an ATO if so where do you put the water level sensor and what specific ATO do you use. The chambers are so small that it seems like there may not be room. Thanks!

So I just began to dose kalkwasser into my 32 gallon tank through my ATO. I am using seachem kalkwasser and no matter how much i mix and stir it the ATO water never gets clear and is pretty cloudy with sort of a film on top even after stirring for minutes. I am just wondering if this is normal...

Hey everyone. Long time reader, first time poster. I’m in the process of having my tank cycle for the first time and need to get an ATO unit. (Cade s2/p 1200) I’ve been doing some research and from what I can see you can’t really go wrong with Neptune’s ATK nor Tunze 3155. Although, it does...

I’m setting up my new tank with a fish room on the same level but separated by a wall. The best solution I could come up with for ATO was to run RO tubing up the wall, above the ceiling, down the tank wall, and into the sump. The Neptune ATK pump seemed powerful enough and it is! My problem is...

I just set up an Aquatop 40 and I’m having a hard time with the water level in the display and the chambers in back. I replaced the stock pump with a sicce 1.5 and I’m wondering if it is pushing too much water and is not able to flow through the back chambers fast enough. The level in the...

I’m running a smart dual sensor ATO. Do you all turn your ato off during a water change to prevent it from turning on? What do you do with your ATO during water changes? Thanks!

I just got a Waterbox AIO 50.3. I have an ATO from my old aquarium, and I wonder where I should install the sensor for the ATO in the aquarium? The ATO is AutoAqua Smart ATO Lite. SATO-260P.

I’m planning on building a stand in my garage to hold a brute up top and one underneath. The top one will store RODI. My tank is about 60 feet from this. Id like to have a length of RODI tubing that I keep rolled up in the garage to reach the tank to fill up my ato container. Can this be gravity...

Hi everyone, As the title introduce, I am planning to use the Jebao DP4 (should arrive in a couple of days) for automatic water changes. Now, I am not in crazy need/necessity for AWC giving that I have a 30 gal tank with less than 25-26 g water.. and I change around 8% water every week.. BUT...

Ok this is probably really simple for some, but I have my DOS 6_1 and 6_2 completing daily 1 gallon water changes from 07:30 to 09:30. I want to turn my Apex ATO system off during this time. I opened the config in both the 6_1 and 6_2 and clicked on the advanced tab, but there was nothing even...

Oh no not another ato circuitl. LOL This circuit uses two double pole double throw (dpdt) relays to control a pump in the ato bucket to keep the tank water level between two level switches in the tank. The relays are 12v 'power' relays one wired as latching relay (left relay) and another two...

So I went on vacation this past week to Hawaii (which was amazing btw, if you are a reefer I recommend going at least once in your life). I was gone for a total of 9 days. Before I left, I had everything in order - I hadn't changed or added anything to my 90 gallon reef in about two weeks, which...

My Salinity is at 31ppt. In theory could I just use salt water in my auto top up to increase my Sailinity. Will this cause my any problems? Any alternative methods?

Hi all, I will give some more details to the title. I recently started my adventure for the first time with saltwater aquaristic, so I have no N years of experience for supporting my claims. I come from freshwater, and before that terraristic (bearded dragons, newts, frogs etc) and a common...