ATO Reservoir Ideas

[Mark82]

Here is my ato reservoir, a 6 gallon jug from Walmart. Last me a week. Painted flat black, it’s between the tank and electrical cabinets. I’ll post a build thread soon.

 

[BigJohnny]

I have no idea on brand. Purchased at Walmart, made in China.

Chinaaa. Yea I guess mine are just fancier, knock on wood.

 

[BigJohnny]

Sorry for the pink color; should have taken it during the day time. Essentially, the space to the left of the dosing jugs where the random stuff is kept is where i'd like to put it; so yea... tight space. I could build a platform about 7 inches tall which would buy me an inch each way so I then could place that 8 X 8 X 13.5 inch square carboy, but i'm not entirely sold on that option as of yet.

Just put those slim dosing containers behind your stand, then you have so much more room/options. Less of a hassle then trying to fit an ato res in 7x7 IMO. Just make sure you recalibrate your pumps/test regularly because that may change slightly depending on how big of a move.

 

[Foxy-88]

Here's how I have mine it's inside this cheap storage ottoman I got off of Amazon. Fits a 15 gallon tank perfectly and I think for the ottoman and tank cost like 40 bucks plus it makes a nice seat to stare at the tank on that side

 

[LPStandard]

I use a 10 gallon glass tank from petco

Same here. I couldn't make something fit cleanly in the stand that seemed large enough. At least the 10gal little tank on the floor looks OK next to the stand. Might have to change things up a little in the future, but it works well right now.

 

[CodyRVA]

Just put those slim dosing containers behind your stand, then you have so much more room/options. Less of a hassle then trying to fit an ato res in 7x7 IMO. Just make sure you recalibrate your pumps/test regularly because that may change slightly depending on how big of a move.

That's the direction i'm leaning towards or find a slim fit ATO jug that will fit behind the stand... either way, one in the same.

 

[D.WhiteShark]

I went with a Vittles Vault for mine. It used to be in the house so I bought a cheap night stand that it would fit inside and modified the top to lift up for access super clean and easy to refill. Holds about 10 gal and more than enough for well over a week for me.

 

[tony'stank]

I use a 6 gallon water container from Walmart. It is in the camping section and is food safe. It is tall and narrow enough to fit behind my tank

 

[CodyRVA]

If i move my dosing jugs i'll have 7 inches wide, 13.5 inches long and 27 inches of height available vs the 7 X 7 X 27 with the dosing jugs in their current location.

 

[Fourthwind]

This is what i use on my 40 gallon

Its supposed to be temporary buuuuut... im lazy?

I used these as well. Worked right up until the seams gave way. About 1 year. All three of mine leaked all over the floor within a month of each other.

 

[don_chuwish]

That looks exactly like mine. Found it at Ross or Marshalls or Homegoods, don't remember which. Works well and doesn't look too horrible.

 

[Greenstreet.1]

 

[shred5]

Aquarium

 

[Purpletank]

Thanks all! So, basically the home depot bucket in the living room isn't the most appealing thing to look at. If I can get a small container under my stand, understanding i'm sacrificing total volume, I would like to see what's out there. If I can't find or make something i'll leave the bucket. I'm limited on space with just 7 X 7 X 27 inches of space. I could make a tall cube acrylic container, but would love to find something I can drop in there.

It's an 80G system so I really don't need the full 5 gallons I get now with the HD bucket, I'd be willing to go down to 2.5-3 G.

I do use two brute trash can's for water storage, but seeing as I rent and I keep them in the garage; I have no way of getting the water from the garage into the living room, thus the need for the home depot bucket.

Our LFS sells 2.5g water totes that are s nice size. I use one of those for an ATO container. They are as tall as the 5g ones I think (I’m not home to check) and half as wide. I just drop a small Tunze ATO pump in and voila!

 

[William Norman]

That looks exactly like mine. Found it at Ross or Marshalls or Homegoods, don't remember which. Works well and doesn't look too horrible.

That is what mine looked like. Test you water after a few days with a TDS meter. See if the number change.

 

[William Norman]

Aquarium

I see some sort of straw. How do you attach to a pump ?

 

[BigJohnny]

That is what mine looked like. Test you water after a few days with a TDS meter. See if the number change.

Weird. I test the tds with a handheld in my ato res as a back up to my inline meter on my rodi, always zero. Good looks though.

 

[don_chuwish]

That is what mine looked like. Test you water after a few days with a TDS meter. See if the number change.

I have, always stays at 0 TDS. But thanks for the suggestion!

 

[CodyRVA]

So, if I move my dosers behind my stand, I have exactly enough room for this reservoir... trying to resist. A few things I didn't consider when reservoir hunting was; 1. if I can see into the jug, someone in this thread brought this to my attention and 2. how much of a pain is it to fill. I can definitely buy a jerry can, but what a pain in the butt it must be to top one of those off compared to my 5 gallon home depot bucket I have now. At least with one of these reservoirs I can see my water level and i can still fill it without too much trouble.

Anyone have algae issues with these clear reservoirs?

https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/crystal-ato-5-gallon-trigger-systems.html

 

[Greenstreet.1]

This what I have been using for years with no problems.