Does anyone use this combo still? I know all the rage is Tunze but I'm hesitant to go that route.
A little background, I was prepping my tank for a week of me being away on vacation which involves setting up a 8g or so temp reservoir (rather than my usual 5g) for my ATO setup. I've used this float valve switch to a Toms aqualifter pump for years with no probs at all. So I was putting a new longer tubing piece on to reach the temp res, and while taking the old one off I heard a crack... I broke the nozzle on the pump and my heart sank since I had no spare and was leaving the next day. Luckily I have 2 really good dosing pumps that I could use, just calculated a rough estimate of water used per day and set one to pump a little less each day while I was gone.
So, I'm going to either buy a new replacement Toms aqualifter, or be talked into changing my setup. I really like the simplicity of this system and will probably stick with it, but this whole experience got me wondering if there are any people out there still using the float switch setup.
A little background, I was prepping my tank for a week of me being away on vacation which involves setting up a 8g or so temp reservoir (rather than my usual 5g) for my ATO setup. I've used this float valve switch to a Toms aqualifter pump for years with no probs at all. So I was putting a new longer tubing piece on to reach the temp res, and while taking the old one off I heard a crack... I broke the nozzle on the pump and my heart sank since I had no spare and was leaving the next day. Luckily I have 2 really good dosing pumps that I could use, just calculated a rough estimate of water used per day and set one to pump a little less each day while I was gone.
So, I'm going to either buy a new replacement Toms aqualifter, or be talked into changing my setup. I really like the simplicity of this system and will probably stick with it, but this whole experience got me wondering if there are any people out there still using the float switch setup.