ATO water survey

Do you check your auto top off reserve for TDS?

  • O daily

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  • O weekly

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • O monthly

    Votes: 3 21.4%
  • O only when adding water

    Votes: 1 7.1%
  • O never

    Votes: 10 71.4%

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oldfishman

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I am wonder how often or if ever others check their ATO reserve for TDS. I ask only because twice this last year i found my reserve to contaminated or containing extremely high TDS.
 

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My RODI unit has an inline tds, I check it each time I fire it up. ATO Reservoir is cleaned with vinegar and water every two weeks. I don't check it after I fill it.
 

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Not really as I've never had a problem before, but also never had an ATO reservoir like that on the redsea reefer 525. It's basically a small tank sitting on top of the sump. So with the open top I just decided to keep it clean.
 

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I can't see it typically being useful to check it after you make it, unless you are concerned about weird things like cats peeing into it.
 

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