Is there any reputable auto water change equipment

[Des Westcott]

I have my reef-pi doing AWC for me.

Disables my ATO, pumps water out the last compartment of my sump till it triggers a float switch to protect the return pump. Then fill sea water from container until the normal running level float switch is triggered. Then turns AWC of and ATO back on.

 

[acrum222]

Here's what I did. Got 2 brs dosers that run 50mls/minute. Pull from the opposite side of where my ato is at. Hooked both dosers to the same timer to they turn on and off at the same time. Pull fresh from a 12 gallon bucket and return bad to a 5 gallon bucket. And changing a gallon a day. Run it twice a day for 38 minutes. Been running great for a week. Might start upping the amount here soon. Ignore my terrible cable management. Lol

 

[reefloat]

Most certainly and from a nano to a large aquarium made by a company called Reefloat.

I have sold many to US customers and the only issue is shipping costs with an average of £50 -£80, they are not mass produced and each one is built as a one off and designed to last

 

[atoll]

I have sold many to US customers and the only issue is shipping costs with an average of £50 -£80, they are not mass produced and each one is built as a one off and designed to last

I have a Reefloat AWC and like many I wouldn't be without it. So much less hassle, no carrying buckets of water back and forth, no more wet floors. Simple to set up and ease of use.

 

[Bestshooter]

The AWC autoaqua water change system is good for smaller tanks. It has 3 pumps including the one for auto top off. The auto top off is shut off while the water change is happening.

I got this and can’t wait to try on my biocube 32

 

[Bill333]

Yes. One popular choice is using the DOS with an Apex. The Genisys Renew has also been around for a while. You could also get an industrial type peristaltic pump like a Masterflex that can run multiple heads with one motor.

I've been interested in the Genesys Renew also. Their web site says they're out of stock on all their products, and my attempts to email them have received no reply. As it happens, the address listed on their web site is in the same town that I live in, so I drove over there. It's a storefront in a shopping plaza. The space was completely empty with a 'For Lease' sign on the window. It's possible the people behind the company decided to close the office and work from home, but it doesn't look good.

 

[CK00020]

Good to know about the reef genesis, aa is not an option currently, so which model stenner is anyone using, needs to be a adjustable rate? Or could you just run it on a timer

 

[atoll]

Here in the UK a small company makes the best auto water changer on the market called Reefloat they also make very good ATUs Both very popular and they send them all over the world.

 

[Daniel@R2R]

The Auto Aqua is awesome and can handle any size tank so long as you're not trying to push water with excessive head pressure. The beauty of the AA is it also comes with the ATO and they work together so there's no errors. Like a separate ATO topping off during a water change. I mix my reservoir salt a tad bit saltier to offset skimming and acclimating corals and fish, but by and large my system's salinity is pegged at 35 ppt.

Yep! I have one and love it!

 

[Cassian]

+1 on the autoaqua. I’ve been running mine for close to a year now. Best investment I’ve made for my tank

 

[meinekebob]

+1 on autoaqua, been using for about 6 months. working great.

 

[CK00020]

Are they going to be selling them again?

 

[ArmyReefer]

I use two Versa pumps that have very long runs. They go up 15 feet, over 40 feet, and back down 15 feet. I change 2 gallons a day continuous. My dirty water gets pulled from the skimmer chamber and my clean water gets dosed into the return chamber. I check calibration once a month, never had an issue.

 

[cvysochin]

Been doing 8 gallons a day with the spectrapure LM3 for the last few years.. no complaints. Wanted to use a Genesis but in our configuration (three-way AWC) it wouldn't have worked without lots of headache.

 

[meinekebob]

Are they going to be selling them again?

They are still on coralvues web site doesn’t say retired so I assume so

 

[Adamantium]

Are they going to be selling them again?

I emailed them a few weeks ago. I guess they're working on a new model, but no word on release date.

 

[CK00020]

Hopefully they put out the new model before summer

 

[Oberst Hajj]

Been doing 8 gallons a day with the spectrapure LM3 for the last few years.. no complaints. Wanted to use a Genesis but in our configuration (three-way AWC) it wouldn't have worked without lots of headache.

It looks like you have to run two LM3s to do a AWC correct?

 

[BZOFIQ]

DOS and a dual head Stenner are the two I have used. both worked perfectly.

Dual head Stenner is LOUD, you'll hear it in your sleep

 

[BZOFIQ]

It looks like you have to run two LM3s to do a AWC correct?

One LMIII and slave pump