Location for Smart ATO in Fluval Evo 13.5

[Luke Burns]

I am debating getting an ATO setup on my Fluval Evo 13.5 all setup. Where would the recommended location for the probe and the fill tube be? Maybe in chamber 3 where the return is as I see that one get low first?

 

[Ranjib]

I am debating getting an ATO setup on my Fluval Evo 13.5 all setup. Where would the recommended location for the probe and the fill tube be? Maybe in chamber 3 where the return is as I see that one get low first?

yes, +1 for chamber 3. I am a biocube user, and my setup is exactly same.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

If you do weekly water changes, is an ATO really necessary?

 

[Ranjib]

If you do weekly water changes, is an ATO really necessary?

yes. Unless you do manual top off every day, your salinity will swing significantly. Ambient temperature & humidity is a factor, but I think its almost a necessity.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

yes. Unless you do manual top off every day, your salinity will swing significantly. Ambient temperature & humidity is a factor, but I think its almost a necessity.

I'm losing hardly any water between weekly water changes to evaporation etc so I rarely need to top off. I check my salinity every couple days and it's always consistent (between 1.025 - 1.027).

 

[jaegers_reef]

Definitely put it in the 3rd chamber and put the fill tube in the first chamber.

 

[Tyler Bullock]

The ATO was the best investment I have made for my tank. I have a 5 gallon res so I fill it up about every other week. I was topping off the tank almost twice a day.

I put everything in the 3rd chamber.