Show Off your ATO Set-up

#1dawgsfan

Member
I tried searching for a dedicated thread on Auto Top Off Set-ups but couldn't find one.
Post up some pictures and Details of your set-up.
Anything from DIY Gravity feed on up to the more Complex!
Also describe some Pros and Cons you've come across with certain set-ups.
I would go first, but I'm currently gathering equipment for my 60 Gallon Cube build and am at the point of purchasing my ATO set-up so I currently don't have one.
Thanks!
 

flower

Well-Known Member

I bought my JBJ ATO unit for about $90.00, and use a 10g tank under my stand, with a tube running from the 10g holding tank to the DT. One sensor is in the 10g to prevent the pump from burning up if it gets too low, and another sensor is at the water’s edge in the DT, if the water line drops at all the pump kicks on and tops off the tank.
I add about 3gs of RO water a day to the holding tank. I got the ATO because I had a tiny drop of water get on a MH bulb and caused it to burst. This way I have no splash because I have the output tube below the water surface on the DT.
If I am going to be away on vacation I can put the tube and pump in a 37g plastic can I use for water changes, it holds enough RO water for a week and sits next to the DT.
Here is a picture:
 
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