newfisher Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 I finaly broke down and set up an Auto top off system on my FOWLER 90g. Its a basic set up with mechanical float switch mounted in the sump,a reservoir and plumbed through the wall directly into my RODI sytem. Its been the best upgrade yet. I am now wanting to have ATO's on 2 other tanks that sit on each side of a large couch and at the opposite end of the house from the 90g. Running a line isn't an option. Looking more towards stand-alone furnitue style ATO system, not just a 5g bucket with a pump in the bottom. Anyone have pics of a neat,clean stand alone style you have built and use? Thanks, Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef165 Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 All ya need is a float valve and a buket of some kind and do a gravity feed ATO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackaninny Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Could you fit something behind the couch? Something like this or even smaller/thinner Even Better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabe Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 How much room do you have in your stands? I used some 4" schedule 20 pvc to build a resivoir that hangs above my sump. 4'x2=about 5 gal. A simple mech. float valve for a swamp cooler ($3). I used a 2" black abs 90 to come out of the stand for filling. If you would like, I could snap some pics tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackaninny Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 How much room do you have in your stands? I used some 4" schedule 20 pvc to build a resivoir that hangs above my sump. 4'x2=about 5 gal. A simple mech. float valve for a swamp cooler ($3). I used a 2" black abs 90 to come out of the stand for filling. If you would like' date=' I could snap some pics tomorrow.[/quote'] I'd like to see the pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabe Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 jackaninny, newfisher, I just posted a DIY on my ato with some pics. I hope it gives some ideas. Thanks Gabe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfisher Posted April 15, 2010 Author Share Posted April 15, 2010 ato jackaninny, newfisher, I just posted a DIY on my ato with some pics. I hope it gives some ideas. Thanks Gabe Thanks for the thread. I don't have any room in the corner stands, they are maxed out with sumps. No canopy and can't do a gravity feed without seeing it. I purchased a 8" diam. Acrylic tube that I am going to black out and weld to a 12x12 3/8 pad. Bought JBJ ATO kit and a small pump that I will put in the bottom. Plumb it internal with a 1/2 diam water column to the top and 90 out. 1/4 hose around the backside to the sump and fiish it with a removable top cap to set a plate/beer on next to the couch. I'm going to run kalk and my thoughts( thanks nnewhouse) are to have the large water column inside the furniture piece/ water storage , so when the pump shuts down it will backflush and stir the kalk via gravity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabe Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 That sounds like a great idea!! Furniture and resivoir in one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batchelor Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 hey newfisher, i used 2 4'' black abs pipes approx. 6feet tall, connected together at the bottom with 2 4" abs T's. it fits between my 90 gal reef and the wall. it holds about 8 gal, gravity fed to my sump. my wife calls it the twin towers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfisher Posted April 17, 2010 Author Share Posted April 17, 2010 That sounds good. Horizontally with an aqualifter, you could hide them behind the couch too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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