Ato ..... Need one, but which one

[thirty6]

I don't have one, need one, and want a reliable unit.

What are you using on your setups? Interested in hydrofill by IM
Ps. No controller on my tank at the moment

 

[Tonyscoots84]

Spend the money and get the tunze ato. Awesome piece of equipment.

 

[sunny]

Spend the money and get the tunze ato. Awesome piece of equipment.

+1 Tunze osmolator is worth its weight in gold.

Sunny

 

[skene]

I used to use the one from autotopoff.com... then changed over to using float valves on my RKL... So if you have a controller... it would probably be easy to transition to that without excessive spending.

 

[thirty6]

Tunze easy to setup?
Skene, I a gree with you but I don't have controller and I'm not sure if/when I'll be setting one up

 

[sunny]

Tunze easy to setup?
Skene, I a gree with you but I don't have controller and I'm not sure if/when I'll be setting one up

Yup. Very easy. Even you can do it
LOL. J/K

 

[cmantis]

I have the Tunze 3155 on my AIO because I needed something precise and reliable. The only downside I found is that it needs a reference point so when doing a water change I have to fill just below the sensor then plug it back in. It will start filling as I finish filling until the water hits it. If the water is already above the sensor when plugged back in it won't work.

 

[brand]

Tunze best so far. When new maybe has some issues but then works fine.. best equipment in my reef. when new soak optic sensor in vinegar or soap..then it breaks in...i do water change np. i take out display water and fill in sump...same out goes in ..when it starts runs for few seconds and shuts down... ..+1

 

[pbjelly]

I'm using an Avast ato and I love it. It's got a pressure sensitive switch which is very easy to set up and I don't have to worry about snails or salt creep. Works by itself or can be used with a controller.

 

[Maximus227]

JbJ working great for me , no problem so far just clean my float switch every now then whenever I remember

 

[MikeC]

Spend the money and get the tunze ato. Awesome piece of equipment.

+1 I have one on my DT for almost 2 years and love it, in fact I just orderd another one for my new 30gal rimless setup

 

[viplok]

no 1 mention the hydro ato.? two optical sensor cant beat that=]

 

[Tonyscoots84]

The problem with the optical sensor is if it fails theres no float switch backup. You can only trust technology to a certain point.

 

[d5332]

Just get one from autotopoff with two float switches

When the pump runs dry it really does not run dry, there is water in the impeller shaft splashing around

Eventually u know how long before you need to refill and rhe pump noise also alerts you

2nd float switch prevents over filling with topoff

$50

Or jump on the fancy one that affordable aquatics is selling for half off

 

[MikeC]

The problem with the optical sensor is if it fails theres no float switch backup. You can only trust technology to a certain point.

It has a float switch also
Check out this video on YouTube:

http://youtu.be/IomPaRQ6KtQ


Sent from my iPhone

 

[Tonyscoots84]

It has 2 opticals and a fliat switch... Thats pretty good.

 

[FMF0331]

Tunze , all the way

 

[skene]

You should go gravity fed ATO... no power wires... full auto protection...

 

[lnevo]

+1 i like gravity

Also another idea I've seen is the NURCE product.

http://www.aqualan.com/products.html

 

[edd]

+2 on gravity, i ran one for 6 months no problems.
now i have an avast seems dependable but added a float switch with rkl so if it sticks on.