Reef Tank Top Off Done Right... Water Stability & Safety Is Key!

Salt water is so complicated and so expensive compared to fresh water

And I’ve never had an optical sensor fail.

i want to know if anyone knows the best nano ato unit… i am a freshwater person but i love automation

What would be best for sumpless tank?

What does it mean when your ato light ring keep spinning even if the sensor is in the water or out the water. Do I need a new pump

Had to go out of town for a few months after moving to a city where I didn’t know anyone. The fish were still alive but 1/3 of the water was gone

ive been rocking the same cheapo optical from amazon for like 2 years now and ive only cleaned it twice with no issues (yet). im eventually switching to the tunze. i only keep a 5 gallon reservoir with a 5 gallon container next to it when im home so even if it pumped the whole bucket and my power went out it still wont overflow my sump. when i go out of town for work or training or vacations i do a deep cleaning on everything and set up my little brute trashcan.

The Avast pressure sensors are the most reliable ATO sensors in my experience, but never seem to get discussed.

The fear of the tiny pump or the sensor failing was too much 😅 so I use a water bottle gravity ATO on my nano and the standard gravity ATO on a red sea Reefer, super simple but work great! 👌

Everyday? No way I fill it every week

damn no sumpless mentioned at all

I've had several osmolator pumps fail.. my kamoer ato had been running strong sometimes pumping kalk slurry, for quite a while. Not to mention tunze is a loud pump and the float is super sensitive.

I've been using the Tunze 5017 for about 7 years... ROCK solid!

I disagree I think an ATO is absolutely a necessity in the hobby. Keeping the salinty stable is one of the most important aspects of a successful reef. And I think the apex ATO is the best One out there. Better than tunze

i dont have one and i like doing daily maintenance

yo my zipper keeps getting caught on my windbreaker.

Gravity feed is the only way to go

I fill my tank every few hours with my dosing pump, once a week I check if the level is right

Me Mathew, me… lol over 17 years and have never had an ato. I want one really bad but i am of the mindset that i am the one in a millionth chance that it will fail. I have that kind of luck lol

Way too complicated solution for a simple problem. I use a gravity fed system with a float.

Good to see you back

Oooooooooor use a hard lid and manually refill every 3-4 weeks. I mean I love ATO's and their convivence but come on if evaporation is really such a problem sometimes the simplest solution like blocking the waters path to leave is the easiest method. I feel like that really should have been suggested for beginners which is what this channel dose rather then a ATO.

I just use those float valves in my sumps connected to my ro/di reservoir for making saltwater. Drop in a 250gph pump for head pressure and connect to 1/4 inch tubing and run it to tanks. I drilled a 3/8 hole in side of sump for valve install. So 20 buck pump plus tubing and valves all under 80 and both my tanks have top off. I run on timer 4 hours at night to give tanks time to drip fill.

All we need is someone to design an ATO that has built in redundancies, a quiet pump and an affordable price! I know the Tunze gets close!

I made diy ATO with a milk jug and a needle valve. It drips constantly with a siphon created using the needle valve to get the flow down to a drip every three secs or so and it works perfectly my evap rate is only about a gallon a day so this setup works great still gotta refill milk jug daily but not that big a deal. I wish I had a larger container I could utilize

Did you make this video for me?