Any one have a slick stand alone ATO system?

[newfisher]

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

[reef165]

All ya need is a float valve and a buket of some kind and do a gravity feed ATO.

[jackaninny]

Could you fit something behind the couch?

 

Something like this or even smaller/thinner

 

Even Better

[Gabe]

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.

[jackaninny]

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

[Gabe]

jackaninny, newfisher, I just posted a DIY on my ato with some pics. I hope it gives some ideas.

Thanks

Gabe

[newfisher]

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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.

[Gabe]

That sounds like a great idea!! Furniture and resivoir in one!

[batchelor]

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.

[newfisher]

That sounds good. Horizontally with an aqualifter, you could hide them behind the couch too.