TankIt Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Ok here is the thing I add ATO every morning and night when I turn my lights on/off. It has never been a problem for me. But I am going to be taking a 2 week vacation in june and need to have my tank as simple as possible to take care of as my sister is house sitting and doesn't know much about saltwater. I do have a friend who is gona stop by and check on things every couple of days and feed some frozen food to corals and fish. But I am getting everything setup as easily and maintenance free as possible for the time I am gone. I have an empty 10 gal and want to setup an ATO but do not really have the time right now. When I get my taxes back in a couple of weeks I would love to buy one that is plug and play! If someone has a used 1 or is good at setting them up and wants to make a little extra cash.... Just throwin this out there to see what people have....... Thanks Amanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAD Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 I bought a used one. Its a tunze I think. You can borrow it while on vacation if needed. I will warn you that I haven't set it up yet. So I am not going to guarantee anything. PM me if interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TankIt Posted April 20, 2009 Author Share Posted April 20, 2009 ATO I will keep that in mind Thanks but if someone has one for sale it would be nice to just buy one. If I do not come up with 1 by then I will take you up on that offer..... Thanks Amanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 I put one together with stuff from aquahub.com They also have complete kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TankIt Posted April 23, 2009 Author Share Posted April 23, 2009 ATO I have actually already been there and know that option I just was wondering if anyone had 1 already done and laying around they might want to get rid of...... I guess I am gona have to go that route and it can be a project for my boyfriend and me to put together. He thinks I am nuts for spending so much time with my fish as it is! Sometimes I wonder if I am.............(scratch)(nutty)(nutty)(nutty) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smann Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Mine is pretty simple, a maxi on a timer to a Kent float valve in the sump. you can estimate how many times during the night you want it to come on for a few minutes each time. if its to much the valve will close and no harm to the pump or overfill. The only change I have made is now its on a controller instead of a timer. I have all the stuff including the float valve if you want to give it a try Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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