DIY ATO Auto Top Off for 40 bucks. Siphon method. Electronic free. :P

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  1. chappy85

    chappy85 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Excellent vid, thanks!
    I really need to add one of these too, top up is slowly becoming a chore for me too.

    you could maybe add another outlet top and bottom with a clear tube between them closed loop style to add a sight glass type thing to your drum? just a thought
     
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  3. coylee_17

    coylee_17 Fire Goby

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    I did this with mine, worked great!
     
  4. thedog12

    thedog12 Astrea Snail

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    i love this idea i am going to try this right now. I am going to drill two holes into the lid of a old salt bucket and glue in two air line hoses one that goes to the bottem of the bucket and to the bottom of my sump and one that is at the high water level that way i can just unscrew the lid and fill up the bucket once or twice a week as needed.
     
  5. Moxtrain

    Moxtrain Peppermint Shrimp

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    your screw on lid may not be airtight. So if this doesn't work for you and free flows into your sump then your gotta seal that lid with silicone or something. Make sure your breather line (the top line) is set where you want your water level to be and good luck. I think i'll be following suit soon.

    ~Mox
     
  6. ibefishy

    ibefishy Montipora Capricornis

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    Thanks for the video. Nice build. I tried this one time and ran into a problem. The line that creates the vacuum would start drawing water up to my reservoir. Do you have that issue? Or was it something I was doing inncorrectly? I havent had a lot of time to mess with it recently to see what was going on.

    I think Moxtrain just answered some of my questions, Thanks.
     
  7. thedog12

    thedog12 Astrea Snail

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    thanks for the info i will let you all know if the screw on lid is air tight.
     
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  9. Moxtrain

    Moxtrain Peppermint Shrimp

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  10. Fishnthecorner

    Fishnthecorner Flamingo Tongue

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    brilliant!
     
  11. NanoMano

    NanoMano Gigas Clam

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    So its been going for a while now, How is it working for you?
     
  12. coylee_17

    coylee_17 Fire Goby

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