What's a good electric float switch

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  1. Aqualung

    Aqualung Stylophora

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    My tank is covered if I lose power, but If I lose siphon, my pump will keep going, and my DT will overflow. I'm looking for a good electric float switch to turn off the pump if this happens. I have a small tank so an inconspicuous one would be nice. Suggestions?
     
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  3. Aqualung

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    Bump! I'm a little confused on what I need. I don't want one of those big floats in my tank. I've seen switches that are small. Alls I want is a small float sensor or whatever so if the siphon fails, the DT tank will start filling, hit the switch and cut off the pump.
     
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    Sweet.. what do you hook that up to? AC adapter? Then how does the pump plug in?
     
  7. StrainedSky

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    If you do a google search for DIY ATO you will find instructions that you should be able to adapt pretty easy.