gravity fed ATO reservoir placement

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  1. SwimsWithFish

    SwimsWithFish Giant Squid

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    Holy mama, 25$ for a valve?! I'll just get a check valve and reverse it when I do a PWC to stop flow.
     
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    lol. Probably not the right one...I'll link to it.
     
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    I built a cabinet for my gravity feed. I bought a bulkhead and ball valve for 1/4" water line. I drilled a hole in the bottom of my bucket and the shelf that the bucket sits on and run the line to the float valve. One thing to keep in mind is to make the hole in the shelf big enough for the valve to go through so you can remove the bucket without draining the system. I didn't do that at first and had to go back and fix it.
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    We're going to drill a hole in the wall tomorrow and feed the airline for
    My closet to the cube.:)
     
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