top off kit

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  1. xan3x

    xan3x Flamingo Tongue

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    Can some please recomend a good topoff kit?
     
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  2. bwalker9801

    bwalker9801 Zoanthid

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    Tunze osmolator , spectrapure , jbj
     
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  3. xan3x

    xan3x Flamingo Tongue

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    dam the prices are crazy anything else cheaper thats good?
     
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  4. jcoreyblack

    jcoreyblack Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    autotopoff.com carries one for a good price. theres also alot of DIY top offs on this site
     
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  5. HeiHei29er

    HeiHei29er Gigas Clam

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    I used this set-up and it works great. The first video shows how to put it together. I used the air pump with a storage bottle from the second video. Cheap and easy. Get the float from eBay and the air pump from WalMart. The challenge is getting a storage container big enough (I have 7 gal) that you can make air tight. A container with a submersed pump would work just as well.

    Good luck.

    DIY Auto Top Off System - YouTube

    Cheap and easy DIY ATO for your nanoreef - YouTube
     
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  6. FatBastad

    FatBastad Zoanthid

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    I stumbled across that recently, I'm going to order a double switch set up from these folks soon!

    I looked into a bunch of DYI setups... I'm game for splicing wire and breaking out the soldering iron when necessary but ALL the DYI setups I've checked out DO NOT figure in a switching relay. Wayyy too dangerous for a full time set up to NOt have one, around salt water to boot!
     
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  7. lillys Grandad

    lillys Grandad Horrid Stonefish

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    ..I'm for the simple float, ato...one less thing to quit working. : / ime.
     
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  8. Slacking02

    Slacking02 Astrea Snail

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    I did a little research on the autotoffoff.com unit. I was trying to find pictures of the relay they used and how they steped down the voltage for the float switch. What I found was that there was no step down voltage for the switch, I could be wrong?
     
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  9. NanaReefer

    NanaReefer Fu Manchu Lion Fish

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    I just set up the JBJ ATO yesterday and I gotta say, that for $79 bucks it can't be beat! Talk about easy :) I'm very happy with the way it's working :)
     
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  10. Biocube

    Biocube Giant Squid

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    Thats what I use currently use, iv had it for a few months and it works great!
     
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