What container are you using for your ATO?

10g tank, it was 10$! (you can guess where)

with my ATO, I use it to feed my Kalk reactor and I'm manually dumping water into it, at least, once a week.
My idea is to get a acrylic lid that will fit the top, put a push-to-fit bulkhead fitting in the top for my kalk reactor line. Then I'm thinking of a float valve (or something) to hook up my ro/di to my ATO tank. I however, don't want the RO/DI to run for a minute and then turn back off 72 times a day. I'd rather it run for 5 gallons and then be off. So, maybe I'm looking at 2 float switches. hmmmm

I do think that was WAY more info than you were looking for. haha!

on my other tank, 15 gal rubbermaid. (I also want to hook up to ro/di)

 

250 gallon polyethylene vertical storage tank. I have an extra one if you want

 

LOL! Yeah that will fill up my 20 gallon for a year.

So I measured, 11x17D, got a 5.5 gallon glass tank.

More interesting topic than I would have thought. Honestly I never gave much thought to if plastics or other materials were toxic, so I thought I hit you guys up and you did not disappoint.

Thanks all.

 

I wish i could find one of these cheap enough for me to buy.

 

Is that clear enough to see the water level? Looking for something similar

 

YOWZA now that's how you do it!!! I'm off to Lowes and finally doing my DIY ATO today. Good topic, thanks Coralline!

 

Mine is a 5 gallon bucket that I placed inside a wicker basket. The tubing runs out the rear of the basket and into my sump. No one has any idea what it is other than a piece of decoration near the tank stand. Along with an aqua lifter and a float valve i could not have spent more than $50 on the entire thing.

 

FWIW I went out to buy and put in a DIY ATO today. I sized out everything to 1/4" tubing, and bulkhead has to be ordered online, the float valve as well. At least in the gravity fed route I attempted to go.

 

Yes it is I really like these containers

 

If you were local I'd give it to you.