top up tank advise

[kenyee]

Hi all, I would like to seek advise n opinion of fellow reefers here wrt top up tank..

for a tank of 60L, need wavemaker/air pump to circulate the water?..need cover to prevent evaporation?

Maybe can share some info of ur ATO tank system here too..

My ATO is gravitational feed by a float switch..

Thanks all..

Happy reefing

[Martian]

Hi all, I would like to seek advise n opinion of fellow reefers here wrt top up tank.. for a tank of 60L, need wavemaker/air pump to circulate the water?..need cover to prevent evaporation? Maybe can share some info of ur ATO tank system here too.. My ATO is gravitational feed by a float switch.. Thanks all.. Happy reefing

Bro... Evaporation is cannot be prevented at all so top up is also required. It's a matter of how fast or slow is the evaporation. My top off is using a optical sensor. IMO wavemaker should be used to circulate the water and mimic the natural condition of the ocean...

[youdontnowm]

A cover for topup tank is better to prevent contamination and Wavemaker is not needed for the topup tank.

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[kenyee]

Bro... Evaporation is cannot be prevented at all so top up is also required. It's a matter of how fast or slow is the evaporation. My top off is using a optical sensor.IMO wavemaker should be used to circulate the water and mimic the natural condition of the ocean...

Understand bro..shd b minimize instead of prevent..so top up tank best is to be covered to minimize evaporation n prevent dust or thing gg into the tank..

For top up tank need to mimic the natural condition of the ocean? I would think of prevent water stagnant n become stale..and prevent mosquito breeding ground too..haha..but I believe with circulation, higher evaporation..as of now, my wavemaker is off, I cover up the tank with a styrofoam board..monitoring..cheers

[Martian]

Understand bro..shd b minimize instead of prevent..so top up tank best is to be covered to minimize evaporation n prevent dust or thing gg into the tank..

For top up tank need to mimic the natural condition of the ocean? I would think of prevent water stagnant n become stale..and prevent mosquito breeding ground too..haha..but I believe with circulation, higher evaporation..as of now, my wavemaker is off, I cover up the tank with a styrofoam board..monitoring..cheers

I think you should cover your top off tank but not your DT unless you are using a chiller. There should at least be some air exchange from the surface water of your tank to allow some heat to escape. In my experience I found that my return pump was contributing to the heat load in my DT so I replaced the lid to my DT with a perforated one and the temp reduced by 1 DegC.

[kenyee]

Top up tank sharing anyone?..thanks n cheers

[jket88]

Hi all, I would like to seek advise n opinion of fellow reefers here wrt top up tank..

for a tank of 60L, need wavemaker/air pump to circulate the water?..need cover to prevent evaporation?

Hi, btw you use what type of water to top up your tank? Tape water? Ro/di unit ? Distilled water? Anyone can advise me on the TDS reading for distilled water? Thanks.

Maybe can share some info of ur ATO tank system here too..

My ATO is gravitational feed by a float switch..

Thanks all..

Happy reefing

[kenyee]

Hi, btw you use what type of water to top up your tank? Tape water? Ro/di unit ? Distilled water? Anyone can advise me on the TDS reading for distilled water? Thanks.

To answer this, I use tap water with anti chlorine solution..cheers

[Martian]

Ideally the top off water should have the same quality as what you would use to mix your salt water.

I just cover top off container to prevent mosquito breeding and also dust from collecting in my container.

[ngjaso]

Bro... Evaporation is cannot be prevented at all so top up is also required. It's a matter of how fast or slow is the evaporation. My top off is using a optical sensor.IMO wavemaker should be used to circulate the water and mimic the natural condition of the ocean...

Hi Martian, can share where u get the optical sensor and how it works for the top off?

Thanks

[Martian]

Hi Martian, can share where u get the optical sensor and how it works for the top off?

Thanks

Got mine shipped in from Taobao- China but the DC pump "kaput" now. I use timer with a small AC pump... Too me its just the same, just have to estimate the daily evaporation rate...

[kenyee]

My ATO have been working well..having a gravitation flow instead of a sensor & pump (electrical) is more fail safe..more constant topping up to have a stable water SG too..my 60L ATO tank last ard 10-14days depend on the ambient temperature (fan cool for 12hr daily)..cheers & happy reefing

[ngjaso]

Hi kenyee

Can share a pic of yr ato. I'm having a 2 footer cabin ate with sump. Want to know how I can place the top up tank. Btw, where u get the system from.

Thanks

[kenyee]

Hi kenyee

Can share a pic of yr ato. I'm having a 2 footer cabin ate with sump. Want to know how I can place the top up tank. Btw, where u get the system from.

Thanks

I design & install myself..tank is done by AA Vincent

[argonmt]

Tunze odmolator

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[equiox]

Thanks for sharing!