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May 12th, 2008, 03:05 PM
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Re: DIY auto top off
awesome! definetly curious on the Book of Coral Propagation as im in the middle of planning a frag tank.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 72 bow front Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 1 year Other Intrests: Fish, Cars, Computers, Camping 
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May 13th, 2008, 01:31 PM
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Re: DIY auto top off
I like Anthony's work and writings. He seems a little more technical than Fenner but not as technical as Joshi or Riddle. More intuitive but with a scientific frame of reference. He thinks and intuitively scopes rather than regurgitating facts without having a feeling for what the facts mean.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 120g SPS Mother Colony Tank, 40 g sump, back wall overflows, 2 closed loop circulation circuits 59X Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 35 years in marine aquarium trade and managing LFS's, 10 years with coral. Other Intrests: Coral Propagation, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cabinetry, and Reef Systems Development
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May 16th, 2008, 05:29 AM
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Re: DIY auto top off
got the auto top off installed, still no peristalic pump but it's on the list. ran some tests on the the switches and they work great and it's only running 12volts through the swithes and the full 120v through the pump.
  Current Aquarium(s) Description: 72 bow front Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 1 year Other Intrests: Fish, Cars, Computers, Camping
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May 16th, 2008, 06:22 AM
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Re: DIY auto top off
Looking good. Good luck. They are always coming out with better equipment, so it seems like no matter what you buy before it is even broken in yet something better comes along. i know I bought a bunch of Niveaumats when they were the top of the line, now they are midline ATO's. The peristalic pumps are great but they use a single float system where the top of the line are now the Tunze with both a light sensor for low level activation of top off pump and a float for possible overflow shutdown. I would like to just get a hold of the light sensors as the tunze pumps are garbage. Their replacement pump price shows the value. It is $19.99. The cheapset peristalic pump I have seen lately is the Aqua Medic which is used on the Niveaumat and it is about $90. For some reason I just can not bring myself to spending $175 for the tunze system just for its controls and to use the pumps from my Niveaumats as that would make a total price of $305 per each ATO system.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 120g SPS Mother Colony Tank, 40 g sump, back wall overflows, 2 closed loop circulation circuits 59X Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 35 years in marine aquarium trade and managing LFS's, 10 years with coral. Other Intrests: Coral Propagation, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cabinetry, and Reef Systems Development Last edited by fatman : May 16th, 2008 at 06:28 AM.
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