Auto Top off Container??? - Page 3

Snelly40 · 04-24-2007, 02:36 PM

if those are ur levels u are perfect.
as u add more and more, water changes will of course correct the levels, but then it can deplete a little faster than the next schedule water change. So to keep the levels constant, i add the calcium to the top off and it adds it back in slowly, similar to how its being used up, i like this better than one large dose mid-week

kimoy · 04-24-2007, 02:49 PM

i dose a 2 part seachem(dry) every week even my calcium and alk levels are to check. IMO you need to dose this on a regular basis to replenish any lost minerals from your tank due to your livestock. i think when they say "as needed" means to dose more than normal if your levesls are below normal.

Woodstock · 04-24-2007, 03:06 PM

kalkwasser is my friend

logangm86 · 04-24-2007, 03:17 PM

just thought i would throw my two cents in on the container issue since i went through this a bit. on the bottom there is a recycle sort of sign, and in the middle there is a rating 1-7 1 being the best. i have been told use nothing but 2 and above for something in a reef tank because the others can leach very nast chemicals into out systems.

Snelly40 · 04-24-2007, 03:37 PM

thanx logan, never new what those numbers meant. so 1 & 2 is the only way to go. thanks buddy

kerry · 06-23-2007, 07:13 PM

I'm on the same wave length, thinking of getting a 300 gallon and would need a custom sump built for it. Looks like yours turned out great!

mswafford17 · 06-24-2007, 10:21 AM

I found that my local hunting fishing hiking camping store has lots of water storage containers. I have a 5, 7, 17, and 33 gallon tainer from them and they are great and come in a really pretty blue color that blocks the light from getting into the tainer and greening up my water and the price is oh so nice....... if you have any questions just ask and i can help as best as i can....

mswafford17 · 06-24-2007, 10:36 AM

WATER BARREL

that is a link to a company that sells water storage containers that do not leach anything into your water... the 15 gallon one is nice.

JoJo · 01-16-2008, 11:49 AM

great thread, good info

Snelly40 · 01-19-2008, 04:08 PM

i have moved away from the calcium and alk and gone to Kalk, it is my friend now too

recole · 01-21-2008, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phyxius

FFrankie,
Thanks. I sent the measurements and idea of what I needed off to a guy in Ohio that someone suggested and was a little aprehensive when he told me the cost (really cheap) but gave the go ahead. I was more than impressed when I got it a few weeks later and the hinged lid was a plus plus the holes for ATO lines I mentioned to him. It was made to fit in my cabinet here:

Snelly40,
Sorry to side track your post some.......

Can you tell me who this guy from Ohio is? Nice job. Might do the same. Thanks,Ron

linesider · 02-04-2008, 11:39 PM

might be a bit late for this but maybe someone can use this info.
I have those same 15gal water storage containers

here is a link for a guy that sells those water barrels.
TANKS

BigAl07 · 02-05-2008, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by linesider

might be a bit late for this but maybe someone can use this info.
I have those same 15gal water storage containers

here is a link for a guy that sells those water barrels.
TANKS

Nah not too late. Someone can use this information and thanks for sharing

dacooley · 02-24-2009, 04:12 PM

I saw a design while surfing for an auto top-off system without a pump...
Have to use a jug for the TO water that can be sealed really well (screw on lid)
has a fitting at the bottom side of the container that sits in the sump, and a tube coming from the top of the cap that is glued to the side of the sump, and the end of the tube is at the water fill level (Open end down)... when the water drops in the sump, it lets air into the cap so water runs into the sump from the bottom fitting... once the level comes back up to the fill line, the air is blocked and no more water can come in... The container has to be above the water level of the sump, but is pretty simple...

dacooley · 02-24-2009, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by linesider

might be a bit late for this but maybe someone can use this info.
I have those same 15gal water storage containers

That would be a great tank for the auto top off without a pump...
They put the faucet in the bottom, and you put the vent in the 1 1/4 NPT plug on top...
Run a small hose from the vent to the sump and probably about a 3/8 or so from the faucet to the sump and you are in business...
close the faucet when you need to refill the barrel, seal it back up and turn it back on...

04-24-2007, 02:36 PM	#31 (permalink)
Snelly40 Manta Ray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 3,098 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Auto Top off Container??? if those are ur levels u are perfect. as u add more and more, water changes will of course correct the levels, but then it can deplete a little faster than the next schedule water change. So to keep the levels constant, i add the calcium to the top off and it adds it back in slowly, similar to how its being used up, i like this better than one large dose mid-week __________________ Snelly's 90gal Reef-O-Rama *Member-"Crabs Are Evil" Society*

04-24-2007, 02:49 PM	#32 (permalink)
kimoy Sea Pen Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 338 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Auto Top off Container??? i dose a 2 part seachem(dry) every week even my calcium and alk levels are to check. IMO you need to dose this on a regular basis to replenish any lost minerals from your tank due to your livestock. i think when they say "as needed" means to dose more than normal if your levesls are below normal. __________________ 1.20 G pico RR with 2 megaflow kits, aqua c EV180 with mag12, 2x250 DE 12k halides with 2x54 T5 actinic+, 30G phlenum fuge with chaeto, iwaki 55rlt return pump connected to a sea swirl, 4 tunze 6025 inside the main tank for water circulation (2 are modded) 3 Koralias PH(2 #4's and 1 #3) sps,lps,zoas,softies,pink tip BTA tangs - yellow, unicorn, blue hippo, palini and RS Purple Blue Spot Jaw Fish red lyretail anthias pair of spotted mandarin goby wrasse - yellow corris scribble rabbit fish Clown Fish -3 percula high fin shrimp goby clean up crew - various snails and crabs, red linkia star And a 30G AGA softies with clown & diamond head goby

04-24-2007, 03:06 PM	#33 (permalink)
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logangm86 Tubeworm Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: south central ohio Posts: 35 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Auto Top off Container??? just thought i would throw my two cents in on the container issue since i went through this a bit. on the bottom there is a recycle sort of sign, and in the middle there is a rating 1-7 1 being the best. i have been told use nothing but 2 and above for something in a reef tank because the others can leach very nast chemicals into out systems.

04-24-2007, 03:37 PM	#35 (permalink)
Snelly40 Manta Ray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 3,098 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Auto Top off Container??? thanx logan, never new what those numbers meant. so 1 & 2 is the only way to go. thanks buddy __________________ Snelly's 90gal Reef-O-Rama *Member-"Crabs Are Evil" Society*

06-23-2007, 07:13 PM	#36 (permalink)
kerry Bryozoan Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Gunnison, Co. Posts: 45 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Auto Top off Container??? I'm on the same wave length, thinking of getting a 300 gallon and would need a custom sump built for it. Looks like yours turned out great! __________________ Mans greatest adversary is his own damn awkwardness in the center of the crux of his life.

06-24-2007, 10:21 AM	#37 (permalink)
mswafford17 Limpet Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: phoenix az Posts: 126 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Auto Top off Container??? I found that my local hunting fishing hiking camping store has lots of water storage containers. I have a 5, 7, 17, and 33 gallon tainer from them and they are great and come in a really pretty blue color that blocks the light from getting into the tainer and greening up my water and the price is oh so nice....... if you have any questions just ask and i can help as best as i can.... __________________ 135 Flatback Reef. HUGE POWER BILL. PRICELESS

06-24-2007, 10:36 AM	#38 (permalink)
mswafford17 Limpet Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: phoenix az Posts: 126 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Auto Top off Container??? WATER BARREL that is a link to a company that sells water storage containers that do not leach anything into your water... the 15 gallon one is nice. __________________ 135 Flatback Reef. HUGE POWER BILL. PRICELESS

01-19-2008, 04:08 PM	#40 (permalink)
Snelly40 Manta Ray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 3,098 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Auto Top off Container??? i have moved away from the calcium and alk and gone to Kalk, it is my friend now too __________________ Snelly's 90gal Reef-O-Rama *Member-"Crabs Are Evil" Society*

02-04-2008, 11:39 PM	#42 (permalink)
linesider Tunicate Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Auto Top off Container??? might be a bit late for this but maybe someone can use this info. I have those same 15gal water storage containers here is a link for a guy that sells those water barrels. TANKS

02-24-2009, 04:12 PM	#44 (permalink)
dacooley Tubeworm Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 36 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Auto Top off Container??? I saw a design while surfing for an auto top-off system without a pump... Have to use a jug for the TO water that can be sealed really well (screw on lid) has a fitting at the bottom side of the container that sits in the sump, and a tube coming from the top of the cap that is glued to the side of the sump, and the end of the tube is at the water fill level (Open end down)... when the water drops in the sump, it lets air into the cap so water runs into the sump from the bottom fitting... once the level comes back up to the fill line, the air is blocked and no more water can come in... The container has to be above the water level of the sump, but is pretty simple...

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