which ato pump to get?
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Topic: which ato pump to get?
Posted By: herrera
Subject: which ato pump to get?
Date Posted: September 17 2014 at 9:24pm
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i'm about the buy the JBJ ATO. which pump should I buy for it though? my tank is 120g. with 40g sump. thanks! ------------- 125g Aggressive tank SWC-Xtreme cone prtein skimmer 40g Sump ------------------------------ 16g Innovative Marine Reef AI led 75W |
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Posted By: herrera
Date Posted: September 17 2014 at 9:52pm
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my tank evaporates 5gallons every 7 days. will this pump have enough output to keep up evaporation? since It only comes on for 3 minutes a day http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/auqa-gadget-hydrofill-ato-pump-system-innovative-marine.html" rel="nofollow - http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/auqa-gadget-hydrofill-ato-pump-system-innovative-marine.html ------------- 125g Aggressive tank SWC-Xtreme cone prtein skimmer 40g Sump ------------------------------ 16g Innovative Marine Reef AI led 75W |
Posted By: talwen
Date Posted: September 17 2014 at 10:05pm
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Posted By: talwen
Date Posted: September 17 2014 at 10:06pm
| There on sale right now at marine depot. Also the jbj only runs for 3 minutes at a time but will come on every time the float switch is low. I had one with the Tom's aqua lifter on my 125 and never had a problem. |
Posted By: Erikts
Date Posted: September 17 2014 at 10:28pm
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+1 for the toms aqua lifter great pump for the ATO Job. ------------- 34G solana |
Posted By: herrera
Date Posted: September 17 2014 at 10:42pm
wow that's a cheap pump! I didn't know an ATO could be had for under $100. Just bought the JBJ controller, and toms lifter pump on Amazon for $92 with shipping! should have done this a lonnnnng time ago. thanks guys ------------- 125g Aggressive tank SWC-Xtreme cone prtein skimmer 40g Sump ------------------------------ 16g Innovative Marine Reef AI led 75W |
Posted By: Krazie4Acans
Date Posted: September 17 2014 at 11:13pm
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The jbj has a screw inside that can be adjusted to allow it to run longer than 3 minutes. It can run upto 12 minutes. If it doesn't pump enough in that time to reset the float switches then it will error and stop running. There are videos on YouTube. Krazie  ------------- My ocean. 90g (yup, won it!), 40g, 28g, & 10g Systems PADI Advanced Open Water http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=63568&title=krazies-nano-paradise" rel="nofollow - Tank Thread: |
Posted By: herrera
Date Posted: September 18 2014 at 6:39pm
ok great thanks ------------- 125g Aggressive tank SWC-Xtreme cone prtein skimmer 40g Sump ------------------------------ 16g Innovative Marine Reef AI led 75W |
Posted By: herrera
Date Posted: September 29 2014 at 5:13pm
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I never found how to adjust from 3 minutes to 12, but surprisingly I didn't have to, it has been keeping up just fine turning on a few times a day I just have the one sensor hooked up so whenever it gets low it comes on for even less than the 3 minutes at a time ------------- 125g Aggressive tank SWC-Xtreme cone prtein skimmer 40g Sump ------------------------------ 16g Innovative Marine Reef AI led 75W |
Posted By: Krazie4Acans
Date Posted: September 29 2014 at 5:41pm
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Good! Just keep in mind that if you need it is in there. Lol ------------- My ocean. 90g (yup, won it!), 40g, 28g, & 10g Systems PADI Advanced Open Water http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=63568&title=krazies-nano-paradise" rel="nofollow - Tank Thread: |