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  1. Measuring water's evaporation

    Each day for the past week, I've been marking how much water is being used by my reef. I took a piece of blue masking tape and applied it vertically on the acrylic reservoir I made.



    Each day around the same time, I drew a line, marked the day and time it was measured.



    What I've discovered is that the ATO reservoir holds more ...
    Tags: ato
    Categories
    Tank Entry
  2. Aquahub's Auto Top-It-Off kit

    Years ago, I got a kit from Aquahub.com for my reef. I never did update my float switch system to his safer relay approach. Here's what I had for the past 8 years or more: http://www.melevsreef.com/plumbing/auto_topoff.html

    With the new set up, I've tried to avoid holding anything back and went "all in" so to speak. So I pulled out the kit and noticed I needed some goodies. I called up Patrick at Aquahub and asked if he could ship me the missing pieces. He wondered where I got ...

    Updated 02-27-2011 at 07:08 PM by melev

    Tags: aquahub, ato
    Categories
    Electrical , ‎ DIY projects
  3. Custom Auto Top Off Reservoir

    For years, I've used wrapping paper containers to hold 20g of RO/DI water for my reef's evaporated needs. With the new tank, I decided it would be sexier to put a custom-made acrylic vessel under the tank. I measured twice, opting to use every inch at my disposal, and proceeded to build it. The reservoir is 22" wide, 32.75" tall, and 15.5" deep. It has a small access door on the top to allow me to adjust the float valve when needed. It is made with 3/8" AcryLite GP.

    The purpose ...

    Updated 02-04-2011 at 05:18 PM by melev

    Tags: ato
    Categories
    Plumbing , ‎ DIY projects