all plastic float valves........good idea or not?

[saltyESQ]

i found on from the same company that sells the 100 ro unit and it is 100% so it will not rust

 

[bonbon060604]

I used 2 of them and I love it. no problem.

 

[gcarroll]

I would never use a float valve for auto top-off. I know too many people who have lost their tank due to a faulty float valve. I finally settled on the Tunze Osmolator.

 

[phlipper84]

I went with a Kent unit. It was a bit more, but extremely easy to install. True, I am not running it as an auto-topoff.

 

[Captain Quirk]

Doesn't JBJ make something like it? I mean, I don't mind spending the money on the Tunze, but IIRC the JBJ is "cheaper"...

???

 

[gcarroll]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7701902#post7701902 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kernelangus
Doesn't JBJ make something like it? I mean, I don't mind spending the money on the Tunze, but IIRC the JBJ is "cheaper"...

???

Cheaper? The corals in my tank are priceless to me! I feel it is my job to keep it that way. It's not like I can just run to the LFS and replace all my sps and make beleive a disaster never happened. I have read in several threads where JBJ products have failed. I cannot say the same for Tunze. For some reefers, JBJ has done well by them and it is a viable option. But not for me.

I remember when everyone made the same argument about the Seio vs. the Stream. The test of time has shown which product was more reliable.

 

[JenDub]

I used these in my sumps until recently. It's just a matter of time until you get a catastropic failure- are you the gamblin' type?

If you want to roll the dice make sure that you install a piston driven shutoff unit and a check valve inline before the floatvalve. These run another $30 but are absolutely needed to keep the valve from dripping constantly. RO unit generate a lot of pressure that cannot be stopped by a float alone.

If you want to hook you ro directly to your tank check out the oceanussystems.com units or the reeftek.com units

Even with these a float & piston driven autoshutoff is needed for extra safety