ATO

[JeannineC]

I am looking to get an ATO for my 85 gallon. I've always manually topped off twice a day, and done fine with that, but would like to get one set up so it will be taken care of if I go out of town. (I used to have my tank at my office and had staff that took care of it in my absence). Anyway, I am looking at the tunze and the duetto 2. I know people really praise the tunze and can't find much in the way of reviews on the duetto 2. I like that both setups have two different sensor mechanisms in case the first one fails. Any suggestions?

 

[griss]

I've never used an ATO to be honest. I have a 20 gallon Brute trashcan I keep filled with RO/DI water that is connected to a float valve in the sump. Been running that for years with (knock on wood) no issues.

 

[JohnL]

Tunze makes great products.

 

[griss]

Tunze makes great products.

Yes, yes they do.

 

[JohnL]

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I use the 5 gallon version on my 20 gallon aquarium.

 

[IrisCC]

I recommend duetto 2. I am using its old version duetto for over 1 year and really great and reliable.
As I know Duetto 2 is with upgrade sensor, thinking it might be better than old one. (it should be, lol)
Most important, it is cheaper than Tunze...

 

[JeannineC]

I actually got the duetto 2 about a month ago. Haven't had any trouble and it was easy to set up. Very pleased so far! And yes, it was cheaper!

 

[MrClean]

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I use the 5 gallon version on my 20 gallon aquarium.

@JohnL Is that a diaphragm pump? Is it noisy? Is a rebuild kit available?

 

[JohnL]

@JohnL Is that a diaphragm pump? Is it noisy? Is a rebuild kit available?

I'm not sure about the pump type. It is fairly noisy. Not sure about rebuild kit. You can contact the manufacturer.

 

[Reefing102]

I just bought a Kamoer One 2 SE. My Apex has gone out for the third time in less than 2 years so I’m just going to replace the entire system.

I have the Kamoer One SE on my wife’s tank and it’s run flawlessly

 

[origreefer]

I am looking to get an ATO for my 85 gallon. I've always manually topped off twice a day, and done fine with that, but would like to get one set up so it will be taken care of if I go out of town. (I used to have my tank at my office and had staff that took care of it in my absence). Anyway, I am looking at the tunze and the duetto 2. I know people really praise the tunze and can't find much in the way of reviews on the duetto 2. I like that both setups have two different sensor mechanisms in case the first one fails. Any suggestions?

I've used them all, they all failed, even the name brand ones. This $60 or less one on Amazom works fantastic. Have had it 1.5 yrs. Never fails.

 

[bandsaw2]

I've been using an auto top off.com float switch for over 10 years and have not had any problems with it. Same one all these years.

 

[kharmaguru]

I've been using an auto top off.com float switch for over 10 years and have not had any problems with it. Same one all these years.

I can't believe I've never been there before. That's awesome and all you need.

http://autotopoff.com/index.html

 

[griss]

I can't believe I've never been there before. That's awesome and all you need.

AutoTopoff.com

Was thinking the same thing.