Osmolator

[Dan9]

I have been turned onto Tunze because of the great customer service I have received from Roger and Tunze with my two nanostreams. I have been looking into getting an ATO system going on my tank. I have heard all good things about the osmolator. As long as I have been thinking about an ATO I have heard stories of people flooding there tanks with freshwater. I have been reading threads and posts by people who have the osmolator and haven't heard one horror story. I really want to get a big reservoir so I only have to fill that once in a while but I just wanted to make sure that the risk of a failure was pretty slim. I guess my question is; Exactly how safe is this product. Thanks

 

[shawnz28]

I think it is about as safe as they come. I love mine, adds maybe 2 cups of water for my setup at a time only which is great. 3 shutoff technically, first the eye, then if that was to fail there is the float, and if something failed on both there is a 15 min timer, so at max I think it it would pump 3 or 4 gallons is my guess if not a lot of vertical height to push thru.

I feel safe enough that i have a reservoir that holds more water than my sump can handle on my 2nd floor apt and i have no real worries.

 

[Aquadepot]

Hi Dan,

Tunze suggest a final safety solution to no floods is to use a minimum size storage container no more then 20 litres/ 5 gallons.

Regards
Graeme

 

[Dan9]

Thanks a lot for all the help. Is it relatively easy to setup, I'm not the best at those kinds of things. Thanks

 

[Dan9]

I was just reading another post and saw that you cannot pump to the sump but you have to pump to the main tank? Is there any way around that or as long as the sump is higher than the reservoir is it okay? Thanks

 

[shawnz28]

I pump from a resevior (rubbermaid tub) sitting next to my tank to my sump. Not to say it is impossible but I have yet to have a problem or had it siphon, which is what I am guessing is the concern. At its highest I am guessing the tubs water level could be about 6" or so higher than the level in my sump. The hose it comes with is about the thickness of airline tubing and very flexible so running to the main tank would not be tough in most situations

 

[dpaynter]

Although Tunze recommends running the fill hose to the tank, you can run it to the sump as long as the end of the fill hose stays above the maximum water level in the sump and the reservoir. I have a 1" diameter tube in my sump tied to my drain line. The fill hose empties into this tube near the top of my stand and runs down into the sump, so there is no chance of starting a siphon.

 

[shawnz28]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10607015#post10607015 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dpaynter
I have a 1" diameter tube in my sump tied to my drain line. The fill hose empties into this tube near the top of my stand and runs down into the sump, so there is no chance of starting a siphon.

Clever.... I might have to borrow that idea on my tank as another precaution

 

[GSMguy]

i use mine in tank with no sump and it works great i feel safe using it.

 

[Dan9]

Thanks for all the feedback guys. dpaynter, Can you explain or post a pic because I don't really understand. Sorry, I just want to do this right. Thanks

 

[dpaynter]

This is not a great picture, but it shows the hose with the topoff water entering a tube at the top of my stand. The hose just goes a few inches into the tube, so it stays above the maximum level of the fresh water reservoir and is well above the top of the sump.

 

[shawnz28]

i knew there was a use for undergravel filter parts in a reef tank somewhere

 

[dpaynter]

i knew there was a use for undergravel filter parts in a reef tank somewhere

Your 17 years of experience is showing. The undergravel setup came with a used tank a couple of decades ago, and this piece was still in the junk bin when I needed it.

For those of you who don't know what I am talking about, a piece of PVC will work just as well.

 

[Dan9]

I get it now. Thanks a lot for responding.