Ben_1313
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Anyone have one yet?
http://www.marinedepot.com/AutoAqua...ug_In_Units-CoralVue-CV47286-FIDPETPU-vi.html
http://www.marinedepot.com/AutoAqua...ug_In_Units-CoralVue-CV47286-FIDPETPU-vi.html
[violation]Looks promising however I am a big fan of redundancy and for about 50.00 more I went with a Tunze Osmolator It has the optical sensor and as a backup a mechanical float. Also it if you set it up correctly it will only pump so much water and shut off so you actually have three ways of protection.
I have one and so far so good. It is small which is good. I really like the small footprint which helps keep a nice clean sump area.
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I am actually going to use mine on a small 16 gallon i have and place it on the top just under the rim to keep my little tank toped off. We will see how it works out. I have a dedicated RO syste on my big tank so it is not needed for my sump. I am hoping with its small foot print, the inside if the unit should be small and non intrusive.
Just a heads up when I talked to CoralVue about doing this they warned me it won't work with direct light above it.
For me, I think that the solution will be to have my controller programmed with a 2 hour delay for the ATO when power returns. This will allow for evaporation to bring the level down below the sensor before it turns it on. I use a similar delay on my skimmer (although much shorter) because if it kicks on right after a power outage when the sump is still full, it overflows.The is a major concern if it will not work after a power cut.
Looks promising however I am a big fan of redundancy and for about 50.00 more I went with a Tunze Osmolator It has the optical sensor and as a backup a mechanical float. Also it if you set it up correctly it will only pump so much water and shut off so you actually have three ways of protection.
For me, I think that the solution will be to have my controller programmed with a 2 hour delay for the ATO when power returns. This will allow for evaporation to bring the level down below the sensor before it turns it on. I use a similar delay on my skimmer (although much shorter) because if it kicks on right after a power outage when the sump is still full, it overflows.
Now it is also possible that the AutoAqua will attempt to re-initialize after a period of time, but I am not willing to listen to the beeping alarm for a few hours to find out.
I still think it looks to be apparent that the Auto top up will not be that reliable given it needs to be reset when you get a powercut. also if you do water changers it will again have to be reset.
Just image if you go away for a few days and you get a power cut. for piece of mind maybe a tunze auto top up will be a much better option.
I hope Autoaqua can fix this, really surprised that they would sell this given the power cut issue.
Or
is it not a issue,
when the power comes back does the auto top up initialize when the water drops below the water line and then start again?