Top off help needed

[Meth]

Hi I have a 12g nano tank reef only a few soft coral, 130watts of pc lights heres my problem. I will be leaving for a week at the end of March what is the best way to keep the water top off. Would a float shutoff valve work..and ideals. Thank you.

 

[Mitch529]

Re: Top off help needed

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11937518#post11937518 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Meth
Hi I have a 12g nano tank reef only a few soft coral, 130watts of pc lights heres my problem. I will be leaving for a week at the end of March what is the best way to keep the water top off. Would a float shutoff valve work..and ideals. Thank you.

Float switches work well, I use a dual float switch setup on a timer. Float switches can fail though

Best bet is to setup an ATO and have a friend come by and check on it or something. I have anxiety over leaving my tanks for 1 day.

 

[Meth]

Yea my problem is I have no one that can come over to check on it the tank. So I have to come up woth something that will work.

 

[mnml]

i've left my tank for 10 days before with a JBJ ATO and it worked like a champ. You may also want to set up an auto feeder if your fish require frequent feeding

 

[Mitch529]

Just make sure your float switches are as fail proof as possible. Set it on a timer a few times a day to match your evaporation so even if it sticks there is no possibility of flooding the tank with fresh water. Also make sure they are shielded from snails etc..

 

[JAHGYDI]

jbj ato should never set a tank up without one especially a nano well worth the money

 

[SugarFox03]

I left my tank for a week while I went to Colorado, and I was a nervous wreck the entire time. But I had everything on my Reefkeeper 2 and the JBJ ATO and everything was PERFECT when I got home. It's such a relief to not have to worry about it while being away. The fish were a bit hungry, but that was all.

Highly recommend the JBJ ATO. I have mine set up to pull water from a 5 gal Home Depot bucket. Works perfectly.

 

[BradsOcean]

there is a auto-topoff in the DIY sticky at the top of the Nano page...it costs about $10 and works great