Auto Top Up Unit

[Alex Brown]

I would like to find a cheap, reliable top up unit to replace the evaporated water from my 55G reef tank. What do you guys use, what do you recomend to buy? Cheaper the better!

 

[chr15_8]

ive read on UR one of the cheaper units are unreliable or get stuck.

ive looked at building an auto top up. worked it out at about £50 materials so far including pump,float switchs,contactor/relay.

 

[mixmaster jay]

I would like to find a cheap, reliable top up unit to replace the evaporated water from my 55G reef tank. What do you guys use, what do you recomend to buy? Cheaper the better!

Hi have a look on aquarist classifieds they seem to be good and quite cheap too i get alot of stuff from there

hope this helps

JAY

 

[keenonfish]

Could you not just use a torbeck valve out of a toilet or is there more to a top up system than I have realised?

 

[xxBarneyxx]

I was going to make one myself but got one from my lfs for about £60. Cant remeber what make it is off the top of my head but been running a few months with no problems so far.

 

[chr15_8]

Could you not just use a torbeck valve out of a toilet or is there more to a top up system than I have realised?

you could as long as the ball (or anything that touches the water) is safe for a marine tank.

the water would also have to be stored above the water to give it abit of pressure

 

[ben1987]

tunze ones seem to be most popular at the minute, £170 new though. They quite often pop up 2nd hand though as there seems to be a lot of people giving up on marines at the min

 

[SkiFletch]

If you're on my side of the pond, Bulk Reef Supply sells some good ones for less than the cost of your first born