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Old 03-14-2009, 09:14 PM
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Any advice on how to make an automatic top-off?

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Old 03-14-2009, 09:58 PM
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Here you go Alex:

Float Switch:

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Old 03-15-2009, 07:13 PM
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and if you dont have the know how or time i picked up a jbj ato for 75 bucks on sale at marine depot.
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and if you dont have the know how or time i picked up a jbj ato for 75 bucks on sale at marine depot.
Yup...did the same. Why did I pay $89?
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mine might be low-tech gravity fed, but it does the job. I drilled an old 20g acrylic wet/dry I had lying around (a rubbermaid container would also do the trick), added a bulkhead-1/4" quick fitting and use it for my ATO reserve. I installed it a foot or so above my sump and ran a 1/4 line to a kent float valve in my sump....whole setup cost me less than $30. I recently added a 2nd bulkhead at the top of my ATO reserve tank to overflow into my 30g rubbermaid saltwater mix container.
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Old 03-22-2009, 12:23 PM
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If I get the JBJ Auto don't I need other supplies than just that monitor.. or do they come with it?
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