ATO & Controller

reefzone.co · Apr 12, 2015

Looking for the best ATO unit and Controller....so far I think im gonna do a tunze ATO but not
sure on controller, Apex or Reefkeeper

Reefing Madness · Apr 13, 2015

Vermont05452 · Apr 23, 2015

I'm on the edge of my seat to see what people say. I too am looking to set up an ATO.

Paul C. · Apr 23, 2015

Highly recommend the Tunze. I have 3 of them. Never a problem at over two years of service.

Can't help you with the controller. I tried "upgrading" from manual dosing to using a doser. Nuked my tank and lost my chalice collection. Old school guy here. I can see a controller as a monitoring device, but to rely on it to do all the stuff that they can do just scares me.

AZDesertRat · Apr 23, 2015

Personally I don't think any ATO measures up to the Spectrapure UPLC-II. Mine has been in service for almost 7 years now and trouble free. The multiple levels of safety and the user adjustability can't be beat.
AUTO TOP-OFF SYSTEMS
http://spectrapure.com/manuals/UPLC-II-PF-REV-A.pdf
or some of their more basic systems
SENSOR TUBE CONTROL RESERVIOR FILL SYSTEMS
FLOAT SWITCH CONTROL RESERVOIR FILL SYSTEMS
FLOAT VALVE CONTROL RESERVIOR FILL SYSTEMS

miller175 · Apr 23, 2015

If you are not wanting to buy new on either, I am going to be taking down my tank in the near future and I have the Tunze ATO and Apex with temp and ph probes, wxm and vdm. I think they are both fantastic and my aquarium experience has been enhanced by both of these pieces of equipment. Highly recommend both and shoot me a PM if you are interested!

SaltwaterAq · Apr 23, 2015

Tunze ATO, Apex Control. Relax.

Vermont05452 · Apr 23, 2015

miller175 said:
If you are not wanting to buy new on either, I am going to be taking down my tank in the near future and I have the Tunze ATO and Apex with temp and ph probes, wxm and vdm. I think they are both fantastic and my aquarium experience has been enhanced by both of these pieces of equipment. Highly recommend both and shoot me a PM if you are interested!

Not sure how to Pm but I'm interested in your ATO and apex.

ffcrum · Apr 23, 2015

I also would be interested in the apex

FoolishWizard · Apr 23, 2015

You should check out the AUTOAQUA ATO... No moving parts on it. Uses a laser to set the water level. Its tiny and comes with a pump. Works great for me.

dbl · Apr 24, 2015

I too use the AutoAqua Smart ATO. Simple to set up and use. In the spirit of full disclosure though, it's the only one I've ever used, so I can't offer comparisons.

swk · Apr 24, 2015

I have the same ato and love it!

As far as a controller is concerned - I really like the open source concept, so I went with a reef angel. LOVE IT!!!