Best ATO for in tank

[aquaman67]

Hello all.

What’s the best ATO for a sumpless tank?

Mechanical?

Optical?

And what brand has everyone had good experiences with?

Thanks

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

Hello all.

What’s the best ATO for a sumpless tank?

Mechanical?

Optical?

And what brand has everyone had good experiences with?

Thanks

I've only ever had one. Red Seas 3 in 1 ATO, had it for almost a year, never failed.

 

[hexcolor reef]

I made my own ATO for my nano tank
Water pump,
PVC
Flow valve
Smart plug

Set it the flow valve to drip and set the smart plug to turn on for 10 minutes everyday.
I get 47 drops of water per minute. It replaces 23ml of water
Never have to worry about over flow or malfunction.
And if any case it happens I can turn it off using my phone

 

[fodsod]

I use a Tunze 3155 on both my 90g and my sumpless 50g (FOWLR that uses a Fluval canister) with no issues.

One of the 3155's had the optical sensor fail just before the 2 year warranty ran out. Sent it to Tunze USA and had it back ready to go in about a week. Only cost me shipping to them to get it looked at for the warranty repair.

@rvitko was a big help. I think he works for Tunze so having him on the R2R was just another benefit.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

I use a tunze nano osmolator for my tank, never once had issues with it.

 

[Birdman Broham]

I use an Amazon brand one. Was only $70 and had it for years

 

[EricR]

I use a tunze nano osmolator for my tank, never once had issues with it.

Same ... Tunze Nano Osmolator in sumpless tank ... getting close to 2 years with no issues.

 

[BanZI29]

I thrice this --->Tunze Nano Osmolator. Mine has never given me any issues.

 

[aquaman67]

Thanks all.

Tunze Nano Osmolator it is

 

[Crazymex408]

Has anyone used the neptune atk v2?

 

[Birdman Broham]

Has anyone used the neptune atk v2?

Yeah, I actually have one they do work great. I ended up just buying a smaller budget one that has a sensor and stuff on it which is basically the same thing as what this does, but I never hooked it up again after i uninstalled it.

 

[Aquaddictorbj4]

I am using Xpaqua Sumpless ATO.
The price is affordable and using over 1 year, still works great.

For customer service, well...thumb up! Pretty recommend Xpaqua

 

[dsh92056]

Tried all the Tunze and neptunes. All with issues. Just got the Red Sea 3 in 1 and I must say my favorite by far.

 

[Dburr1014]

My tunze osmolator is 6 years old. I just replaced the original pump, not that it was bad, just old.
This is all I have done to it. It never fails.

 

[aquaman67]

Tried all the Tunze and neptunes. All with issues. Just got the Red Sea 3 in 1 and I must say my favorite by far.

I saw that one too.

For a sumpless tank the probes are pretty low.

I do use the ReefBeat app with my ReefLED 90 light.

I’ve had my light since the first came out. And I’ve had problems with the light losing its programming and not coming on.

Then I have to struggle to clear all the setting by doing a factory reset. The last time it happened I had to use a different email address and make a completely new account with my iPad (old account was on my phone) before I could get it to work again.

Being fair to Red Sea I never reached out to customer support to try to solve my issues.

 

[PGD123]

Tunze nano osmolator

 

[madmike183]

I've only ever had one. Red Seas 3 in 1 ATO, had it for almost a year, never failed.

Looking at picking one of the Red Sea ATO’s up. How did you mount the probe in your tank? Did you have to purchase anything extra to mount? Do you still like it?

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

Looking at picking one of the Red Sea ATO’s up. How did you mount the probe in your tank? Did you have to purchase anything extra to mount? Do you still like it?

If you have a red sea sump then it has a built-in mount. If you don't they have a magnetic mount, I'm pretty sure it comes in the box, though I got mine before the public release so I had to build my own. I used an eshopps fish feeder and some coral glue, but again it will probably come in the box


EDIT: Just checked, it does come in the box. Yes, still love mine, tells you when the reservoir is empty, also has a leak detector and a tempature probe built in.

 

[madmike183]

If you have a red sea sump then it has a built-in mount. If you don't they have a magnetic mount, I'm pretty sure it comes in the box, though I got mine before the public release so I had to build my own. I used an eshopps fish feeder and some coral glue, but again it will probably come in the box


EDIT: Just checked, it does come in the box. Yes, still love mine, tells you when the reservoir is empty, also has a leak detector and a tempature probe built in.

Thank you! Very helpful