Custom DIY ATO reservoir

Walleye34 · Feb 17, 2020

Just wanted to show a Couple pictures of first custom ATO reservoir built. 12 gallons for my 90 gallon.

ylreefer · Feb 18, 2020

Nice cutting job on the lid there buddy. I made one not so long ago but didn't have a router. What a pitta. Turned out OK in the end though.

Katrina71 · Feb 18, 2020

Nice work!! Both of you.

Reef-junky · Feb 18, 2020

Very nice!

Walleye34 · Feb 18, 2020

ylreefer said:
Nice cutting job on the lid there buddy. I made one not so long ago but didn't have a router. What a pitta. Turned out OK in the end though.

Nice! I like the colors

ylreefer · Feb 18, 2020

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Walleye34 said:
Nice! I like the colors

Was orange plumbing on my old tank so was trying to match that. But have since upgraded the tank so the ATO is no longer in use.

Walleye34 · Feb 18, 2020

ylreefer said:
Nice cutting job on the lid there buddy. I made one not so long ago but didn't have a router. What a pitta. Turned out OK in the end though.

How did you round off the corners?

ylreefer · Feb 18, 2020

Walleye34 said:
How did you round off the corners?

Ah I used a dremmel tool with Samsung drum fitment for that.

ylreefer · Feb 18, 2020

5g Arcrylic ATO duel feed

Hi everyone. Been a while since I've done any DIY and had a some free time this week so I did a couple of little projects. First up is the duel feed ATO Container. I've also posted the design specs for anyone to use. This designe will hose 2 pumps as it's a pretty large container which will...

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This was my built thread. Maybe someone can make some use of it since all the measurements are here to .

NowGlazeIT · Feb 18, 2020

Walleye34 said:
Just wanted to show a Couple pictures of first custom ATO reservoir built. 12 gallons for my 90 gallon.

Excellent job

Zoaologist · Feb 18, 2020

Very good job, nice cut work on the lid.

piranhaman00 · Feb 18, 2020

I have that same ottoman in my shopping cart lol, I won’t be able to fit a 20L in there though so I’m going a different route

Walleye34 · Feb 18, 2020

piranhaman00 said:
I have that same ottoman in my shopping cart lol, I won’t be able to fit a 20L in there though so I’m going a different route

I could’ve fit almost 17 gallons in there if I would’ve used all of the space. But I figure 12 would be sufficient for now

nhbegli · Jun 25, 2024

Are there instructions or a guide you used to make this? I want to make one for my stand I built for my lowboy which has space but it's narrow (5 inches by 3 ft) so I would love to learn from you if I can!