Prettiest ATO Resevoir Ever

[rvlcf]

I use an antique wine jug. It's called a "carboy" or "Demijon". You can find them on ebay generally. They work great, mine holds about 13 gallons, and the mouth is big enough for my Tunze ato.

 

[lariat8099]

That's an AWESOME Idea. I'm going to do that to my 90 gal setup to free up space in the stand.

 

[Charles4400]

Genius idea and looks awesome!!!

 

[riche]

You sir are a life saver, can u tell me how tall that is?

 

[kchristensen8064]

You sir are a life saver, can u tell me how tall that is?

It looks like it might be about 3 feet tall.

 

[Susan Edwards]

Love it. What a clever idea and very pretty. I turned an unused 20 hex tank into mine. guess I need to dust and refill tomorrow

 

[TheDentist]

You sir are a life saver, can u tell me how tall that is?

*Ma'am* haha.
The vase is about 3 feet and with the branches in it its around 5 or 6.

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

Ha! Now THIS is cool!

 

[Scott chilton]

this is next level thinking. love it!

 

[Kali]

You found the perfect 'in plain sight' container! Love it!

 

[Salty.Reefer]

I really like this idea!
Here is an awesome one I found for far less Than your average acrylic ato container.
https://www.wayfair.com/decor-pillows/pdp/birch-lane-saida-large-vase-bl20353.html
Did a rough calculation and I believe it will hold about 10 gallons

 

[Salty.Reefer]

Hid my ato resevoir in plain sight today! The branches are in a plastic bag in the vase so they dont contaminate the water.

where is the ato flowing to? does it feed into the main display to not create a siphon? I want to do something similar but would have to move the outlet from the sump to the display I believe.

 

[hwntunda]

;WideyedGreat idea!

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

where is the ato flowing to? does it feed into the main display to not create a siphon? I want to do something similar but would have to move the outlet from the sump to the display I believe.

Looks to me like it feeds into the sump through the back of the stand.

 

[OriginalUserName]

I've been using a glass planter/jar from Ikea for mine but I couldn't get a lid sorted (plus it's clear so I can see the kalk stains). I have been meaning to get into home goods and look for something exactly like that. Nice work on the branches, I'll be stealing that idea.

 

[D_Nyholm]

Great idea! Can't wait to head to home good this weekend and see if I can find something! Using a 4 gallon bucket in my stand (biggest I could fit) and I need to fill it every 3 days!

 

[Bob E]

Great idea. I love to see people improvise

 

[Joe's Coral Reef]

I agree, best looking ATO container. Great idea.

 

[JoshH]

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[Kali]

where is the ato flowing to? does it feed into the main display to not create a siphon? I want to do something similar but would have to move the outlet from the sump to the display I believe.

As long as you create an air gap it doesn't matter where it feeds to. The air gap keeps a back siphon from being created.