Waterbox 20 ATO

Capoe126

Community Member
View Badges
Joined
Sep 18, 2020
Messages
85
Reaction score
25
Location
New Jersey
What state or country do you live in
New Jersey
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
I am compiling equipment for a waterbox 20 build (which will be my first tank!). The next piece of equipment i will be purchasing is an ATO, as many have said I should make this a priority.

I asked BRS and they pointed me toward the Tunze 3152 nano ato. I had looked at this option and was concerned with a fairly large amount of negative reviews concerning durability and safeguards. The larger 3155 seems to have much more reliable reviews. I asked BRS and they said the 3155 might be too much for my smaller tank.

I was hoping to hear your thoughts. I am totally open to none Tunze products as well!
 
I have the 3155 on my nuvo20. At first I didn’t like to as I used it right out of the box and it ran fine but would pump a lot of water into the tank whenever I unplugged it. There is a way to unscrew the controller and adjust the pumping speed. There is a range between nano and large. From the factory it’s in between the two. I lowered mine to nano and it couldn’t pump from the floor to the return chamber so I put it at 1/4 of the way to large and now it works flawlessly.

Found the video. What I’m describing is at 4:30 mark.
 
I’ve had great luck with AutoAqua ATOs. They have really tiny sensors, which is great for a smaller tank, and they have failsafes that keep them from overfilling.
 
I have the 3155 on my nuvo20. At first I didn’t like to as I used it right out of the box and it ran fine but would pump a lot of water into the tank whenever I unplugged it. There is a way to unscrew the controller and adjust the pumping speed. There is a range between nano and large. From the factory it’s in between the two. I lowered mine to nano and it couldn’t pump from the floor to the return chamber so I put it at 1/4 of the way to large and now it works flawlessly.

Found the video. What I’m describing is at 4:30 mark.
I have read of other people doing this as well. Thank you!
 
I’ve had great luck with AutoAqua ATOs. They have really tiny sensors, which is great for a smaller tank, and they have failsafes that keep them from overfilling.
I have read quite a few good things about this product as well
 
I have a waterbox 20 and use the duetto ato. I keep the sensor and fill tubing in the return pump chamber.
 

IF YOU HAD TO TAKE A REEFING EXAM, WOULD YOU PASS?

  • Yes!

    Votes: 32 45.7%
  • Not yet, but I have one that I want to buy in mind!

    Votes: 9 12.9%
  • No.

    Votes: 26 37.1%
  • Other (please explain).

    Votes: 3 4.3%

New Posts

Back
Top