ATO Pump, which one??

saltyj · 09/06/2009, 01:08 PM

I am saving to buy this ATO. First, any opinions on this model?? and second which is the cheapest/best pump to get for it.

http://www.marinedepot.com/dosing_pu...roller-ap.html

Thanks,
J

saltyj · 09/07/2009, 05:33 AM

Anyone??

sjm817 · 09/07/2009, 08:12 AM

I prefer a Reef Fanatic dual level controller over the JBJ. For a pump, Aqualifters work great and are very inexpensive.

Mish1 · 09/07/2009, 08:33 AM

I have a JBJ ATO system connected to a Tom's Aqua Lifter pump. One of the best investments I have made, reliable and relatively inexpensive.

sedor · 09/07/2009, 08:41 AM

I have a JBJ with aqualifter as well! Its a great little system. Don't forget to open the section on the back of the JBJ and adjust the timer knob. You can turn it up to 14 minutes. Basically by adjusting this your telling the ATO that if it runs for X amount of time shut the pump off. This is a great little feature so you don't have a failure and start pumping your whole reservoir out.

Mish1 · 09/07/2009, 08:49 AM

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Originally posted by ryandlf
I have a JBJ with aqualifter as well! Its a great little system. Don't forget to open the section on the back of the JBJ and adjust the timer knob. You can turn it up to 14 minutes. Basically by adjusting this your telling the ATO that if it runs for X amount of time shut the pump off. This is a great little feature so you don't have a failure and start pumping your whole reservoir out.

Learn something new everyday.

I had no idea this feature was on the JBJ.

Robamus · 09/07/2009, 09:56 AM

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Originally posted by Mish1
I have a JBJ ATO system connected to a Tom's Aqua Lifter pump. One of the best investments I have made, reliable and relatively inexpensive.

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redfishsc · 09/07/2009, 10:17 AM

Definitely the aqualifter, hard to beat for $12 and ridiculously easy to plumb.

Just make sure you put the RIGHT hose in the RIGHT spot each time to do anything that requires removing the hoses. That would be a crappy day for sure

GlassReef · 09/07/2009, 11:44 AM

I use this pump: Tunze Metering Pump

It's the one that comes with the Tunze Osmolator.

09/06/2009, 01:08 PM	#1
saltyj Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: St. Cloud, FL Posts: 502	ATO Pump, which one?? I am saving to buy this ATO. First, any opinions on this model?? and second which is the cheapest/best pump to get for it. http://www.marinedepot.com/dosing_pu...roller-ap.html Thanks, J

09/07/2009, 08:12 AM	#3
sjm817 On Yer left! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Northern VA Posts: 18,777	I prefer a Reef Fanatic dual level controller over the JBJ. For a pump, Aqualifters work great and are very inexpensive. __________________ - Scott

09/07/2009, 08:41 AM	#5
sedor Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 4,689	I have a JBJ with aqualifter as well! Its a great little system. Don't forget to open the section on the back of the JBJ and adjust the timer knob. You can turn it up to 14 minutes. Basically by adjusting this your telling the ATO that if it runs for X amount of time shut the pump off. This is a great little feature so you don't have a failure and start pumping your whole reservoir out. __________________ Ryan

09/07/2009, 10:17 AM	#8
redfishsc Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 3,696	Definitely the aqualifter, hard to beat for $12 and ridiculously easy to plumb. Just make sure you put the RIGHT hose in the RIGHT spot each time to do anything that requires removing the hoses. That would be a crappy day for sure __________________ "The measure of a life is not its duration but its donation." Corrie Ten Boom “The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins” -- Søren Kierkegaard Current Tank Info: ghetto grad school reef.....11g rimless tank, 36X9X9, lit by Cree and Rebels scobbled together. Stocked mostly with free stuff I got from panhandling my fellow reefers.

09/07/2009, 11:44 AM	#9
GlassReef Got Reef Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Weeki Wachee, Florida Posts: 2,501	I use this pump: Tunze Metering Pump It's the one that comes with the Tunze Osmolator. __________________ Tom No matter how much you try to push the envelope, it remains stationary.

09/07/2009, 05:33 AM	#2
saltyj Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: St. Cloud, FL Posts: 502	Anyone??

09/07/2009, 08:33 AM	#4
Mish1 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 169	I have a JBJ ATO system connected to a Tom's Aqua Lifter pump. One of the best investments I have made, reliable and relatively inexpensive.