Where to mount ATO sensor for biocube 29?

MidwestReefa · 03/07/2016, 06:52 PM

So, recently picked up one of those Smart ATO micro's for my biocube 29. I'm running filter floss in chamber 2 so not really much room there. Chamber 1 I have my heater, thermometer sensor. and was thinking about putting the ATO sensor in here as well.

Any reason to put it anywhere else?

LQT · 03/08/2016, 04:48 AM

An ATO sensor will not work in chamber 1 as that chamber always remains constant. You want the sensor where the water level fluctuates. Put it in chamber 3 where the return pump is as that is where you will have the most fluctuation due to evaporation.

Mark426 · 03/08/2016, 08:00 AM

Chamber with the return pump

MidwestReefa · 03/09/2016, 11:51 AM

Thanks for the replies! I'm kind of amazed by how little evaporation there is in the biocube with the hood...

LQT · 03/09/2016, 12:09 PM

Yeah, with the hood on, I evaporate less than a gallon a week. even still, I'd never go without the convenience and stability of my trusty ATO.

Tgionet · 03/09/2016, 01:18 PM

Always the return pump chamber. That should be the only chamber that has any real fluctuation in it.

03/07/2016, 06:52 PM	#1
MidwestReefa Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 60	Where to mount ATO sensor for biocube 29? So, recently picked up one of those Smart ATO micro's for my biocube 29. I'm running filter floss in chamber 2 so not really much room there. Chamber 1 I have my heater, thermometer sensor. and was thinking about putting the ATO sensor in here as well. Any reason to put it anywhere else?

03/08/2016, 04:48 AM	#2
LQT Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Fairfield, CT Posts: 1,516	An ATO sensor will not work in chamber 1 as that chamber always remains constant. You want the sensor where the water level fluctuates. Put it in chamber 3 where the return pump is as that is where you will have the most fluctuation due to evaporation.

03/08/2016, 08:00 AM	#3
Mark426 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,479	Chamber with the return pump

03/09/2016, 11:51 AM	#4
MidwestReefa Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 60	Thanks for the replies! I'm kind of amazed by how little evaporation there is in the biocube with the hood...

03/09/2016, 12:09 PM	#5
LQT Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Fairfield, CT Posts: 1,516	Yeah, with the hood on, I evaporate less than a gallon a week. even still, I'd never go without the convenience and stability of my trusty ATO.

03/09/2016, 01:18 PM	#6
Tgionet Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Prospect, CT Posts: 82	Always the return pump chamber. That should be the only chamber that has any real fluctuation in it.