Hydor Smart Level Controller

mlposson · 09/20/2016, 06:09 PM

Hi all! I recently purchased the Hydor Smart Level Controller and was super excited to finally have an ATO. However, the pump I purchased must be too slow because I keep having the alarm go off. I am looking for an external pump.... Anyone have any suggestions?

Thank you!

Potatohead · 09/20/2016, 06:12 PM

The pump needs to take between 25 seconds and 10 minutes to go from minimum to full. I use an aqualifter but it will depend on how much water you need to flow within that time frame.

mlposson · 09/20/2016, 07:11 PM

Hi Potatohead.... I actually have an aqualifter. I have not measured, but I'm thinking it's approximately 1 gallon needed.

Potatohead · 09/20/2016, 07:45 PM

Aqualifter is about 4 gph so it would take roughly 15 minutes to pump a gallon depending on a few factors. Ideally you like find something between 10 and 50 gph.

Potatohead · 09/20/2016, 07:52 PM

It's probably easiest to get a small pump like an MJ400 or Sicce Micra and put a ball valve on the output side to control the flow rate.

09/20/2016, 06:09 PM	#1
mlposson Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 8	Hydor Smart Level Controller Hi all! I recently purchased the Hydor Smart Level Controller and was super excited to finally have an ATO. However, the pump I purchased must be too slow because I keep having the alarm go off. I am looking for an external pump.... Anyone have any suggestions? Thank you!

09/20/2016, 06:12 PM	#2
Potatohead Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Vancouver Posts: 1,596	The pump needs to take between 25 seconds and 10 minutes to go from minimum to full. I use an aqualifter but it will depend on how much water you need to flow within that time frame.

09/20/2016, 07:11 PM	#3
mlposson Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 8	Hi Potatohead.... I actually have an aqualifter. I have not measured, but I'm thinking it's approximately 1 gallon needed.

09/20/2016, 07:45 PM	#4
Potatohead Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Vancouver Posts: 1,596	Aqualifter is about 4 gph so it would take roughly 15 minutes to pump a gallon depending on a few factors. Ideally you like find something between 10 and 50 gph.

09/20/2016, 07:52 PM	#5
Potatohead Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Vancouver Posts: 1,596	It's probably easiest to get a small pump like an MJ400 or Sicce Micra and put a ball valve on the output side to control the flow rate.