aqualifter pump as ATO siphone / check valve

JDL · 06/06/2009, 06:36 PM

what do people do to stop the siphon from the ATO once the aqualifter is turned off? Where can i get an airline tubing check valve or is there a better/easier way?

kgross · 06/06/2009, 06:43 PM

You control the siphon by how it is setup. Fasten the end of the airline at the top of the sump so it can not siphon from your container. Or if the water level in the container is higher than the top of the sump, you can use a small piece of pipe standing up in the sump to put the airline tubing into, or just a T in the airline tubing at the highest spot, with the top of the T going up to the top of the tank and then fastened into place.

Kim

JDL · 06/06/2009, 08:05 PM

yes the water level in my ATO container is higher then my sump. My ATO container is a 20g brute trash can, so it is tall. I can try the pipe idea. The T is so the air breaks the siphon?

kgross · 06/06/2009, 08:22 PM

Yes it is. Anything for an air break will stop the syphon as long as it is higher than the water level in the brute.

Kim

sjm817 · 06/06/2009, 09:42 PM

If you use the pipe and it is higher than the topoff reservoir, you dont need a T.

JDL · 06/07/2009, 07:18 AM

what i ended up doing is using velcrow to place the water tube coming into the sump MUCH higher then the ATO container. Seems to be working and stopping the siphon after the pump shuts off.

kgross · 06/07/2009, 01:57 PM

That will work as well, just make sure that as part of your regular maintance, you make sure the line is still in the velcro.

Kim

Hammsreefbeer · 06/08/2009, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kgross
You control the siphon by how it is setup. Fasten the end of the airline at the top of the sump so it can not siphon from your container. Or if the water level in the container is higher than the top of the sump, you can use a small piece of pipe standing up in the sump to put the airline tubing into, or just a T in the airline tubing at the highest spot, with the top of the T going up to the top of the tank and then fastened into place.

Kim

so the pipe is just so the water go's down and into the sump?does the pipe need to be highier the ATO rez?

sjm817 · 06/08/2009, 12:49 PM

Yes, the pipe is purely to raise the ATO output higher that the top of the reservoir so it will not siphon.

Hammsreefbeer · 06/08/2009, 12:53 PM

thanx scott.i figured that but wasnt 100%.

kgross · 06/08/2009, 12:56 PM

Yup. The pipe gives you an air break where the airline tubing goes in to stop the siphon.

Kim

06/06/2009, 06:36 PM	#1
JDL Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Palmyra PA Posts: 410	aqualifter pump as ATO siphone / check valve what do people do to stop the siphon from the ATO once the aqualifter is turned off? Where can i get an airline tubing check valve or is there a better/easier way?

06/06/2009, 06:43 PM	#2
kgross Premium Member Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Nampa, ID Posts: 5,870	You control the siphon by how it is setup. Fasten the end of the airline at the top of the sump so it can not siphon from your container. Or if the water level in the container is higher than the top of the sump, you can use a small piece of pipe standing up in the sump to put the airline tubing into, or just a T in the airline tubing at the highest spot, with the top of the T going up to the top of the tank and then fastened into place. Kim __________________ Proud Member of the Idaho Marine Aquarium Society America will only be the Land of the Free as long as it is the Home of the Brave. Current Tank Info: AGA 180gallon tank, VHO/MH lighting, DSB, calcium reactor, Also a 7 Gallon Nano softy tank, and a 32 gallon cube

06/06/2009, 08:22 PM	#4
kgross Premium Member Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Nampa, ID Posts: 5,870	Yes it is. Anything for an air break will stop the syphon as long as it is higher than the water level in the brute. Kim __________________ Proud Member of the Idaho Marine Aquarium Society America will only be the Land of the Free as long as it is the Home of the Brave. Current Tank Info: AGA 180gallon tank, VHO/MH lighting, DSB, calcium reactor, Also a 7 Gallon Nano softy tank, and a 32 gallon cube

06/06/2009, 09:42 PM	#5
sjm817 On Yer left! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Northern VA Posts: 18,777	If you use the pipe and it is higher than the topoff reservoir, you dont need a T. __________________ - Scott

06/07/2009, 01:57 PM	#7
kgross Premium Member Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Nampa, ID Posts: 5,870	That will work as well, just make sure that as part of your regular maintance, you make sure the line is still in the velcro. Kim __________________ Proud Member of the Idaho Marine Aquarium Society America will only be the Land of the Free as long as it is the Home of the Brave. Current Tank Info: AGA 180gallon tank, VHO/MH lighting, DSB, calcium reactor, Also a 7 Gallon Nano softy tank, and a 32 gallon cube

06/06/2009, 08:05 PM	#3
JDL Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Palmyra PA Posts: 410	yes the water level in my ATO container is higher then my sump. My ATO container is a 20g brute trash can, so it is tall. I can try the pipe idea. The T is so the air breaks the siphon?

06/07/2009, 07:18 AM	#6
JDL Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Palmyra PA Posts: 410	what i ended up doing is using velcrow to place the water tube coming into the sump MUCH higher then the ATO container. Seems to be working and stopping the siphon after the pump shuts off.

06/08/2009, 12:49 PM	#9
sjm817 On Yer left! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Northern VA Posts: 18,777	Yes, the pipe is purely to raise the ATO output higher that the top of the reservoir so it will not siphon. __________________ - Scott

06/08/2009, 12:53 PM	#10
Hammsreefbeer "CUBE-ALICIOUS" Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Long Beach, Ca. Posts: 2,065	thanx scott.i figured that but wasnt 100%. __________________ -DOUG SCRK member Current Tank Info: 60 CUBE(2X2X2) Acrylic cube sump w/fuge(20"x20"x16"),2' Outer Orbit Pro w/250W (M80 ballast) Pheonix14k & 3xATI Blue+&1 fuji purple,2xTunze 6055 w/ 7095,Tunze 9010 skimmer,1260 Eheim return,2 BRS dosing pumps(2 Part),BRS dual media reactor,RK2.

06/08/2009, 12:56 PM	#11
kgross Premium Member Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Nampa, ID Posts: 5,870	Yup. The pipe gives you an air break where the airline tubing goes in to stop the siphon. Kim __________________ Proud Member of the Idaho Marine Aquarium Society America will only be the Land of the Free as long as it is the Home of the Brave. Current Tank Info: AGA 180gallon tank, VHO/MH lighting, DSB, calcium reactor, Also a 7 Gallon Nano softy tank, and a 32 gallon cube