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05/08/2007, 12:48 PM
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Top off for 90gal
ANy suggestions for the best way to set up a top off system for a 90 gal? Looking for something fairly simple and inexpensive. I have been looking at the JBJ top off system
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05/08/2007, 06:31 PM
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Any suggestion/thougths?
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05/08/2007, 07:20 PM
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what about a gravity fed system with a float valve?
no need to buy expensive systems... |
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05/08/2007, 07:24 PM
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Can you explain more about the system? Or limks to view
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05/08/2007, 09:48 PM
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you can run a holding tank with a safe amount of water (5g) above your sump. Connect this tank to a float valve in your sump. As the water level in sump drops, the valve opens, water flows from holding tank to compensate for water loss.
You just top-off the holding tank every few days... Or somthing more in depth -- http://www.melevsreef.com/plumbing/auto_topoff.html |
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05/09/2007, 10:28 AM
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Thanks
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05/09/2007, 11:14 AM
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FWIW, I have a JBJ on one tank, and a Lifereef float switch on another. They both work, although the Lifereef is much more solidly built. The JBJ actually came out of the box broken. Both are hooked into 10 gallon tanks that I only have to top off every 5-6 days or so.
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