DIY Auto water top up

[Bahal's boat]

Octopus Bay

Sorry forget to ask... is it the same look as this?

[moomoofish]

good leh, no need electricity

try out a small DIY this weekend, see how this work.

[SBS_Transit]

how much does it cost ?

[ryz]

I want one too...

[ryz]

I want one too...

[Warsteiner]

Any updates?

[Octopus Bay]

Any updates?

Hi,

yes....update here... hehehehehehe

picture show the top of the box...

Sorry... cant rush... we make sure thing do it correctly..

Octopus BAY

[sunnymau]

pm me also

[hmkui]

pm me also..thks

[arcanehacker]

just thinking. Looking at the first pic. It seems to make use gravity. Should there be a mishap (leak, hole, etc), would the the water just keep flowing into the tank? I can't imagine coming back to a tank of diliuted saltwater..

[salted fish]

if the auto top up box size 25 x 25 x 30cm Octopus bay mention,

u think is too much fresh water go into a 3ft tank with sump, if mishap??

and can we add calcium in the freshwater (in the Auto top up box) instead of just freshwater??

[Octopus Bay]

Salted fish,

usually I will add some marine salt in the fresh water...

arcanehacker,

good point, will look into it...what happen if mishap..

[moomoofish]

good leh, no need electricity

try out a small DIY this weekend, see how this work.

DIY a Auto Top up Box (2liters) container (remember must be Strong & Hard container), is EZ and it work very simple.

sorry no digital cam, will try to take picture and post here.

tips of the day. Use small diameter water hose, better for gravity matter, water flow slow and steady.

[Warsteiner]

Still not up for sale?

[typrobin]

i was just thinking....

1) a small diameter air tube for the water flow would be good as the suction pressure will not be too great.but then again i am afraid that the siphoning action might juz stop.

2) the air inlet pipe should be bigger in diameter.in such a way, the water outlet pressure will not be able to over-power the air inlet. imagine if u haf a air tube as the air inlet and a 4inch diameter pipe as water outlet, i think the water outlet pressure will be so great that the water in the sump will be suck into the container....

3) why is the U-shaped air inlet pipe required.i tried to imagine the air inlet pipe to be a straight pipe without the U-shape, and i think it should work equally well.

4) since this auto-top up is using the gravity-siphoning action, the container should be place as high as possible.

5) i am thinking of DIYing one with a 10 gallon container, the material is the same as the kind of container used to sell dish-washing liquid.its quite rigid but of coz not as rigid as a acrylic box.

advise / comments anybody??thanks

[RAV-65]

Me keen on the top-up thingy too....

Vincent Ho

[porc]

hi everyone,

seems like many people are interested in ths product...

just want to remind you all to think through your system setups to make sure that it is fail-proof. A previous thread, http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=12434 reminded me that I need to ensure that my overflow pipe is clogfree, otherwise my main tank level will rise while the auto-topup keeps releasing water to keep the sump level constant. Then when you shut down the system for maintenance there will be too much water and the system will overflow.

however you won't have this problem if you are not using a sump and are directly topping up into the main tank...

[jun]

Hi.. I have try out my test during the week ends. I have passed the test of my Auto water top up..

SF

dun u guys think it will be better to use a normal air tube to replace the pump output?