Skimmer

[Nemain]

Well I have the new skimmer up and running... Looks great! I am a little short on room, so I have to get someting built for auto top off... any suggestions?

The skimmer looks awesome.. not sure on how it is working yet... I will wait until morning to give it a rating!

Thanks ro dez and harvey for the u-tube idea, its working amazingly!

I would love to post pictures, but the boyfriend says the craftmanship was done quickly not nicely, so I am not permitted :P He is already talking about building me a fish room! I think I may have an addict on my hands *cheer*

[muck]

Talk to Harvey about the Auto-Top-Off.
He has been making a number of them lately... :mrgreen:

[snaggle]

I am looking at making a shelf in my stand that will hold a two or three gallon container and just use air tubing or something like it for the water to get in to my sump.


Brad

[Nemain]

Well i had auto top off, its the container size I am worried about.. not even room for a shelf... prolly ony 12 inch diameter... not a pretty thing to be sure =(

[Dez]

Run it straight off the r/0 unit from the basement to a float valve.

No room required, and hook it to a solenoid just in case.

des

[mr_alberta]

Her tank isn't basement plumbed though Dez.

[Dez]

Her tank isn't basement plumbed though Dez.

My 180 wasn't basement plumbed at all but my top off came from the basement with a 1/4" hole in the floor of my closet.

Des

PS, are you back yet?

[Reefhawk1]

Hooked up my auto top off last night and it works great. Directly from my ro unit to a float valve in my sump. Still need a solenoid though. I drilled through the kitchen cabinet and through the apartment wall :eek: . Lol, I then ran it along the wall to the tank.

Hey Des do you know where I can get a solenoid?

Stan

[Nemain]

i have an extra one =)

[Reefhawk1]

Do you want to sell it. How much do you want for it ? :mrgreen:


Stan

[Nemain]

Well, lets make sure its a celenoid first..... it has bolts in it and attaches to a cord that you put a pump in.. turns off when the water gets above the doo hickey.. sound right?

[mr_alberta]

This is a solenoid:

http://www.autotopoff.com/products/S/images/S01_JPG.jpg

You can pick one up at McMaster-Carr for ~$18. There are 3 versions, 24VAC, 120VAC and 12VDC. The part number for the 120VAC one is 7877K53.

[Reefhawk1]

You can pick one up at McMaster-Carr for ~$18. There are 3 versions, 24VAC, 120VAC and 12VDC. The part number for the 120VAC one is 7877K53.

Where is this Store located ? When does the solenoid kick in ?

[mr_alberta]

Mcmaster-Carr is an online store. The solenoid is normally closed, so when you plug it in, the solenoid opens up (thus letting water through). I currently have mine hooked up to a float switch. If the water level in my sump gets too high, it trips the float switch and turns off the power to the solenoid, cutting off the freshwater supply.