nice nice.. may DIY ATO na din.. ganyan din gamit ko dati, kaso halos everyday ko din nilalagyan ng tubig ung reserve.. at masyado na matagal kung air pump gagamitin ko sa 5G container.. so i shifted to powerhead driven, altho same principle ng air-pump driven..
details of air-driven ATO, as requested by sir entot:
materials:
1. air pump (battery operated type po ung gamit ko, spare pump)
2. wires / wire caps
3. float switch
4. air tubes
5. adapter
disconnect the wire from the battery slots (kasi magkakabit tayo ng adapter, instead na battery ang gamitin)
tap the wire of the motor, one going to the other wire of the adapter, and one to one of the screws of the float switch..
either use wire caps or electric tape to secure the wires..
and the other end of the adapter goes to the other screw of the float switch and the adapter..
make 2 holes on the cap of the reserve container, just to fit an air tube.. one hose going all the way down(lets call this tube 1), and one tube is just hanging above the water(tube 2).. the other end of tube 1 will be the one transferring water to the tank.. the other end of tube 2 will be the output of the air pump.. remember not to submerge tube 2 into the water, as it will siphon water back to the container.. (i dont have a pix of my 5L reserve, but here's one from Mr. Google.. credit goes to respective owner)
if you want to change to powerhead-driven, follow same process as above (without adapter, wires, airpump) but just tap one wire of the powerhead going to the float switch.. (wala po ako pix, kasi nakakabit na, drawing na lang..
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HTH..
@sir tony
TY po sir tony!
si sir tony una kong nakilala from RP..
corals die faster than fish when even one of your parameters is off the charts..