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Idea For DIY Auto Top-OffToo Simple To Work?

April 26, 2017Auto DIY IDEA simple

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Idea For DIY Auto Top-OffToo Simple To Work?

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Thank you for asking yet another question, it’s very much appreciated! <> I need an auto top-off for my 65g reef tank. I can’t afford a Tunze, and the cheaper ones all seem to fail sooner or later. <> I got an idea from my dog’s water bowl. <> My Beagle’s water dish has a 2-liter bottle that suspends upside down over the dish, with a tube that runs from the bottle cap to about 2-inches into the bowl, and automatically refills the bowl as the water level drops. <> My Christmas Tree stand has the same feature, they have worked well. I’d like to take a 5g rigid airtight container (have one already) with a tight fitting cap, drill a hole in the cap, insert and silicone a -inch tube. I’d fill the container with water and place it on it’s side over my sump. I’d cut the tube to the length (slightly longer than) I’d need to maintain my desired water level in