Setting up ATO, some questions

[JonnyJ]

hey i have a RKL and also basic timers.

i have a dual float valve from Autotopoff.com and have a aqualifter 20


i read that people set there ato on a timer? can anyone explain what people set it at?

also how do i make sure a siphon doesn't happen?

i could use my RKL or a basic timer. p

thanks,

Jonny

 

[JonnyJ]

im going to have to go buy more tubing. does it need to be the hard tubing?

 

[E.intheC]

I'm interested in this ATO setup as well.

 

[rpc07]

I just set up the same exact system today minus the aqualifter, but what i did to make sure it would not siphon is i drilled a small hole ( 3/8 ) in the tubing coming off the power head im using inside the reservoir so its breaks the siphon

 

[beerfish]

For a regular ATO setup you don't have to worry about putting it on a timer. If you are dosing kalk with your ATO, you may consider setting the timer up to dose at night to offset the pH change.

Put the AL above the top off water and you shouldn't have to worry about a siphon.