What kind of pump is the best for this ATO. Does JBJ sell their own pump to go with this like in a package deal? Pump will be in a 5 gallon bucket.
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Please, see review... It's not worth it. I used an aqua lifter. Not even any strain... They fail.
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R.Heffron also i forgot to tell you the Tom Pump is an out of water pump and you must buy a prefilter also for a few bucks to prevent premature failure especially if dosing kalk in your ATO. Also buy and extra TOM pump to have on hand incase the other fails...it's an awesome little pump....has not failed me yet
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R. Heffron the pump I used was the Tom Pump for $15 . The pump works great and is inexpensive. The truth of the matter is the JBJ ATO is truly garbage. It has a manufacturers defect and fails constantly within an hour of use its already failing to come on...I found out on a reef column that you must BREAK the saudered connection between the timer and the JBJ brain for it to stop interrupting it from working...so in essence you must break an absolute new product you paid full price for, so it can work...it's garbage but I made it work because I had no choice. I advise you to use the "TUNZEE OSMOLATOR ATO SYSYEM " it's awesome and fail safe with a sensor type set up. .U can still use the TOM pump as your dosing pump....good luck R. HEFFRON I hope my insight will help you. Don't buy the JBJ ATO for $50 more you buy a tested good quality product in the TUNZEE ATO SYSTEM
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Aqua lifter also works well....Roger is correct....stay away from JBJ ATO you will be frustrated with all the crap you must go throughto make it work. .if u can
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I would look for a biiger pump. It mifht do it but the flow wont be very strong
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I have mine sitting inside a 5 gallon bucket. The bucket is drilled with lots of holes and is dug down in the ground to act as a sump. The pump fits pretty snug in the bucket.
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If you haven't already, I would call the company. They are very informative and easy to talk to. They recommend the straightest shot from the meter to the pump to get the most pressure. Mine goes to my basepump after many branches and it works fine. If you pass the 5 gal bucket test, you are probably fine. Another point - Everyone I know with a water softener has a well. You need city water for the basepump. No power would equal no well water.
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you don't want to base just on this, remember your tubing, blocks, res, etc. I am currently using this with a quad 120mm res, a CPU block, dual gpu blocks and I used just over 32oz. I would recommend grabbing 2 liters/64oz or more. Remember this stuff needs to be refilled over time. It is also a great ideal to flush once in a while, but it's not required.A great brand of coolant, what I personally always use, is primochill.This is an awesome res, first one I got happened to have a dead pump, but XSPC is wonderful support wise and it is EXTREMELY rare to grab a dead product from them in the first place. HIGHLY recommend them. you don't want to base just on this, remember your tubing, blocks, res, etc. I am currently using this with a quad 120mm res, a CPU block, dual gpu blocks and I used just over 32oz. I would recommend grabbing 2 liters/64oz or more. Remember this stuff needs to be refilled over time. It is also a great ideal to flush once in a while, but it's not required.A great brand of coolant, what I personally always use, is primochill.This is an awesome res, first one I got happened to have a dead pump, but XSPC is wonderful support wise and it is EXTREMELY rare to grab a dead... » Read More you don't want to base just on this, remember your tubing, blocks, res, etc. I am currently using this with a quad 120mm res, a CPU block, dual gpu blocks and I used just over 32oz. I would recommend grabbing 2 liters/64oz or more. Remember this stuff needs to be refilled over time. It is also a great ideal to flush once in a while, but it's not required.A great brand of coolant, what I personally always use, is primochill.This is an awesome res, first one I got happened to have a dead pump, but XSPC is wonderful support wise and it is EXTREMELY rare to grab a dead product from them in the first place. HIGHLY recommend them. « Show Less
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Definitely external pump. This pump is overkill for your application anyway. You should be able to find the right pump for your car at lower price, and it's guaranteed to fit by design
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To give you a reference point, my pump sits in a typical Home Depot 5 gallon utility bucket with an inch or two to spare around the perimeter. I am not sure what application you plan on using the pump for, but a five gallon bucket enclosure is as small a sump pit enclosure you could feasibly have. My pump sits in a five gallon bucket with holes drilled in the sides on a bed of gravel in my window well.
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depends on the size of your tank i have a 7 gallon reef tank i bought the pf15 for and i love it you can slow the rate down and all my corals are fine aquatop seems to make a nice pump to fit the sizes you need i am happy i bought mine hope this helps
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Hey Glen! I'm with Froggys Fog. We sell this in 5 gallon pails as well as 55 gallon drums.
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I run four 5 gallon dwc buckets. More than that seems to be to much for this pump. I like to run two airlines to each bucket and use another pump as well as this one and the plants love it.
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We used the pump we use for our inflatable mattresses. It has a funnel looking adaptor that came with the pump. Filled quickly. You can buy the pumps on Amazon. Ours is a Coleman. Search air pump for inflatables.
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I have a bike pump and was able to fit the funnel-shaped nozzle into the hose of the bike pump. I think you can buy a little pump online, but I didn't bother since I already had a bike pump. I imagine an air mattress pump might do just as well. BTW I've had the ball for a year now, sit on it every day eight hours a day at work, and have never had to blow it up. Pretty amazing!
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If you use 2 6" standard bar type air stones, and run 2 of the ports to each air stone, it will work fine. I have this setup in a DWC cloning chamber. I would run all 4 ports to 1 4" round airstone. For multiple 5 gallon buckets, I would recommend going to the larger diaphragm style pump. They are just as quiet (our is actually quieter), and produce WAY more air.
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We used an air compressor also. It is a pretty big float for a manual pump but one would work. as said by others, your pump would need a pointed end. This is our second season and just filled a couple days ago. Great for keeping you above water while it's still a little brisk.
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Home Depot sells this pump. You can check there. If not, try Waynepumps.com. Hope this helps.
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Not this one. Even though this was rated at the higher gallons per hour it just couldn't keep up , don't get me wrong nice little pump, we put it in the fountain outside , was not a good fit for our big fishtank however.
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Sorry also by the way for your 120 gallon tank depends what your keeping. How much flow you want??? 2 jebao 40s or 60s if you want a tsunami. ..these pumps are strong man...