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SIMPLE LOW COST OPTION FOR ATO. SIMPLY WORKS. By Kevin on 12/2/12
Kevin would recommend this product to a friend
I've ordered two now, one about a year ago for my main tank and now this for my pico. ATO units don't need to be complicated. They just need to do three things:
-Transfer water from a reservoir to your sump/tank.
-Not overflow your sump/tank.
-Shutoff when reservoir is empty to prevent pump failure.
This product does all three, but does not come with a pump so I'd recommend the aqualifter.
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Reliable By brian on 11/30/12
brian would recommend this product to a friend
Feels a little cheap but runs like a champ. I've had one for over a year with no hiccups and just ordered another one for a frag tank.
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Bad product failed after 2 months By Martin on 11/24/12
Martin wouldn't recommend this product to a friend
I really regret this buy.....got it for a friend tank....My 2 Tank are on an Osmolator....never had issue....But the JBJ failed to restart after a power outage....no more light nothing !
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Don't waste your money By APO on 11/16/12
APO wouldn't recommend this product to a friend
Had this unit and really liked it at first. It seemed to work fine just as advertised. 6 months in the controller has stopped working and emptied my reserve almost causing a major disaster. I figured this was just a stuck float or something but it was not, unit no longer works. Save your money and buy the bigger dosing pump with a timer or even better allow a controller to do it for you.
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Update By Jeromi on 11/12/12
Jeromi wouldn't recommend this product to a friend
Ok, so I wrote a less than glowing review of the JBJ auto-top off. I managed to do a web search and found that you have to take the unit apart to change the setting for the fail safe. Mine was set as low as it could get and my aqualifter just couldn't keep up. Once I took the unit apart and set it for the 14 minute setting, it's worked with no problem. bad design.
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annoying By Jeromi on 11/12/12
Jeromi wouldn't recommend this product to a friend
This thing does not turn my aqualifter on. It doesn't matter how I have it set up. I've heard that the aqualifter doesn't draw enough power for the JBJ to even pick up on, but I find that hard to believe. I want to use the Aqualifter because I want a slow top off, but, so far it's been worthless. I have to manually push the float switch down for it to pump any water. This is becoming more of a pain than it's worth. I was better off manually adding water every day.
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works great By j on 10/3/12
j would recommend this product to a friend
This works great for ATO. It meshes well with the aqualifter
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EXELLENT PRODUCT FOR A GREAT PRICE By Richard on 9/13/12
Richard would recommend this product to a friend
I have had this unit on my 57 gallon tank for 1 month and love it! Easy to set up. However, I wilsh they had a manget option for the sump float switch as the suction cups don't work that well. Long story short, I made my own.
In short, I highly recommend this product. In fact, I am buying a second one right now!!
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good product By Matthew on 9/9/12
Matthew would recommend this product to a friend
i got the auto top off about 5 months and it just makes everything so much easier to have a high mantiance hobby
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Good Product By Matthew on 9/4/12
Matthew would recommend this product to a friend
I have had this controller on a few tanks for the last 3 years and it has performed well. Be sure to take the safety time limit (3 min max I believe) into account when selecting the pump. You want to be able to run less than that amount for normal top-offs but less that what would cause a flood.
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Easy to use By Vincent on 9/1/12
Vincent would recommend this product to a friend
A very quick to set up and run ATO. Everything is tucked away out of sight in the sump area and the unit comes with more than enough hanging options for the floats. Good product.
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Works as expected By Nicholas on 8/7/12
Nicholas would recommend this product to a friend
This product does exactly what I needed. There's not much else to say. I haven't been using it for long so I can't speak to the longevity and final value, but it was easy to set up and works great so far.