chark Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I keep my topoff water in the stand. It is hard to access and get water in. I have to pull it out to get the water in. Do you have another way to get the water in the reservoir without spilling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 long funnel or a small pump and hose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mFrame Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I use square 5g containers. I just swap them out, full for empty, the handles on top help quite a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I use square 5g containers. I just swap them out, full for empty, the handles on top help quite a bit. I do the same, but I believe he may have some space constraints Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+brian.srock Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I use a 5 gallon tall glass tank and can slip my 5 gallon jug tip on the ledge. When I get halfway I can just pull on the tank tilting it in order to empty my jug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+etannert Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Siphon, a la water change. I put the 5gal bucket on a chair so that it's higher than the ATO reservoir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 And ATO taste better than water change water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+etannert Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 LOL true dat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Monnat Jr Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 And ATO taste better than water change water Not when it's kalkwasser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Touché sir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 And ATO taste better than water change water Mine tastes like a fine wine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I use the blue water bottles for my top off, like the ones you see on the top of the water cooler / dispensers. I pour them into a 10 gallon Brute in my cabinet. They make it way easier to pour compared to the square jugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I siphon into a 10g tank I use as a reservoir, it lives under the 20g refugium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I keep mine in a 7 gallon blue water container in the basement directly below the tank and run the tubing through the floor. My water making station is down there too so no lugging water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjohn Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I keep mine in a 7 gallon blue water container in the basement directly below the tank and run the tubing through the floor. My water making station is down there too so no lugging water. I do wish we had basements in Texas. In my whole life, I have only seen two houses in Texas that had basements. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjohn Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I keep my reservois water in a 5 gallon Lowes bucket under that table next to my tank. My wife has elected to take on the project of finding a something to either put the bucket in or dressing up some other type of container. She does like the gray Lowes bucket better than the flourescent orange Home Depot bucket but feels certain that improvement can be made. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I keep mine in a 7 gallon blue water container in the basement directly below the tank and run the tubing through the floor. My water making station is down there too so no lugging water. I do wish we had basements in Texas. In my whole life, I have only seen two houses in Texas that had basements. Limestone and groundwater make it verrrry tricky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Monnat Jr Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I keep my reservois water in a 5 gallon Lowes bucket under that table next to my tank. My wife has elected to take on the project of finding a something to either put the bucket in or dressing up some other type of container. She does like the gray Lowes bucket better than the flourescent orange Home Depot bucket but feels certain that improvement can be made. My wife insists that I get cabinets made to hide all of the aquarium stuff but then complains that I'm spending too much (which is true). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I keep my reservois water in a 5 gallon Lowes bucket under that table next to my tank. My wife has elected to take on the project of finding a something to either put the bucket in or dressing up some other type of container. She does like the gray Lowes bucket better than the flourescent orange Home Depot bucket but feels certain that improvement can be made. My wife insists that I get cabinets made to hide all of the aquarium stuff but then complains that I'm spending too much (which is true). ^ this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I keep my reservois water in a 5 gallon Lowes bucket under that table next to my tank. My wife has elected to take on the project of finding a something to either put the bucket in or dressing up some other type of container. She does like the gray Lowes bucket better than the flourescent orange Home Depot bucket but feels certain that improvement can be made. My wife insists that I get cabinets made to hide all of the aquarium stuff but then complains that I'm spending too much (which is true). ^ this Turn the "hobby" into an "investment" by "investing" in corals you can frag to "offset the costs" of the "hobby" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 "It is 'revenue neutral' "- Paul Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I ran my RO/DI line directly into the container with a stop valve on the line and a float valve in the container. When the top-off water gets low, I open up the stop valve and let it fill up. The float valve will stop it if I forget to turn the water back off. No more buckets or filling up the top-off container. The stop valve is a must as otherwise your container will automatically fill up each time your top-off turns on. Those short periods of refill will get you the dirtiest water as the initial water coming out of your RO/DI unit is typically dirtier than if it is ran for a bit. Hence why I won't refill the container until it is almost empty. -Ty 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 "Hobby, Investment" in a perfect world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Jakedoza Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I have a 55gal drum that I keep filled with RO/DI. There is a pump with a hose that runs from that through the wall to my ATO tank.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chark Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 Thanks for all the answers. @mFrame - I have thought of doing that. Is the pump outside the 5 gal square containers? If so, would a maxijet work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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