You can’t talk about Auto Top Off devices without talking about Tunze, as it is Norbert Tunze who identified the need for stable salinity in marine aquariums way back in the 1980s and invented the first Tunze Osmotic Regulator as…
Reef Factory Launch Dosing Pumps for Top-Off and Calcium Reactors
Reef Factory continues its rapid product roll-out with the launch of two new pumps – Dosing Pump ATO, and Dosing Pump CR. As the name suggests, Dosing Pump ATO is a complete Auto Top-Off device, comprising liquid level sensors to…
Automatic Top-Off Systems, Reservoirs, and Dehumidifiers
One of the crucial aspects of having a successful reef tank is having the tank be as stable as possible and this is especially true in terms of salinity. But when setting up a new system, one of the aspects…
TMC to release Optical Auto Top Up
Tropical Marine Centre has upgraded its ATO offering with the new Optical Auto Top Up device. As the name suggests the new ATO uses an infrared optical sensor with three detection points, improving on the V2 Auto Top Up systems…
Red Sea’s ReefATO+ is top-off, thermometer and leak detector in one
The ingenuity keeps coming from Red Sea with news of their latest ReefBeat Ecosystem product, the ReefATO+. First and foremost this is a new smart auto-top-off device that could be used on its own or to replace the stock float…
Reef AccuDose is TMC’s new programmable dosing pump
Tropical Marine Centre has upped its dosing game with the launch of the Reef AccuDose programmable dosing pump. Small in size at under 3″ square, this single doser head is seemingly equipped with everything a reefkeeper wants from an auto…
GHL Doser 2.2 Maxi Pricing and Availability Announced
GHL is a company synonymous with automatic dosing using peristaltic pumps with their legendary stand alone doser (unwittingly) becoming the template for the deluge of dosing pump options we have available today. The GHL Doser Maxi was introduced in 2017…
Whimar’s Smart System AWC is a water changer and ATO combined
Italian wholesaler Whimar has an interesting auto water-changing product called the Smart System AWC. Coming in Pro and Lite models, both are complete water level management systems capable of topping up evaporation via an optical sensor and pump but also…
Smart ATO Nano has a Unique Hang On Back Design
The Smart ATO Nano is the latest new form factor from AutoAqua, the company that dove headfirst into shaking up the auto top off device segment of the aquarium market. AutoAqua first made its mark with the very small Smart…
Reefology ATO: Using Float Valves for Auto Top Off
After you’ve learned how to mix proper seawater for your marine/reef/saltwater aquarium, the next most important concept to understand is the management of evaporation, and the automatic replenishment of water lost to evaporation. Whether you have a nano aquarium with…
