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Do I need to buy an AC adapter for this?

I have a pump like that.
Yes, 12VDC.

ALSO! : Notice the max 4 amps!
That is way more than most little wall-wart type supplies drive.
And it will draw a lot on start-up plus if there is a lot of back pressure, say
through a float valve. See graph on their site.
 
rygh said:
I have a pump like that.
Yes, 12VDC.

ALSO! : Notice the max 4 amps!
That is way more than most little wall-wart type supplies drive.
And it will draw a lot on start-up plus if there is a lot of back pressure, say
through a float valve. See graph on their site.
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thanks mark. i think that's a little too heavy-handed for my use. i just want a new ATO setup that's a little more efficient.
 
how high are you pumping water? what's your preferred flow rate?

my ATO container sits next to my sump so no head, so far I have a really cheap small pump (something like 10w 110AC) and it's working great, once I kill this one (if I ever do) my preferred choice for a replacement is going to be the tunze type tiny pump that runs on 6V DC and I can shove it through the throat of a typical 5 Gal container. I believe they do something like 1/2 Gal/Min and it'll go down to 3V so the rate is kind of adjustable.
 
HiFidelity said:
how high are you pumping water? what's your preferred flow rate?

my ATO container sits next to my sump so no head, so far I have a really cheap small pump (something like 10w 110AC) and it's working great, once I kill this one (if I ever do) my preferred choice for a replacement is going to be the tunze type tiny pump that runs on 6V DC and I can shove it through the throat of a typical 5 Gal container. I believe they do something like 1/2 Gal/Min and it'll go down to 3V so the rate is kind of adjustable.
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i'm not pumping far at all. The reason why I want to replace what I have, is that I'm just using an MJ1200, which is overkill.

Plus, I have to put the pump in the reservoir, which I would prefer not to have. Avast Marine has a new ATO diaphragm pump, but it's backordered. It comes out to about $50, which is the same cost as buying any diaphragm pump and getting a DC adapter.
 
Ooh send that to me as well please. Got their pump on my 60 and was considering ordering another one but DIY sounds like a much better idea


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Yeah...and if you're not going to publicly post it, just PM it to me as I'm curious as well :D

A bit of a curious question too, is will this pump also suffer the same issue with most controllers out there, in that it's too low wattage and may not actually turn off a plug? I've been nabbed by that a couple times with my aqualifter, each time I assumed I simply created a siphon or something due to the height of my water container, but figured it out when I actually touched the pump and still felt it pumping... luckily having large volume of water it didn't affect me much.
 
sfsuphysics said:
Yeah...and if you're not going to publicly post it, just PM it to me as I'm curious as well :D

A bit of a curious question too, is will this pump also suffer the same issue with most controllers out there, in that it's too low wattage and may not actually turn off a plug? I've been nabbed by that a couple times with my aqualifter, each time I assumed I simply created a siphon or something due to the height of my water container, but figured it out when I actually touched the pump and still felt it pumping... luckily having large volume of water it didn't affect me much.
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Most controllers?
Or just the one Apex one, where they use a (rather poorly designed) Triac, on some channels.
 
I have not ran one of these specifically but I run a 7w pump on my AC3 with no issues, RA I believe works fine too, not sure about APEX though.
 
rygh said:
Most controllers?
Or just the one Apex one, where they use a (rather poorly designed) Triac, on some channels.
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Well I've heard the Apex one mentioned, but I also have had issues with the Reef Keeper unit, which isn't surprising since Neptune basically copied exactly what Digital Aquatics did (even if Neptune did make a better product). I don't recall an issue with my AC3 though, although the power plug dohicky did have 2 "special" plugs so I may have used them in the past.
 
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