ATO container external to stand

[jedimaster1138]

What's everyone keeping their ATO water in? I'm in the early stages of putting an ATO system together (probably with a controller, but that's another discussion)

Because my stand is full of stuff, I can't put the water reservoir in there. Tank is in my dining room so I'd like to avoid having a big clear rubbermaid container with a hose coming out of it, looking all ... like a fish room. Been looking at this as a holder:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005O24RWG/?tag=reefs04-20

And then something inside to hold the water and the tubing... a jug like this i guess:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00168PI4S/?tag=reefs04-20

would work, but the negative to it is that it's not obvious how much water is in the jug...so it sucks in that respect.

Basically looking for inspiration...

 

[rebelson]

I'm using a 20 gallon high for my ATO.

 

[Macropora]

5 gallon water jug for ATO.

 

[strgazr27]

5 Gallon Rubbermaid.....

 

[DaddyReefer13]

10 Gallon tank for me

 

[skene]

Oceanic salt bucket...

 

[JimmyR1rider]

I use this 5G container I got from US Plastics

 

[pwreef]

I use oceanic 6 gallon bucket. To hide it I use modified Ikea kitchen cabinet. It also contains all the power bars for Reefkeeper and JBJ ATO. That's my little secret. You can build a lot of really nice looking furniture out of Ikea kitchen parts. If you need smaller/shallower cabinet, just cut it with a table or a circular saw, drill the holes where they should have been to assemble it and to fit what you need. You can get plenty of door choices that will fit your decor.

 

[kidninja]

Here's mine:

 

[jedimaster1138]

Very nice KidNinja....exactly what i'm looking to do...especially the removable top. Where did you get that? or is it a custom woodworking job? And to quote Bruce Wayne....does it come in black?

 

[kidninja]

lol found it off of craigslist, was on the hunt for exactly what you are trying to get. i was thinking about painting it black but its good for now haha

 

[jedimaster1138]

Nice. Yeah I'm gonna keep looking, that thing on amazon isn't bad. Maybe I can put it on it's back so it opens up or something.

I also need to take a leisurely trip to home depot, the container store etc and see what I can find browsing.

 

[JimmyR1rider]

Buy yourslef a KREG jig master set, a couple of clamps and you can build that in less than a day. Very easy to use and the joints are STRONG!!!!

 

[Imbarrie]

Pottery barn sold storage like that. I was going to pick some up for a place i had in the city.
They might still have it.

 

[Silkyslim]

Go to the Ikea as is section. I got a kitchen cabinet for 9.00. I put a 10 gallon tank in there for my ato.

Or check kenconnects build thread he made a box like kidninjas.

 

[MatthewScars]

Here's mine:

Really great looking set up, man.