Tunze Osmolator VS SpectraPure Liter Meter

Myka · #1 01-14-2009, 09:30 AM

Any thoughts on which one is better? The SpectraPure costs about $40 more...

Looking at the Tunze Osmolator (US$200) VS the SpectraPure Liter Meter Top-Off (US$240) as seen at www.bulkreefsupply.com

mseepman · #2 01-14-2009, 03:30 PM

Myka,

The Tunze is a dedicated top off device while the Liter Meter is a dosing setup that could be used for ATO. If you can get the LM for close to the same money, I would think that would be the way to go as it can be used for so many other things if you needed it to be.

I hear great things about the quality of LM dosers.

fkshiu · #3 01-14-2009, 04:06 PM

Apples and oranges.

The osmolator is an auto topoff with multiple failsafes. It will add water as long as its sensors tell it to add water (up to a maximum of minutes).

The litermeter is a high quality dosing pump. It will add liquid as long as its programming tells it to add liquid regardless of what is happening in the tank.

Both a high quality products well designed for their specific purpose.

BTW, J&L sells the Osmolator at C$231 and the Litermeter is US$379 (i.e. well over C$400) on the Spectrapure website. Is the Litermeter on a massive sale somewhere?

Doug · #4 01-14-2009, 04:29 PM

I dont have time to look at the moment but had the link for a Litermeter 2. Around the same price as Tunze, and it had a high level safe guard I think.

lastlight · #5 01-14-2009, 05:53 PM

http://www.spectrapure.com/St_alc_p7.htm

They make a dedicated auto-topoff btw.

As well as other soultions:

http://www.spectrapure.com/liquid_level_controllers.htm

In my reading I have only read good things about both solutions.

mseepman · #6 01-14-2009, 06:23 PM

I think Myka is mentioning the two items at BRS...now that I see the site, I see that Spectrapure has a dedicated Litermeter Topoff that is about $40 higher than the Tunze.

Whatigot · #7 01-14-2009, 06:44 PM

I used to think "osmolator" was the coolest name in ato but with a name like "liter meter" Tunze definitely has a run for it's money.
BTW, no experience with the liter meter but if it weren't for my osmolator, I would have had a couple floods and probably quit reefing.
Next to my acjr, this is the hardest working piece of equipment I own.

fkshiu · #8 01-14-2009, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mseepman

I think Myka is mentioning the two items at BRS...now that I see the site, I see that Spectrapure has a dedicated Litermeter Topoff that is about $40 higher than the Tunze.

Oh yes, I see. In that case the LM top-off is just that: a top-off. If you want to use it for dosing then you'd have to spring for the much more expensive LM III programmable unit.

Myka · #9 01-14-2009, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mseepman

I think Myka is mentioning the two items at BRS...now that I see the site, I see that Spectrapure has a dedicated Litermeter Topoff that is about $40 higher than the Tunze.

Yes, this is exactly what I'm looking at.

Myka · #10 01-14-2009, 08:36 PM

Thanks for the replies so far everyone, but I am looking at the Liter Meter Top Off, not the Liter Meter III.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mseepman

I think Myka is mentioning the two items at BRS...now that I see the site, I see that Spectrapure has a dedicated Litermeter Topoff that is about $40 higher than the Tunze.

Yes, this is exactly what I'm looking at.