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Old 02-05-2014, 01:06 PM
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In response to "What did you do?", when my Tunze began to malfunction I sold it for $50 then bought two cheep float switches on ebay and plugged in a Maxi Jet. Now my Apex is the auto top off system. Can the Digital Aquatics unit do the same?
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Yup. This is common IMO. I've had numerous Tunze's, and have always had pump problems, and one controller failure. You can usually pick up replacement parts at J&L.

I got frustrated with the Tunze, so I went for the cheaper JBJ ATO, and used a Maxi-Jet 1200 pump... Ran for years on numerous systems without a single issue. Biggest piece of advice with any mechanical float switch setup is regular maintenance.
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