Compact 2-part dosing system

gatorwpb

gatorwpb

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Just wanted to share with you guys my new 2-part dosing system. I had very little room to work with and after a bunch of thinking, finally decided to get something to help with all the dosing and help stabilize my parameters even more. Also, with the supplements I am dosing, this will make things easier.
I ordered a pair of peristaltic (sp?) dosing pumps from bulk reef supply and made my own 2-part solution. So I can now auto-dose my calcium and alkalinity. I also made the gallon of magnesium which I will hand dose.
I didnt have much room, otherwise I would have gotten a calc reactor. But with the small dosing pumps and the "space saving" jugs, I was able to setup a system that used very little space. These jugs are awesome, only 2.5" wide. Just drilled a hole in the cap and ran the tubing through the cap to the bottom of the jug.
I used double sided tape for the pumps. They are now running on the timer function of my Reefkeeper 2 controller, but cheap digital timers from home depot will work too. No more hand dosing!!

I definitely recommend bulk reef supply for their products and service.



 
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cmaxwell39

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Nice setup gator. I have thought about dosing pumps but right now I am still dosing manually. Where did you get the skinny jugs? Those might just be the ticket to try and hide everything in my stand.
 
stanlalee

stanlalee

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well I'm sold on the pumps and containers! now the question is do I wait for the reef keeper lite or get the reef keeper 2? I really dont need any extra functioning of the new model and I like the channel indicator and display on the RK2 much better.
 
gatorwpb

gatorwpb

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Thanks guys. The skinny jugs came from the same site as the pumps and the 2-part dry chemicals that I mixed - bulk reef supply.
Originally Posted by Stanlalee
http:///forum/post/2946550
well I'm sold on the pumps and containers! now the question is do I wait for the reef keeper lite or get the reef keeper 2? I really dont need any extra functioning of the new model and I like the channel indicator and display on the RK2 much better.
I agree the RK2 controller is very easy to use and I am constantly tweaking it. But the RK Lite sounds real nice and I'm sure that the interface has to be easy to use. You cant go wrong with either. He's a pic of my setup with an American DJ Powercenter connected to one channel of the RK2.
 
gatorwpb

gatorwpb

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Originally Posted by ifirefight http:///forum/post/2946848
Looks good Gator, I have the same set-up,and highly recommend it.
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/314202/new-dosing-pumps-are-here
Thanks Ifirefight. I think I remember seeing your thread and it probably helped convince me the pumps were good. Each pumps seems to vary from the other. So I will test every day for the first week or so and adjust the timing based on the test results. I can tell one is faster than the other.
 
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