WMAS Discussion Forum : What are you dosing?

What are you dosing? : Mark what were you using for the...

Wed, 16 Mar 2016 08:22:01 +0000

Author: Krazie4Acans
Subject: 78950
Posted: March 16 2016 at 8:22am

Mark what were you using for the single doser? A BRS single 1.1ml/min doser costs ~$85 and an appliance timer is $8-$18 (for a digital one that will run in minutes instead of quarter hours or hours).

That single doser setup costs as much or more than the DP-4. Even if you only use one channel of it that gives you everything built into a single programmable unit instead of trying to find a spot to plug in another appliance timer to your power strip.

It's really hard to beat the price of the DP-4 for dosing setup.

What are you dosing? : In previous coral farms I dosed...

Wed, 16 Mar 2016 08:08:44 +0000

Author: Mark Peterson
Subject: 78950
Posted: March 16 2016 at 8:08am

In previous coral farms I dosed manually because I could, I had the time to dose. In my most recent coral farm, I had more difficulty keeping Alk where it needed to be for the larger quantity of stony coral I was producing. I got tired of frequent dosing and testing. I was adding about 1-2 liters of homemade Alkalinity solution every week**. Setting up a single doser on an appliance timer to deliver my homemade Alkalinity solution was good for me and good for the coral.

Aloha,

Mark

** This was a 300 gal full coral farm. See the link below. About that same time, I was learning how to concentrate the Alkalinity dosing solution. Not that it really mattered, but it was fun to add the more concentrated solution and see it cloud up in the usual Mg reaction.

http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=71912

What are you dosing? : Buy some extra heads or just some...

Wed, 16 Mar 2016 06:02:37 +0000

Author: Krazie4Acans
Subject: 78950
Posted: March 16 2016 at 6:02am

Buy some extra heads or just some extra tubing for it. The tubing in it will last about a year and then needs to be replaced. Seams like a long time but it sneaks up fast.

What are you dosing? : Thanks guys! I'm ALL about...

Tue, 15 Mar 2016 22:07:34 +0000

Author: jsol12
Subject: 78950
Posted: March 15 2016 at 10:07pm

Thanks guys! I'm ALL about Amazon Prime!!

What are you dosing? : Yeah I just got my jebao dp-4...

Tue, 15 Mar 2016 21:36:23 +0000

Author: bstuver
Subject: 78950
Posted: March 15 2016 at 9:36pm

Yeah I just got my jebao dp-4 through Amazon for $68 with prime shipping

What are you dosing? : Jabao DP-4 is an inexpensive 4...

Tue, 15 Mar 2016 21:03:17 +0000

Author: Krazie4Acans
Subject: 78950
Posted: March 15 2016 at 9:03pm

Jabao DP-4 is an inexpensive 4 channel dosing pump that works very well and is programmable. So you don't need a separate controller for the whole team. They can be picked up for less than $100 and each channel can be programmed individually. You should check them out.

What are you dosing? : Krazie4Acans wrote:What do...

Tue, 15 Mar 2016 20:44:07 +0000

Author: jsol12
Subject: 78950
Posted: March 15 2016 at 8:44pm

Krazie4Acans wrote:

What do you consider manual dosing?

I think a large portion of the users responding on this thread have controllers and use parastaltic pumps to dose automatically. The main reason that most choose this option is for stability. Dosing in small amounts throughout the day ensures no spikes in the system parameters like there are if you dump a measuring cup of 2 part in a couple of times a day. Spikes in pH and Alkalinity from hand dosing can be harsh to SPS and some LPS corals and they will not do well in that setup.

Reactors are along the same lines but can take some of the guess work out of the amount of each supplement to does because they (in theory) break down the media in the exact amounts needed by our corals.

That just answered my question :) By manual dosing I meant what you said not to do, adding a measuring cup of whatever once/twice day. I suppose that may be what my problem is as I mentioned in my post today with the SPS, namely the acroporas. I haven't gotten any controllers or dosing pumps yet, and I get that a stable level would be much more desirable than a spike(s) each day. Just more equipment I need to add to my list..

What are you dosing? : What do you consider manual dosing?I...

Tue, 15 Mar 2016 15:15:06 +0000

Author: Krazie4Acans
Subject: 78950
Posted: March 15 2016 at 3:15pm

What do you consider manual dosing?

I think a large portion of the users responding on this thread have controllers and use parastaltic pumps to dose automatically. The main reason that most choose this option is for stability. Dosing in small amounts throughout the day ensures no spikes in the system parameters like there are if you dump a measuring cup of 2 part in a couple of times a day. Spikes in pH and Alkalinity from hand dosing can be harsh to SPS and some LPS corals and they will not do well in that setup.

Reactors are along the same lines but can take some of the guess work out of the amount of each supplement to does because they (in theory) break down the media in the exact amounts needed by our corals.

What are you dosing? : This is a very helpful/informative...

Tue, 15 Mar 2016 14:33:37 +0000

Author: jsol12
Subject: 78950
Posted: March 15 2016 at 2:33pm

This is a very helpful/informative thread. My question to add would be how many people manually dose vs use reactors/dosers and why?

Edited by jsol12 - March 15 2016 at 2:35pm

What are you dosing? : 210 gallon uses Kalkwasser stirrer...

Tue, 02 Feb 2016 08:57:46 +0000

Author: relethg
Subject: 78950
Posted: February 02 2016 at 8:57am

210 gallon uses Kalkwasser stirrer and use BRS two part with Fauna Balling Light Trace 1,2 and 3 added.

45 gallon uses BRS two part with Fauna Balling Light Trace 1,2 and 3 added

The 120 I am setting up will have calc reactor and make up with 2 part.

I use very little two part on the 210 gallon at this point because of the Kalk Stirrer. It adds about 2500 Ml a day to the system. Doser feeds the reactor and overflows into the sump. I like the BRS two part as it mixes easily and is a know. I have not tried the DYI 2 part.