Dosing equipment
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Scooterman
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I actually had a Kent aqua doser, the larger one. It works well but you have to keep filling it. My new tank I will either use a kalk stirrer of some sort or maybe a larger holding tank to dose.
Reefdaddy1
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I will be using the old standard, A holding tank of Approx 20 gallons, it will be dosed with a Litremeter3 , I will be carrying these items as well. With this system I will have dosing from the same level as my sump . The pump used on the system has a 35 ft head so where it is will not matter.
http://www.spectrapure.com/St_prec_p0.htm
Best dosing pump on the market.
http://www.spectrapure.com/St_prec_p0.htm
Best dosing pump on the market.
Reefdaddy1
Reef Geek Jedi
Get a Cheaper pump, like a Aqua Medic to standardize it. With a tank of Approx 20 gallons you could do it and it would last for about a week to week and half. Plus allot cheaper
auqua man
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I asked my lfs about the Kent dosing container and he told me that the unit was good but I could make one for less than 1/4 the price and get the size of jug I need. He thought it was over priced.
auqua man
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Yea I think so but I am not 100% sure. I hope someone that has made one will chime in soon. I also am looking for ideas and yours sounds good to me.
a bucket with a pump and a tunze doser i cant find the ref. number for the specific product but yeh this is what i was gonna do the buckt would have kalkwasser in it and this tunze thing would read the water and then dose the correct amount
or u could have a bucket with kalk and a pump that cums on every 6 hours for 10 mins
or u could have a bucket with kalk and a pump that cums on every 6 hours for 10 mins
DonW
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Although this seems to be the NEW standard in kalk dosing it has to be the worst Ive seen.
Kalk needs to be dosed slowly or it will just precip. You will just be topping off and wasting kalk powder. It does work but is just way to inefficient and way to hard on equipment. Kalk is much more capable of maintaining ca and alk than most realize if its used properly.
This method started years ago but with the use of peri pumps and has evolved to folks just being cheap and using pumps like the mj.
FWIW Omega has a full line of very inexpensive peri pumps that work great. The one I currently use is 12ml min. and it runs about 15hours per day.
Don
DonW
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I store my water in a 4" x 20" clear acrylic tube with latching floats and relay connected to my rodi. The peri pump sends it to the kalk stirrer.
Don
DonW
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It really doesnt matter what you store the mix in. Its more about how you dose it.
You could use rubbermaid. Elevate it next to the sump. Put a bulkhead in the side a few inches off the bottom. Fill it with water and kalk stir it for awhile. Put a valve on the bulkhead so it doses drop by drop.
This to will become a pain because the valve will plug up on a regular basis along with the hose. But it will get you by untill you come up with a better system.
Don
DonW
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No, just opening and closing the valve will free the sediment. What you need to understand is that as soon as kalk hits air or sw it precips(hard and crusty). Knowing that you can set your system up to work well.
Don
