Alk maintenance…what’s everyone using for dosing?

[T Diddy]

For those who don’t use peristaltic pumps, what are you dosing with, and how often??

 

[griss]

I'm currently dosing Kalkwasser. I have a 40 Breeder, 5 gallons in the 10 gallon sump and a 5 gallon refugium. I drip Kalkwasser from a ZooMed Little Dripper at about a gallon of weak Kalk solution a day. The Little Dripper holds a little over a half gallon and I add it once in the morning and once in the evening. This has maintained my Alkalinity, stabilized my pH and add Ca.

 

[griss]

I also add Fluval Mg and Iodine weekly.

I plan to get a 4-head dosing pump sometime in the near future. When I do, I'll discontinue dripping Kalk. I'll then dose BRS Alk, Ca, Mg and only dose Kalk to help keep pH up.

 

[OldReefGuy]

I'm currently dosing Kalkwasser. I have a 40 Breeder, 5 gallons in the 10 gallon sump and a 5 gallon refugium. I drip Kalkwasser from a ZooMed Little Dripper at about a gallon of weak Kalk solution a day. The Little Dripper holds a little over a half gallon and I add it once in the morning and once in the evening. This has maintained my Alkalinity, stabilized my pH and add Ca.

I tried that device....the dripper head leaked all over the place.....

 

[T Diddy]

I tried that device....the dripper head leaked all over the place.....

That’s kind of the reason I asked… I’m just scared of automation . I should say I’m scared of the potential problems that arise from automation

 

[OldReefGuy]

That’s kind of the reason I asked… I’m just scared of automation . I should say I’m scared of the potential problems that arise from automation

diy a gravity VOSS bottle (glass version) doser

 

[OldReefGuy]

THE BEST CONTAINERS FOR DOSING IMO...and cheap as hell.....

 

[kharmaguru]

That’s kind of the reason I asked… I’m just scared of automation . I should say I’m scared of the potential problems that arise from automation

I used to just run a airline hose siphon out of a milk jug with one of those pinch clamps on the line to set the drip rate. It doesn't need to be complicated for sure.

 

[Reefing102]

I use a Neptune Dos to dose All For Reef. Only had an issue once where I pushed the bottle against the manual dose button and overdosed my tank. Wasn’t a doser fault, was completely my fault.

 

[griss]

I used to just run a airline hose siphon out of a milk jug with one of those pinch clamps on the line to set the drip rate. It doesn't need to be complicated for sure.

I did that back in the early 90’s too.