Chances of increasing max dosing stations?

[ReefRockerLive]

Does GHL have any plans to make a firmware that will support more than 8 dosing pumps? I'm already at 7 dosing pumps, but my plans are to continue to automate as much foods and supplements as possible.

Eventually I will buy the 8th pump, but I'd like to continue to have more pumps. Currently, I dose the following on each pump:

1. FM UltraBak
2. Alkalinity
3. Calcium
4. FM PowerTrace 1
5. FM PowerTrace 2
6. FM PowerTrace 3
7. FM PowerTrace 4

Once I buy the 8th pump, I'll be starting the FM Balling method which will occupy 3 dosing pumps thus maxing out the Profilux dosing pump capacity.

I'd still like to have UltraAmin, UltraOrganic, and top-off automated.

So are there any chances of surpassing the 8 max pumps for the Profilux? I'd sure like to see that!

I'd prefer to stick to the GHL brand instead of going out and buying another brand dosing system.

RRL

 

[AQD_ottawa]

stand alone maybe

 

[ReefRockerLive]

Well that will cost a significant amount of more money. Since the pumps on that unit will be standalone does that mean that I will not be able to use Profilux control to control the standalone dosing system?

 

[Matthias Gross]

you can connect more than 2 dosing pump units because you can assign any address to them (assuming you use them in a bus topology)

Since there are only 8 dosing channels you could use timers for example to control more than 8 pumps.

 

[stratos21ss]

RRL - I have just started the Balling method using the Profilux. I am not sure if there are advantages to using the FM Ultra Power Trace as compared to FM Ultra Trace B solutions or not, but the Trace B(alling) solutions allow you to combine the trace elements into your Balling salts so you only need 3 pumps total to dose everything. That is what I am doing. I have a four pump Profilux doser and eventually want to dose the UltraAmin and Ultra Organic with the 4th pump.. not sure if those two solutions can be combined though..

 

[kidney514]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13406576#post13406576 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Matthias Gross
you can connect more than 2 dosing pump units because you can assign any address to them (assuming you use them in a bus topology)

Since there are only 8 dosing channels you could use timers for example to control more than 8 pumps.

I don't think that would work, the minimum on time is 1 minutes and that equals 60ml.
That would mean that you can only dose by multiple of 60ml?

Am I wrong? if so please tell me how to dose 15ml with the timer?

 

[Matthias Gross]

the minimum on-time is 1s!
-> you can dose in 1ml resolution

 

[AQD_ottawa]

I think Lorin means the min time that can be set by the profiLux controller (not the doser) is in minutes not seconds, unless this has now changed

 

[boboxx]

Plus wouldn’t this ware the relay as you could easily dose 60 ml (60 x 1ml) a day???

 

[Matthias Gross]

there are no relays in the dosing unit

 

[boboxx]

haaa silly me I was thinking it was connected to the powerbar... I really need to get my hand on a doser soon :c)

 

[C. Schuhmacher]

Hi Stratos

The balling System and the Ultralith System are 2 different Systems
which can be combined.

The balling System is for the grow of the corals and calcification of the tank. Another system like the calcium reactor.

In the Trace B ( balling) elements are only this trace elements which help to grow corals and stabilize the system

Our Powertrace elements are create for the Ultralith System or for single use
They brings a coloration and helps the corals to reduce stress.
If you add both systems you can reduce the dosing levels of the Powertrace Elements a little bit

Greets claude

 

[stratos21ss]

Hi Claude,

Thank you for the info on the differences of the trace element solutions. I have a brand new system with all of the corals being small frags. I probably do not need to dose for coloration yet, but am interested in controlling that eventually.

One of the things that I do want to maintain through trace dosing is the right level of Potassium (K). I have seen through my previous holding tank which used Ultrlith - certain coral (specifically monitpora types) edges lost their color until I started dosing Organic and Amin. I have read that this can be a symptom of low K. Do you think water changing and the Trace B will hold the K in the correct range?

_Matt

 

[AQD_ottawa]

Just to let you know on the subject of potassium, the laboratory grade Fauna test kits are not available, these are of extreme accuracy.