Check out my new toy.

[coralfarmer]

A Vertex Libra doser with a Stepper Pump.

 

[cbrennan4]

That is sweet!! Is it really expensive?

 

[d_carloo]

nice I like

 

[Reef Bass]

Very nice!

 

[coralfarmer]

The Unit was $639 and the 3 vessels were $55 each.

 

[thysrof]

Nice unit. I've been running a CA Reactor for years. i sometimes think dosing would be a great way to go with the fact that you can be more precise than the bubble count/ drip rate of a CA Reactor. I know mine has gotten out of wack from time to time and caused some unwanted side effects

 

[Dapg8gt]

those are cool =) There was a new one for sale for $500 a week or so ago. I was really thinking about it.. On a side note have you heard the DC motor version? Sounds like a cheap rc car at full speed super loud..Is the stepper motor louder than a standard peri pump?

 

[coralfarmer]

Stepper motor is silent.

 

[coralfarmer]

I'm also running a Deltec PF601s calcium reactor .

I'm planning to dose Amino Acids and Mg. But for now I'm dosing Brightwell Code A&B, Mg.

 

[thysrof]

Owe you're not using it for Alk and Ca. I hadn't thought about using the dosing pumps for supplements. That makes sense. How do you know how much to dose? Owe and I put dolomite in my CA Reactor for Mg.

 

[coralfarmer]

Bob, with the Amino Acids I'm dosing the recommended amount on the directions. I'm using Julian Sprungs Acropower. I'm also planning on Dosing NOPOX. That I will use a little math to figure out the amount.
I'm using NeoMag and Coralazerus in my Ca reactor.

 

[coralfarmer]

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2014/3/corals

 

[coralfarmer]

http://www.coralmagazine-us.com/content/probiotics-diy-organic-carbon-sources

 

[coralfarmer]

http://www.coralmagazine-us.com/content/probiotics-demystified

 

[coralfarmer]

These are a few good resources for how I'm dosing my aquarium. And the methodology behind it.