Dosing pump

[reef_dude76]

Looking for recommendations on a good dosing pump setup. I'm waiting to dose calcium, alk, and magnesium. I don't have any type of controller so a programmable setup would be preferable.

 

[bertoni]

People have reported good luck with a lot of pumps, including the BRS pumps. I have used MasterFlex pumps, but I got them secondhand through another reefer. They are expensive when new.

 

[ROlympia]

I use BRS and a dual outlet timer. Timer isn't as convenient as a controller but it's several hundred dollars less expensive and is reliable.

 

[five.five-six]

The new echotech versa is looking to be the bee’s knees.

 

[hkgar]

Do you know your daily usage of Alk, Mag and Ca?

 

[sdbc]

I've been using an Aqua Medic 4 EVO for about a year now and it's been reliable. Has its own programmable controller and 4 pumps. The only potential drawback, especially on a small tank, is it only goes down to the milliliter (ml) level. If you need fractions of ml then you probably need to look elsewhere.

 

[clevername]

I use BRS and a dual outlet timer. Timer isn't as convenient as a controller but it's several hundred dollars less expensive and is reliable.

Second this.
i will say DONT get a smart timer. I have been screwed a couple times by this. It sounds nice to buy a 30$ timer with wifi and you can schedule "to the min" dosing times.

If had it fail many times in the on position (firmware updates, power surge...ect)