Dosing pumps or Reactors?
- Thread starter chucklez
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Pife
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Will you just vodka dose for a month or two and be done with them?
kegogut
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Lolz. Ill check I to it I guess.
Aqua Man 07
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Will jack daniels work the same?
Schplitter
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So what did we decide?
Aqua Man 07
fastest reefer on 2wheels
this
mpcart
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We decided that at the next PN, someone needs to be responsible for making sure I don't run out of burgers or beer. I drink two beers for every burger I consume . . . so someone needs to supply me with a "balanced" supply of burgers and beer. That means a 1:1 ratio of beer to burgers . . . no . . . wait . . . I'll need two beers then a burger or maybe a beer and a half a burger . . . or equal numbers of burgers and beers supplemented by an occasional order of onion rings.
Ugh, let's just have the next PN at Acrohead's place. He seems like a good guy.
-Mike
oshanickreef
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this seems very logical. i think that we should implement this for me as well.:idea:
oshanickreef
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Neither. just put tap water in and youre good!
mpcart
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Mr D smack
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This made my No3 spike I'm out:uhoh3:
Mr D smack
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Winner :celeb3:
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I find that I meet my "system's" goals when I have a higher ratio of beer to burgers...something more along the lines of 4:1 or 5:1. Anything less and I max out on system volume before I max out on blood alcohol level. [emoji1]
Aqua Man 07
fastest reefer on 2wheels
im gonna set up a wiskey and coke reactor. going to set it at 4:1 and see how that works
So to actually help the OP and elaborate on my previous posts, I'd like to explain my two biggest issues with dosing 2 or 3 part in SPS heavy systems.
1. Maintaining balanced dosing can be difficult. I found making consistent solutions tricky. I produce 5 gallon batches and weigh out the CaCl and baked baking soda on a digital scale plus carefully measure the volume of RODI water used in the solutions. Despite my careful measurements the solutions are never perfect and regular testing and adjustments are needed for at least a couple weeks after making a new batch. Plus even though I carefully calibrate my dosing pumps they tend to deviate and need additional recalibration every few months.
2. Adding CaCl as opposed to a calcium reactor adds chloride which increases salinity overtime and creates an ionic imbalance in the tank. This can be counteracted with regular water changes but it certainly something to consider if you dose a lot as I was in my SPS tank.
In addition to to the previously mentioned benefits of adding trace elements at the proper concentrations for coral growth (particularly strontium) these are the reasons I would go with a reactor for a tank with heavy Ca and Alk demands in the future.
That said I'm still dosing in my softy dominate tank and it's working well for me.
1. Maintaining balanced dosing can be difficult. I found making consistent solutions tricky. I produce 5 gallon batches and weigh out the CaCl and baked baking soda on a digital scale plus carefully measure the volume of RODI water used in the solutions. Despite my careful measurements the solutions are never perfect and regular testing and adjustments are needed for at least a couple weeks after making a new batch. Plus even though I carefully calibrate my dosing pumps they tend to deviate and need additional recalibration every few months.
2. Adding CaCl as opposed to a calcium reactor adds chloride which increases salinity overtime and creates an ionic imbalance in the tank. This can be counteracted with regular water changes but it certainly something to consider if you dose a lot as I was in my SPS tank.
In addition to to the previously mentioned benefits of adding trace elements at the proper concentrations for coral growth (particularly strontium) these are the reasons I would go with a reactor for a tank with heavy Ca and Alk demands in the future.
That said I'm still dosing in my softy dominate tank and it's working well for me.
