Kent Marine AquaDose 1400 mL

[seldin]

I am presently dosing my water change bucket and really want to dose my supplements daily with a doser.

I saw an inexpensive doser:

Kent Marine AquaDose 1400 mL

Do you know if this doser if I set it on the slowest drip rate, can last 1 week before the container empties. I would like to get a week before I have to refill my doser.

Thank you,

 

[Toddrtrex]

The one is pretty small, so to get it to last a week, it would have to be dripping so slow that you wouldn't really be gaining anything from it.

What were you planing in dosing with it? The above statement was if you were going to be using it for dosing Kalk.

 

[seldin]

Right now I dose weekly with my 10 percent water change in my 5 gallon bucket. So I rather dose by drip so the dosing does daily dosing more frequently.

I would be happy if I can fill this container and it would take 1 week to empty the container.

 

[Stanley-Reefer]

I would at least the the 2.5 gallon one. It's a basic IV set that comes with it. If you don't have any experience with drop rates, I'd set it about 7 gtts every 15 sec--easier to count and multiply and sit back and watch you top off mark on your sump.

Mine have been invaluable on weekend trips to see the Steelers on both tanks. Very accurate too.

It is just a jug with a screw fitting that will accept the spike from the IV set though.

 

[seldin]

Stanley,

Thank you for your feedback.

 

[seldin]

Todd,

Thank you for your feedback.

 

[Toddrtrex]

Sure thing. Are you going to be using this to dose Kalk? If so I would consider either the 2.5 gallon one, or the 5 gallon one. I use my to drip kalk, and as a poor man's auto top off. For my 33 and 58 I use the 2.5, and for my 75 I use the 5 gallon one.

The 2.5 one will last about 4 days on my 33, 2 days for my 58. And the 5 gallon one lasts about 4 days on my 75.

 

[seldin]

Todd,

Just for a benchmark. If I use the 2.5 gallons filled with RO/DI and the setting is the slowest drip, can I get it to last 7 days.

My concept is this, I dose a bunch of things weekly (not preferred way). I want to put this in my 2.5 gallon Kent marine and would like it to last 7 days on the slowest cycle.

 

[Toddrtrex]

It might be able too. But, what are you going to dose with it? The reason I ask is that some things can't be mixed together, just plain Kalk would work great. But, couldn't mix the 2 parts of a 2 part (( Cal and Alk )) together.

 

[seldin]

I would be doing the following Kent Marine Turbo calcium, (not 2 parts), iodine, strontium, magnesium and silica.

I would use 2.5 gallons of ro/di water and thouroughly mix it in my bucket first and then put it in the kent marine doser.

 

[bimmer01]

Larry, I told you that you cant mix your chemicals together. It will not work that way. You need to buy Kent Marine doser for each chemical you are dosing.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14975464#post14975464 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Toddrtrex
It might be able too. But, what are you going to dose with it? The reason I ask is that some things can't be mixed together, just plain Kalk would work great. But, couldn't mix the 2 parts of a 2 part (( Cal and Alk )) together.

 

[Toddrtrex]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14975492#post14975492 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by seldin
I would be doing the following Kent Marine Turbo calcium, (not 2 parts), iodine, strontium, magnesium and silica.

I would use 2.5 gallons of ro/di water and thouroughly mix it in my bucket first and then put it in the kent marine doser.

I would only use Kalk, and with a good salt mix, you shouldn't have to dose iodine, strontium, and silica. Mag that could go either way depending on your tank. My tank has a heavy SPS load, and I only have to dose Mag once a month.

 

[seldin]

Guys,

Thank you,

 

[luther1200]

I use the 2.5g one to drip kalk on my 65g. I have it set to take about a week at 24/7 drip. It drips about 1 drip every 3-5 seconds. It doesn't meat all of my top off needs sometimes, but comes pretty close.

 

[seldin]

Matt,

Perfect.

Thank you,

 

[luther1200]

Your welcome.