Can someone let me know if a COLE-PARMER Masterflex Microprocessor Pump 7524-10 with Easy Load head 7518-0 good enough ? Am not sure about the noise level on this one as am not sure if its brushless . If anyone has used one, please chime in
Regards,
Abhishek
I've noticed that my sps aren't as happy as they usually are so I tested my alk and it's higher then I like. What would be the best route on bring it down? Back off co2, ramp up m/f, or back off both? TIA
Back off CO2.
The question I have is why is it higher? Was the tank stable with this setup? If so, the SPS may not be consuming as much and that is why the tank went higher. Check everything, do not just assume it is because of higher alk.
This setup should be very stable and anytime it went from balanced to too high of alk I would be concerned that there is something reducing consumption. High phosphates among other things can inhibit calcification.
I still have to find the sweet spot with the dosing pump, I’m dosing 350ml a day of Randy’s recipe at the moment but I’m still not keeping up with consumption, so will have to increase it further.
I had thought about dosing Kalk with the calcium reactor - so interested to hear that you haven’t seen much of a boost to your pH with the Kalk.
As you might know- I've been reefing for a long time. I just set up a new 265 with my GEO 624 + Carbondoser CaRx.
The needle valve thing gets old.
I already have a peristaltic pump here- my Spectrapure Litermeter.
Could a Litermeter be used to pull from my GEO?
It doesn't seem like a novel idea to me...is anybody doing this?
great thread from what I had time to read- TIA
I realize Litermeter works a little differently than some of the other pumps being mentioned in this thread...
but it DOES work continuously and I CAN adjust the flow.
Been using one for over a decade now to dose kalk.
I'm loving my new-to-me Masterflex. However, if the power goes out I have to manually restart it. Is there a setting change I can make to prevent me having to do this? Unfortunately, my power went out briefly one day and I didn't notice that the pump was not running until 2 days later. Now I find myself checking on it daily.
I'm loving my new-to-me Masterflex. However, if the power goes out I have to manually restart it. Is there a setting change I can make to prevent me having to do this? Unfortunately, my power went out briefly one day and I didn't notice that the pump was not running until 2 days later. Now I find myself checking on it daily.
Thanks, Vin.Gary, the Litremeter itself has not been mentioned for a reactor but one of the pumps has.
I think it's the ultra precise ATO.
If I'm wrong I'm sure someone will correct me with the right model.
Thanks, Vin.
I talked to Spectrapure and I'm doing it.
If it works, Litermeter seems a rather inexpensive alternative to other options.
I'm loving my new-to-me Masterflex. However, if the power goes out I have to manually restart it. Is there a setting change I can make to prevent me having to do this? Unfortunately, my power went out briefly one day and I didn't notice that the pump was not running until 2 days later. Now I find myself checking on it daily.
Automatic Start Enable/Disable (INTernal mode only) Press and hold STOP/START on power-up. After five (5) seconds, display will change to all dashes. Then, while holding STOP/START, press PRIME five (5) times. Display will flash "ON" or "OFF". Use UP/DOWN (▲, ▼) arrow keys to set automatic start option. Press any other key to exit. When "ON" is selected, pump will start automatically at power-up if it was "ON" when powered down.
The kamoer calcium reactor pump looks like a promising alternative. Going to make it over to bigbluetang's house this weekend, he got his hands on one.
Mines still working well. I have it changed around to pull through the reactor at 50mL/m. I suppose at some point I'll measure the output and see what it's actually doing.
On a side note, what have folks done to connect the 1/4" RO tubing to the inputs and outputs of pumps like the kamoer that just have barbed surgical tubing connections? Trying to figure out how to get a air/water tight connection.