stand alone doser need help please

kvmn

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helo,,i got standalone 4 doser unit,,,
i have a question about program it please
when it say dose/day --> i have in there (10) --->then dose 50ml
so if my tank need 50ml/day ,,i have to put in there dose 5ml???
that mean the doser will dose 10time per day of 5ml eachtime =50ml or???/day?
i am a little confuse thanks for help
 
On the right track...

On the right track...

Your calculations are right. 5ml x 10 doses = 50ml per day

You just need to check your flow rate for each doser. For mine, I got a stopwatch and dosed manually (red button) for 1 minute to give me a flow rate for each doser. Normally they are 50ml per minute, but you need to make sure.

For me it was 55ml, 50ml 60ml...

Once, you have a baseline for your tanks Ca, Alk, and Mg then you can adjust your needs per day. I usually never change my 10 dosing per day value, just the amount (5ml + or -). I chose 10 because the math is easier.

Example:

Dosings / day 10
Ca 11ml therefore 110ml/day
Alk 5ml therefore 55ml/day
Mg 3ml therefore 30ml/day

I adjust these values based on how my corals use them.

Once, you get it set this is really hands-off care for our tanks.

Goog luck!
 
first,,thank you for clearing my mind,,i was thinking if i program in there 10dose/day -->dose50ml
then controller will automaticly divide by 10dose/day which is only dose 5ml each time
no wonder my level is out of Whackkkkk now
 
so after you program
the controller will dose by minutes?? not by ML ??
why do you have to check flow rate on each pump? thanks for quick help
 
Real Numbers...

Real Numbers...

You have to check / calibrate your pumps for the computer to be accurate. You are right that the computer will dose based on ml / minute. So, it needs to know exactly what each pump doses to determine the correct dose per minute (10 doses per day) added together for the correct dose per day.

If the pump moves 100ml per hour then the computer will dose less per minute than one that does 50ml per hour.

Therefore - you want to does 50ml / day:

At 100ml / hr, the pump needs to stay on for 30mins to achieve the
required 50ml / day.

By the same note:

At 50ml / hr, the pump needs to stay on for 1hr to achieve the same
results of 50ml / day.

The equation in the menu also allows you to determine how often the system will dose per day (10 times is what we were using earlier for example). This will be the amount you want (50ml) divided equally throughout the day. This creates an even dosing which will not shock the system.

This is the true benefit for a dosing system unlike the normal weekly manual dose given all at once.

It tells the computer how long the pump needs remain on to dose the right amount of ml which will result in a more accurate dose per day.

Does that help???
 
The result...

The result...

Just one more thought...

My numbers don't move because of the accuracy of the system. If you add more corals, then you may need to adjust the CA or Alk numbers to compensate.

Adjust the doser ml / day and your done!
 
Just a thought...

Just a thought...

Are you able to convert this to ml???

The system uses ml for its calculations...
 
1 US fluid ounce = 29.5735296 ml

The SA doser has a max of 60ml a minute and a min of 1ml

Based on this the max amount the doser could dose in 1 minute in Fluid ounces is 2 oZ/min
 
neptune aqua controller junior or profilux system

neptune aqua controller junior or profilux system

Hello and thx for any responses.

I was told that with the profilux i could do with out the hassle of a calcium reactor and co2 regulator etc. is this true? How does this doser work? Will it inject calcium from one pump and chamber and alkalinity from other? How does it know how much of what and when and will this do it automatically? thankx?
also does ithave the same addition features as the aqua junior?
 
Hi

welcome to our forum

There is absolute no comparison between a Aqua JR and a profiLux I would not know where to start, anything you want to do with an AQ Junior you can do with a profiLux and some :) Profilux is probably the most advanced controller system on the market.

Yes you can easily control a calcium reactor with a Profilux this is a standard feature.

Simply set the pH value to what you wish teh calcium reactor to stay at then assign a power bar socket to recat to a rise in the pH and the profiLux will switch on the calcium reactor co2 regulator.

If you wish then to have the profiLux to control a GHL doser to control the outflow then this is easily possible also.

If you need any further help please contact me any time or just post here ;)
 
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here is the marketing info on the basic model

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•Redox control
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•Level control
•All probe inputs Galvanically isolated
•Further Third party level sensor inputs using Analogue expansion
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Ditch the Ca Reactor...

Ditch the Ca Reactor...

I was in the same place as you were a few years back. Ca Reactor with CO2 for the Ca and dosing with a number of products for the Alk. Then deal with the Mg on the side.

I pulled everything when I was hit with a surge and my chiller / heater controller was zapped. It took about 2 months researching many controllers and I found only one that was expandable to our many aquarium needs...

Back to your question...

I use the GHL doser with 3 pumps. And once you have learned about what your system needs, then using the Balling System and the doser will keep your system dialed in perfectly. I found this so easy compared to the constant adjusting of my reactor. Yes it can control the reactor very well, i just couldn't believe the ease with doser and seperate solutions (Balling Solutions).

I simply do minor checks weekly (okay sometimes monthly - too busy) and adjust the doser's ml output based on my tanks needs.

Simple...

anyway my .02 cents...
 
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