Voss bottles for dosing

[Googlymoogly]

I have seen alot of people using Voss water battles for holding their dosing chemicals. I was curious if they are hard plastic or glass. I always thought they were hard plastic but when I went to the store the only ones I found were glass. So do people use the glass ones for dosing or do I need to try and find the plastic ones?

 

[Alfrareef]

The ones I used were glass, but soon I've abandoned that concept due to high consumptions.

 

[mcgyvr]

I use cheap grocery store brand water bottles for my dosing containers..
There is no need for anything special..
I've used milk jugs, plastic cereal containers and various other plastic containers over the years.. Nothing special required..

 

[Googlymoogly]

Alright if the glass ones are fine to use ill go ahead and buy the glass ones. I dont have a doser setup yet so I havent figured out my consumption just yet. Ill just start witht he Voss containers then upgrade to bigger ones if needed.

 

[d2mini]

They are glass.

 

[Alfrareef]

Alright if the glass ones are fine to use ill go ahead and buy the glass ones. I dont have a doser setup yet so I havent figured out my consumption just yet. Ill just start witht he Voss containers then upgrade to bigger ones if needed.

What's your system total volume and what type of corals do you have/plan?

 

[Googlymoogly]

Well technically at the moment i have a 93 cube setup... But I have a 210 i bought 2 weeks ago that im working on getting equipment for to setup. And it will be a mixed reef

 

[d2mini]

On a 210 you are going to be filling those bottles quite frequently. Not at first, but once things start growing that's going to get old real fast.

Hate to start "that debate" here but I'd definitely recommend a calcium reactor on that size tank. Will be easier and much cheaper in the long run.

 

[saf1]

On a 210 you are going to be filling those bottles quite frequently. Not at first, but once things start growing that's going to get old real fast.

Hate to start "that debate" here but I'd definitely recommend a calcium reactor on that size tank. Will be easier and much cheaper in the long run.

Two things to note here:

1. Going to get old fast
2. Reactor

Number one - that is pretty solid advise really. Actually both are. The things you don't consider when setting up a larger tank are things like both of these. Dosing container size and the longer tern return on investment of things like dosing machines or reactors. Having a similar sized tank at 210 gallons that I've recently cycled and moved my 40 breeder into it still amazes me at the "stuff" I didn't think about. Something has simple has a box of salt mix for the initial fill. Yeah - I bought a couple bags and not a box for the proper number of gallons I was making I'm a dork.

To the OP - Vox or any other glass bottle works but there are better solutions. Even a quick search on Amazon will yield some very affordable acrylic containers that will hold more.

 

[Alfrareef]

Voss bottles for dosing

Well technically at the moment i have a 93 cube setup... But I have a 210 i bought 2 weeks ago that im working on getting equipment for to setup. And it will be a mixed reef

For a mix reef that size the Voss bottles aren't useful. When times come and you need to dose they'll be to small and you'll spend lots of time refilling which by the way it's a destabilization point if you don't refill with same proportion of powder dilution.
I understand you like those bottles and I've seen several with painted cap and they look very well but not for a large aquarium.
As per someone mention a Calcium reactor, I don't see why you should have one at the beginning if you want to start slow, but I'm sure it will be the best solution in the long run or if you stock acros heavily.

Edited: the look at amazon for containers it's a good tip. Try it.

 

[d2mini]

As per someone mention a Calcium reactor, I don't see why you should have one at the beginning if you want to start slow, but I'm sure it will be the best solution in the long run or if you stock acros heavily.

You are correct. In the beginning a reactor is not needed. Not until consumption really pics up. All you really need for now is Kalk in the top-off.
Having gone through this myself, I would skip the dosers all together. While dosing Kalk, save your money for the proper calcium reactor equipment.

 

[Alfrareef]

You are correct. In the beginning a reactor is not needed. Not until consumption really pics up. All you really need for now is Kalk in the top-off.

Having gone through this myself, I would skip the dosers all together. While dosing Kalk, save your money for the proper calcium reactor equipment.

Yes, I've used it for a long time and it's also a good tip for the OP but be careful if you go with a Kalk reactor if you aren't proficient with pumps and dosers.
In the past I've learn that causing a tank crash due to a defective doser that in a continuous shot released 20gl into the tank...
Wonderful hobby that allows to learn so many different things...

 

[d2mini]

Yes, I've used it for a long time and it's also a good tip for the OP but be careful if you go with a Kalk reactor if you aren't proficient with pumps and dosers.
In the past I've learn that causing a tank crash due to a defective doser that in a continuous shot released 20gl into the tank...
Wonderful hobby that allows to learn so many different things...

Ya no reactor. Top off. Simple and safe.

 

[Alfrareef]

Ya no reactor. Top off. Simple and safe.

Yes, but beware of the precipitation resting at top-off container bottom. I used a plastic cradle to place the top-off pump.