Dosing pumps

[jhanover]

Any suggestions on a dosing pump (for Alk and Ca)? I hear good things about the ones at Bulk Reef Supply...but they are out of stock.

One of these days i will post a tank pic to get suggestions, but not today (too much real work to take care of tonight!)

Jon

[ralphie]

I have heard good things about theirs too.

Do you have an auto top off? I add my calcuim and alkalinity supplements, Mrs. Wages pickling lime, to my RO/DI water that I put in my auto top off container.

[jhanover]

Interesting idea but how do you know how much to put in to the top off water? Seems like that would be tough to figure out.

[ralphie]

I started off with one teaspoon per gallon of RO/DI water. I then tested my tank. Eventually, I have to add 1 1/2 teaspoon of Mrs. Wages per gallon of RO/DI water. Using that method, I have not had to add any other supplements in months. In fact several members of my club ended up using this method too.

I do have some small bottles of 2 part on hand in case I have to adjust calcium or alkalinity separately since Mrs. Wages raises both of them. But like I said above, the seal is still on both bottles.

[jhanover]

cool...thanks!

[jhanover]

Actually the way my systen is set up, this wont work. So back to the original quastion - what good dosing pumps are out there?

[gtriever]

Litermeter III; a bit expensive but darned good, and configurable to just about anything you want to do.

[jhanover]

Thanks.