Dosing pumps

[charterreefer]

Has anyone had any experience with Ice Cap dosing pump with AC adapter? I was shopping around and it looks like a great unit for the price ($89.00). It looks like it comes with a built in timer too. From what I understand, a lot of the other dosers need timers hooked up to them.

Who makes an affordable and reliable dosing pump (with a built in timer)?

 

[radiata]

Despite being cheap, the Jebao dosers seem to get pretty good reviews, and I've hard no horror stories about them. Here's the 4 pump version:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Jebao-DP...nline&wl12=443340208&wl13=&veh=sem#about-item

I think I'm going to try one of them for the four Red Sea Coral Colors - ABCD solutions.

 

[Sobo's Reef]

When I was in the hobby I used Marine Magic (I believe that's what it was called) and it has a digital display so you can program it to dose at certain times. Not sure if that particular piece of equipment is still relevant but I never had any major issues with it a few years ago.


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[joe b]

Maybe It was me but I had a Jebao doser create a siphon on 2 channels. I tossed that new doser in the trash

 

[Trio91]

Despite being cheap, the Jebao dosers seem to get pretty good reviews, and I've hard no horror stories about them. Here's the 4 pump version:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Jebao-DP...nline&wl12=443340208&wl13=&veh=sem#about-item

I think I'm going to try one of them for the four Red Sea Coral Colors - ABCD solutions.

Can you post an update on this....when you get them? I too have the RS colors but without test kits im gun shy about using them

 

[njtiger24 aquariums]

Can you post an update on this....when you get them? I too have the RS colors but without test kits im gun shy about using them

Trio I had the red sea color test kit and I wasn't happy with it. I felt it was hard to test and get true numbers but again could had been just me. There two option for dosing RS Color. You can dose on the numbers base on the test kits or you can dose base on how much Ca you add. Right in the directions it says if you xML of Ca then add xML of color (normally it was every 5mL of Red Sea Ca add 1mL of Red Sea Color). I did that method and was working well for me.

 

[Daniel]

I have the Jebao DP-4 Auto Dosing Pump. It works great.

 

[radiata]

Maybe It was me but I had a Jebao doser create a siphon on 2 channels. I tossed that new doser in the trash

I think any doser is capable of failing - especially the ones (like most) that have only two wheels pressed against the tubing, not three. That said, it sounds like you had the level of the liquids being dosed above the level of the tank water that was being dosed into, as siphoning doesn't/shouldn't happen with the liquid running uphill. I think dosed liquids should never be placed above the tank (or sump) being dosed into. I know from whence I speak - I once turned my system's water into milk with an accidental siphoning of a liter of vodka.

 

[joe b]

I think any doser is capable of failing - especially the ones (like most) that have only two wheels pressed against the tubing, not three. That said, it sounds like you had the level of the liquids being dosed above the level of the tank water that was being dosed into, as siphoning doesn't/shouldn't happen with the liquid running uphill. I think dosed liquids should never be placed above the tank (or sump) being dosed into. I know from whence I speak - I once turned my system's water into milk with an accidental siphoning of a liter of vodka.

note taken... it was the first time setting up a dosing pump. Yes the liquids were higher than the tank being dosed... All my space down that low is taken and thought I looked into this problem close enough.