Dosing pump

98silverado

98silverado

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Okay so I have been thinking about adding a dosing pump onto my tank. I just want to know if I put it under my stand will it be okay with pushing the fluid up about 3 foot or so? I really don't have the ability to put it above the tank unfortunately. Let me know input and thanks in advance

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troublemaker

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That's not a problem for most Dosers. A basic like BRS or Drews has something like a 20ft head height. I have used both in the past and they were perfectly flawless.
 
maidia

maidia

Team CR
If you have sump then no problem but the doser can put up more than 5 feet. I put my doser 4 feet above the container.
 
98silverado

98silverado

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Yeah ill be the dosing pump right above the holding bottles. But it will go from there out of my stand and then into the filtration section of my tank.

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sk8elenex92

sk8elenex92

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I've looked into them before and read horror stories of them getting stuck in the on position and dumping the whole container in. I think it's one piece of equipment I wouldn't skimp on. A lot of people do use them though and seem happy when they work.
 
98silverado

98silverado

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sk8elenex92 said:
I've looked into them before and read horror stories of them getting stuck in the on position and dumping the whole container in. I think it's one piece of equipment I wouldn't skimp on. A lot of people do use them though and seem happy when they work.
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Thank you for that. Now back to the drawing board on what brand. I really only need 2 pumps

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msujohn

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sk8elenex92 said:
I've looked into them before and read horror stories of them getting stuck in the on position and dumping the whole container in. I think it's one piece of equipment I wouldn't skimp on. A lot of people do use them though and seem happy when they work.
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What doser are you using?
 
sk8elenex92

sk8elenex92

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My hands. Hah. I dose kalkwasser using my reef keeper. But I just adjust my alk when needed. Eventually I will get a dosing unit when the kalk can no longer keep up with the demand.
 
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Chetna

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Get two brs pumps, fairly cheap and mine are going strong after a year. I have used other cheap pumps only to last months, but if you don't clean them or make sure the tubing is always on correct all of them will burn out fairly quick
 
Spartanman22

Spartanman22

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If you only need two pumps get the DOS (if you have an Apex). I am finally due to receive the GHL Doser 2 that I ordered on Black Friday. I've read very good things about them.

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98silverado

98silverado

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Spartanman22 said:
If you only need two pumps get the DOS (if you have an Apex). I am finally due to receive the GHL Doser 2 that I ordered on Black Friday. I've read very good things about them.

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I looked at that too. Just so much. I might just continue to use my hand dosing lol

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Spartanman22

Spartanman22

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Ya it isn't cheap, but like others have said this is something that could potentially crash a tank if it fails. So, it's one of those things I wouldn't skimp on. If you have a controller the BRS pumps work pretty well too. I'm using them currently on my 25 gallon system

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98silverado

98silverado

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Yeah I got the apex so I was looking at some used brs ones but they are gone already unfortunately.

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IHaveCrabs

IHaveCrabs

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98silverado said:
Yeah I got the apex so I was looking at some used brs ones but they are gone already unfortunately.

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BRS is the way to go if you want a decent quality with a good price. I have mine hooked to my Apex and will be looking for one more soon.

One mistake not to make... When you set up a doser to the apex, only use the outlets #1 and #4 on the EB8 or buy an EB4 or 6 which have all outlets as the full on/off and not virtual (which sometimes keeps lower voltage running through them potentially keeping the dosers going).


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98silverado

98silverado

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IHaveCrabs said:
BRS is the way to go if you want a decent quality with a good price. I have mine hooked to my Apex and will be looking for one more soon.

One mistake not to make... When you set up a doser to the apex, only use the outlets #1 and #4 on the EB8 or buy an EB4 or 6 which have all outlets as the full on/off and not virtual (which sometimes keeps lower voltage running through them potentially keeping the dosers going).


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Thank you for that info. I'll have to move everything around then once I get them.

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Spartanman22

Spartanman22

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Well if you can wait till April I'll have 2 BRS pumps I won't be using anymore


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