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Originally Posted by GMGQ
Yes I find it's iffy to dial in te drip rate and bubble count, as it doesn't stay consistent. After a while the tubing would get hard and clogged so than affect drip rate.
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are you using a needle valve for your adjustment? also a flow meter is way way better than a presure only unit, shouldn't have any issue dialing it in. for your tubing you need to use CO2 grade tubing. I have had my CO2 running on my freshwater tank for over 10 years on the same tubing.
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Originally Posted by GMGQ
The reactor and Co2 cylinder are big and bulky. Whereas there are triple pump dosers with buIlt in timers, so I could mount that on the wall and have 3 jugs on the floor.
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youll find the 3 jugs on the floor take up a larger area than a reactor and co2, not by much mind you.
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Originally Posted by GMGQ
As far as cost, I could sell the reactor setup and invest in dosing equipment.
Hmmmmmmm....
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yup you could.. ever seen what a used reactor set up goes for ... not much.
but for the record so I don't seam pro reactor and anti dosing, my new set up will be dosing, but only because I don't have a reactor right now, well thats not realy true.. I have a 3/4 finnished DIY one and I still have all my hardware for it.
but I am building my own controler and dosing pump set up which is also going to have a larger capacity pump installed in it for water top off also.
Steve
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