Dosing

[mark]

I voted dosing though have no problems with my reactor and they can be set and forget, but a dosing pumps with a built in controller (like here) seems interesting.

Not having run them but can see dosing being about work as a reactor; initially getting dialed-in then refilling the reservoirs. Can you just mix the solutions once (or need to be re-stirred), how often to replace the tubing, life of the motors? CO2 and aragonite easy to get an really not that pricey. Dosing mixes probably not that bad if going to littlesilvermax and making your own, but if getting into the balling methods?

[Parker]

My main goals are stability and ease of use with cost of operation coming in a distant third. Dosing seems to fit the bill in most cases, however I have read that dosing can be quite labor intensive in tanks above 200 gallons. There are cases of people doing upwards of 1500 ml a day for moderately to highly stocked tanks. At the same time I look at tanks like Snappy's, who is dosing.. soooooo

Right now I'm leaning towards the dosing station as it's easier to get my wee brain around. Anyone want to buy a reactor if I decide to sell it to fund the dosing project?

[xtreme]

I am dosing the DIY 2 part on a 350 gallon SPS dominated system. Currently I only need 100ml of Ca and Alk per day although I think I may have to bump that up a bit the way my corals have been growing.

[sphelps]

I just setup a dosing system which can dose 4 solutions. I wouldn't say it's the simplest method but I do believe it's the most reliable and accurate. I plan on dosing a DIY two part for calcium and alk and using the other 2 for supplemental stuff like zeovit AA or phyto. I'm not a fan of the bailing salts simply because I personally haven't seen good results from using them and it's way more complicated trying to figure out proper dosing rates.

[danny zubot]

I voted 3 part but not because of it's simplicity, its just what I have to do. I dose CA, MG and Alk all separately with thier own additives. It took me a while to figure out my depletion rate and safe dosing rate, which was a real pain. I guess after the fact it is simple because I know exactly what and when I need to dose, but getting to that point was a PITA.