brs dosing instructions

[Baldy]

I plan on setting a milk jug on a shelf and using an air tube with a resrictor into the sump. I'm hoping I can get it slow enough to run all day, at least till I can get a brs dosing pump or something similar

I asked because I read somewhere about maintaining ionic balance (I think) with 2 part dosing. I'm at work ATM and can't check if that's exactly what it was called.

Good to know that I can dose only all though. Thanks guys!

[beefORchicken]

if you are looking for an inexpensive way to dose you can use an aqua lifter on a timer with air line tubing and a milk jug. i have been using milk jugs and aqua lifters for a while now with no problems. just set the timer (it has to have a 1 minute resolution or less) for the desired amount of doses (ex 5 1min doses over 24hrs) and do some test runs to figure out how much would be dosed.

[Baldy]

I'm going to use an aqualifter for my auto topoff right away, but for dosing, I think I will buy dosing pumps for. takes the guesswork out of amounts for a period of time

[daniella3d]

There is still some guesswork to be done like a good evaluation of the real consumption of the tank and there are little adjustments to be made over the first few weeks but once it is set up it is very stable! I love my dosing pump and the price was reasonable. I was pretty tired of dosing morning and evening and missing doses and making my system unstable.

Originally Posted by TheNewGuy

I'm going to use an aqualifter for my auto topoff right away, but for dosing, I think I will buy dosing pumps for. takes the guesswork out of amounts for a period of time

[Reef Pilot]

Originally Posted by beefORchicken

if you are looking for an inexpensive way to dose you can use an aqua lifter on a timer with air line tubing and a milk jug. i have been using milk jugs and aqua lifters for a while now with no problems. just set the timer (it has to have a 1 minute resolution or less) for the desired amount of doses (ex 5 1min doses over 24hrs) and do some test runs to figure out how much would be dosed.

If you want an even cheaper dosing system, use an old air pump. I set up a milk jug with two holes for the airline tubing in the lid. One was from the air pump which pressurized the milk jug, and the other was your drip line with an adjustable valve (an old air valve). I had the air pump run on a timer over night to dose the amount I wanted.

The only problem is that it was not totally accurate and consistent (drip rate would vary with amount of liquid consumed in the jug, and perhaps even daily atmospheric pressure changes). But after a lot of playing around and adjustment, I got it pretty close to what I wanted.

However, in the end, bit the bullet and bought another dosing pump, so I don't use this method anymore. I needed more precise dosing control, without all the adjustments, for what I was doing.