I knew that peripump design looked familiar... hehePrior to building this monitor I built a DIY calcium reactor (and DIY peristalstic pump for it)..
Project CaRx: DIY Calcium Reactor + DIY Controller + DIY Peristaltic Pump + DIY ALK Monitor
Hey folkes, 2 large DIY projects completed this year and now I am sitting idle.. What should I do next? The target for my tank is to slowly grow into an SPS dominant system. I already have 3 palm sized plating easy-going monties and have to dose about 100ml of alkainity solution daily (100mg...www.ultimatereef.net
This is where I mastered the technique of building dosing pumps. My main source of knowledge/aspiration (although with limited amount of details) for building my first peristaltic pump was actually here:
My Version of a DIY paristaltic pump
As I get settled in with my new tank, aspirations of having a full blown SPS dominant tank requires me to have stable alkalinity, which means I will need a calcium reactor at some point in the future. From talking with friends and reading on line, I discovered that using a pump and needle valve...www.reef2reef.com