Alk suppliment solidifying at end of RO tubing w/ Dosing pump

[reefknight]

Sorry to bring up a old thread. Any chance you can take a picture of this? I am having the same issue.

Thanks!

I'll be more than glad to share a photo of the way that I have mine connected. Unfortunately, I am out of town currently. As soon as I return I'll get a couple and post them.

By the way, since connecting my alkalinity and ATO line I have not had an issue. This has worked great! I struggled with this for several years and this was such a simple solution. You won't be sorry!

 

[SifuMemphis]

I'll be more than glad to share a photo of the way that I have mine connected. Unfortunately, I am out of town currently. As soon as I return I'll get a couple and post them.

By the way, since connecting my alkalinity and ATO line I have not had an issue. This has worked great! I struggled with this for several years and this was such a simple solution. You won't be sorry!

Cool thanks!

 

[FuzzySPS]

RK/Bill,

Where are the photos? Anxious to see them!

 

[reefknight]

My apologies, I have gotten so tied up in things it had slipped my mind. Here are some shots of it. You can see the " Y" fitting installed bringing the two together and then the end of the lines. The bracket was something that I threw together in a hurry. An old Maxi Jet bracket and a piece of plexiglass drilled to hold the lines. It's all zip tied around the center brace of the sump (50g breeder).

 

[FuzzySPS]

Thanks for posting! Looks great and am glad it's working well. All the best.

 

[Aceone]

My apologies, I have gotten so tied up in things it had slipped my mind. Here are some shots of it. You can see the " Y" fitting installed bringing the two together and then the end of the lines. The bracket was something that I threw together in a hurry. An old Maxi Jet bracket and a piece of plexiglass drilled to hold the lines. It's all zip tied around the center brace of the sump (50g breeder).

Where did you get the Y fitting?

 

[nim6us]

Not to raise the dead, but because someone else posted last month I thought I'd just add my experience.

I was having the same crusting issues dosing Seachem Reef Fusion part 2 (Alk). On the advice of a previous post in the thread I bought a Pacific Sun DropDose Dispenser. This has resolved the crusting problem and I'm now getting accurate doses. So +1 for that option

 

[Sshannon]

Not to raise the dead, but because someone else posted last month I thought I'd just add my experience.

I was having the same crusting issues dosing Seachem Reef Fusion part 2 (Alk). On the advice of a previous post in the thread I bought a Pacific Sun DropDose Dispenser. This has resolved the crusting problem and I'm now getting accurate doses. So +1 for that option

The product doesn't seem to exist anymore.

It looks like tapping the ato line into the Kalkaska line works well. The only improvent I would make is to add a check valve to each line (calcium line and ato line) upstream of the y-coupling to avoid backwash into your dosing container and tipoff water container.

 

[FuzzySPS]

John Guest “y” connector. Alk (or kale) line joined with top off line. About $5 and ten seconds to install. Guaranteed fix forever. Doesn’t need to be more complicated than that. Top off line rinses throughout the day.

 

[nim6us]

Funny I actually still run that DripDose Dispenser in my DT. However recently I was having a similar issue in my frag tank, and I also found it’s not manufactured anymore.

After more internet searches I came across the most crazy fix! Simply cut the end of the dosing tube at a 45 degree angle. It sounds so simple there’s no way I thought it would work. But sure enough it’s been several weeks dosing AFR and no clogs or crust at all. Amazing!