Dose shape matter? What shape of dosing container do you prefer?

What shape of dosing container do you prefer?

  • Square/Cube

    Votes: 80 23.1%
  • Round/Cylinder

    Votes: 59 17.0%
  • Either is fine

    Votes: 111 32.0%
  • It depends on what is being dosed

    Votes: 13 3.7%
  • Other

    Votes: 12 3.5%
  • I don’t use a dosing container

    Votes: 72 20.7%

  • Total voters
    347
I love DIY. Saves lots of money. I created my dosing containers from some old Cambro containers we had laying around from a restaurant we used to own. Already had the fittings and float switches. Had to buy the lids. Total cost, $14. And they are the perfect size to make-up 1 gallon BRS batches.
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I use 500 ml & 250ml Erlenmeyer flasks in my 130 gal system. My only recommendation is to use containers large enough to hold just 2 weeks of core elements (Mg, Ca, Alk) Never use dosers to add trace elements or carbon sources, I learned this the hard way. Human mistakes crash tanks overnight. If you already have large containers, do not fill them to the rim. Never leave alone a doser during priming !!!!
 

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