Dosing System - best bang for your buck?

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Can anyone recommend a dosing system that would be adequate for a tank under 50 gallons? I’m looking for something that won’t break the bank but is also system and easy to use. I don’t need something special or name brand but there are so many options and don’t want to waste money on something that will fail within 3 years. Needing something super slim to fit into a small groove under sump.
 

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It depends on what you're looking to dose for. Is this is a SPS heavy tank or mixed reef? All For Reef is pretty simple and easy to use.
 

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On my 40 gallon I dose all for reef only, I have a kamoer doser that has worked perfectly for about 6 years
 

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Are you asking about what to dose or looking for equipment to use for dosing?
For what to dose I like AFR for ease of use and it's perfectly fine dosed manually on many tanks. There are many other choices but I find AFR the simplest.
As far as equipment the list is long from individual dosing pumps to multi head pumps up to full blown controllers.
 

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It depends on what you're looking to dose for. Is this is a SPS heavy tank or mixed reef? All For Reef is pretty simple and easy to use.
I agree. Great place to start. Once you get to sps dominate, AFR will not be able to keep up.
 

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Depends what your doing. Some people on YouTube make there own, which is dirt cheap, but hard to dose traces.
Brs have a price break down somewhere, ATI essentials plus was the best for me in terms of price and quality.
 

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