So my reef has been running for about 3 months now. Everything is going pretty well. I have to be honest, the manual dosing is kind of getting old so I am looking for a more automated method.
I have considered putting Kalkwasser in my ATO, but the only thing that steers me away from that is that I don't use a chiller. I have a fan in the summer so I would be using more water from the ATO which would cause more dosing.
That brings us to a 4 way doser. I can dose alk and calcium independently. Channels 3 and 4 would probably be mag and KPO3. This will let me tailor the dosage to what is needed. Calcium and alk don't necessarily get used up at the same rate.
The third option is dosing Kalkwasser with the dosing pumps. This would remove the uneven ATO usage, but still has the issue if the chemicals don't get used up at the same rate.
I'm leaning towards the dosing pumps. What do you think?
I have considered putting Kalkwasser in my ATO, but the only thing that steers me away from that is that I don't use a chiller. I have a fan in the summer so I would be using more water from the ATO which would cause more dosing.
That brings us to a 4 way doser. I can dose alk and calcium independently. Channels 3 and 4 would probably be mag and KPO3. This will let me tailor the dosage to what is needed. Calcium and alk don't necessarily get used up at the same rate.
The third option is dosing Kalkwasser with the dosing pumps. This would remove the uneven ATO usage, but still has the issue if the chemicals don't get used up at the same rate.
I'm leaning towards the dosing pumps. What do you think?