Simplicity doser , calibration issue

[ctylermast]

So I dose reef code an and b, I did the whole 50ml calibration process, I feel like I was pretty thorough about getting it right. Anyways I’m confident 1ml dispense is much more than 1 ml, broadly close to 4-5. Has anyone else experienced this issue, and did you ever just fudge the calibration less than 50 to just get it to dispense less?.

 

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@JoJosReef runs one of these I believe and @08TRDOFFROAD just set his up yesterday. I have no experience with them.

 

[08TRDOFFROAD]

So I dose reef code an and b, I did the whole 50ml calibration process, I feel like I was pretty thorough about getting it right. Anyways I’m confident 1ml dispense is much more than 1 ml, broadly close to 4-5. Has anyone else experienced this issue, and did you ever just fudge the calibration less than 50 to just get it to dispense less?.

I just calibrated mine yesterday and haven't spot checked to see if it is actually dosing the 5ml I set it for. Do you have a 5 ml medicine syringe you could have it auto dose into to spot check and verify what it is dispensing? I just trusted that if I calibrated it correctly it should be within the margin of error of what I am telling it to dose.

 

[ctylermast]

I just calibrated mine yesterday and haven't spot checked to see if it is actually dosing the 5ml I set it for. Do you have a 5 ml medicine syringe you could have it auto dose into to spot check and verify what it is dispensing? I just trusted that if I calibrated it correctly it should be within the margin of error of what I am telling it to dose.

I could spot test it, when calibrating are you getting a steady stream?

 

[08TRDOFFROAD]

I could spot test it, when calibrating are you getting a steady stream?

Not a stream, but drips.

 

[JoJosReef]

Not a stream, but drips.

Yes, this can be a concern as you get further into middle age, but I'm confused as to how Tim knew to tag me...

 

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Yes, this can be a concern as you get further into middle age, but I'm confused as to how Tim knew to tag me...

Well, we're about the same age...

 

[08TRDOFFROAD]

Yes, this can be a concern as you get further into middle age, but I'm confused as to how Tim knew to tag me...

And it takes forever for the punp to prime too!

 

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Speaking of priming the pump, with Hydros and Jebao you have to fully prime the line prior to calibration.

@ctylermast are you making sure the line is fully primed before calibrating?

 

[08TRDOFFROAD]

Speaking of priming the pump, with Hydros and Jebao you have to fully prime the line prior to calibration.

@ctylermast are you making sure the line is fully primed before calibrating?

It is the same for the simplicity. They state that specifically in the manual too. I ran mine manually for a good 10-15 seconds after I got liquid to make sure it had purged all air from the line before starting the calibration timer.