Trouble Dialing in Dosing Pump

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Hi guys I have been having some troubles dialing my dosing schedule. I just seem to over dose or under dose with my doser. Does anyone have any tips that have worked to hone in their dosing schedule? Thanks in advance
 

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What brand is your dosing pump? When I first setup mine I had to calibrate the heads before I started dosing. I found a youtube video that was very helpful for mine
 
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I have already calibrated them... Maybe Ill try again just for good measure
 

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Are you diluting your dosed elements?
With dilution you will have more fine control over the amount dosed.
 

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Dosing straight elements can be hard to do depending on the dosing system used.
Dilute your elements to get away from this issue.
 

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For example
If your doser only doses in 1ml steps but 1ml is too much dilute it 50% to get away from that 1ml issue :)
 

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