Which doser?

thatindonesianreefer · 2026-10-28T01:05:12-0400

Hi all. I'm currently turning my 12 gal lps reef to an easy sps dominated. I'm currently wondering if its a good idea to swap out my current jebao 3.4 doser for either a kamoer f4 or a red sea 3 head doser. Can you guys recommend which doser to pick or if i should just stay with my current setup? Also im dosing 2 part but im not sure if ill add more. Thanks in advance.

Gumbies R Us · 2026-10-28T08:13:51-0400

#reefsquad

tbrown · 2026-10-28T10:11:43-0400

That's entirely up to you. I use the plain old Jebao non WiFi 4 head doser. It's been reliable for me but I've definitely heard stories of them failing for other people in the past.

ajhudson15 · 2026-10-28T10:30:00-0400

i thought red sea only made 2 and 4 head dosers? i used to use a jebao doser and never had problems with it. but ive also been seeing more and more about them needing calibrated more often and that worries me. i plan on going for a red sea 2 once im ready

thatindonesianreefer · 2026-10-28T11:09:26-0400

Yes sorry i meant to type in 2 but misclicked to 3

exnisstech · 2026-10-28T11:19:16-0400

If what you have is working why switch? I've not run jebao but have run kamoer f1 and x1 and currently run a reefdose 2 and 4 versas. They all work but as much as I hate to say it because I'm very disappointed in RS as a company I love my reefdose. It's a little noisy but I'm ok with that. I've been running it a few years and can't remember it even needing recalibrated after testing it. I do a manual dose and measure to test it vs going straight into calibration. I like the reefbeat app also.

bristleworm · 2026-10-28T11:29:51-0400

I really like the Chihros doser. Ran it on my planted tank for a year with no issues. I'm planning on moving it over to the my new 25 lagoon to dose All for Reef soon.
The app is really good.
https://buceplant.com/products/chihiros-dosing-pumps

exnisstech · 2026-10-28T11:35:10-0400

bristleworm said:
I really like the Chihros doser. Ran it on my planted tank for a year with no issues. I'm planning on moving it over to the my new 25 lagoon to dose All for Reef soon.
The app is really good.
https://buceplant.com/products/chihiros-dosing-pumps

That looks very interesting. It appears that vendors in the plant hobby aren't as greedy as the reef hobby lol