Automatic Dosing UltraLith System using a controller?

[Hookup]

I have a controller and dosing pumps (GHL PII Ex to be exact) and I want to get the UltraLith system on the dosing pumps...

I also run the baling method on this controller... so basically i'm the poster-boy for FaunaMarin :)

How much of these products can be setup on a dosing pump and controller? Has anyone done this? What works? What doesn't work? What are the risks?

What about power-trace elements as well?

[Stoneyscoral]

I am pretty sure that reefrockerlive doses quite a few of his Fauna Marin products with his Profilux doser.

Vinny can you chime in and share your experience please?

[ReefRockerLive]

Most of the UltraLith system products can be safely dosed via dosing pump. I've been doing this for almost 4 months and have not noticed any issues. UltraMin S and Ultra Bak can be run through a dosing pump, but UltraBio should still be dosed by you since the dosing pump cannot dose anything less than 1ml.

I am also using my Profilux Dosing pumps to dose the PowerTrace elements and again, this is not a problem. Just keep in mind that the bottles should be placed in an area that is not exposed to direct sunlight.

[Hookup]

I asked this before, but are you diluting any of the products with RO/DI water, or just running them straight from their bottles into the system?

Also, how many products are you dosing? There are quite a few...

[AQD_ottawa]

Hiya

You cant dilute the product thats the only one thing you cant do.

Most people dose the trace elements and the bak and Min-S

[Hookup]

Excellent!

Assuming both Baling and Ultralith are being used, how many products are being dosed? I think I need a few more dosing pumps... haha..

[AQD_ottawa]

3 for balling
6 for lith

Total 9

3 stage for the balling
4 stage for lith +1 extra

If you were really going to do this then this is my suggestion

SA doser3 running the Balling (built in controller version)

Doser 4 with a doser 2 daisy chained together running off the ProfiLux for ultra lith. This leaves you 1 station from the 2 doser for ATO etc

[Hookup]

Wowzers... Yes, I'm really planning on doing this. I have a 4 stage now, so I need a 3 and another 4.. I was just talking to someone this evening about using any leftover dosing pumps for ATO... I'll speak to my local guy further... maybe a dosing pump sale is coming from GHL.. /wink

[AQD_ottawa]

Talk to Lorin (kidney514) he has found an approved way of increasing the amount of dosing pumps you can use on a profiLux

At the moment the total is 8 pumps, this is why I said you would need a stand alone, but talk to Lorin he can guide you on a work around.

[Hookup]

the PIII is coming, eventually even if it is 6 more months I'm not so lazy that I can not manually dose some things for awhile... haha...

Thanks Muchly.

[xenon]

I use a dosing pump as my ATO and it works great!

The optical sensor can detect 15ml of water being removed from my tank. :)

[kidney514]

I haven't increase the amount on dosing pump, just found a way for people that have 3 digital powerbar (18 sockets), like me, to have 6 dosing pump, which was impossible before.

[stunreefer]

Originally posted by ReefRockerLive
UltraMin S and Ultra Bak can be run through a dosing pump, but UltraBio should still be dosed by you since the dosing pump cannot dose anything less than 1ml.
Ultra-Bio is ONLY dosed during initial set-up and after changing Ultralith stones, correct?

[AQD_ottawa]

Correct unless you are not running full ultra lith then it is dosed along with ultra bak to remove high nutrients