DIY "Drews Doser" Peristaltic Dosing pump - Page 3

cediss · 02/28/2010, 07:33 PM

Boxed and running!

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eon · 03/12/2010, 09:19 AM

thanks killab just finished mine

killab443 · 03/13/2010, 09:06 AM

nice lookin good. For those of you that do not have an aquarium controller I found that walmart has excellent prices on digital lamp timers. Actually better prices the Loews or HD

FiReC · 04/22/2010, 09:14 AM

little update... if you do hook it up to a controller (RKE in my case) DO NOT USE the solid state outlets. It doesn't draw enough power to kick off... dosed an entire bottle of alk before I figured it out.

When hooked up to the mechanical relay ... no problems at all.

Constantne · 04/22/2010, 09:27 AM

I had to use mine on the relay outlets on my reefkeeper 2 to get them to work. Any other outlet and it didnt draw enough power either.

killab443 · 04/22/2010, 01:23 PM

On my AquaControllerJR worked in the relay ports and I recently changed it over to solid state. 2 Different animals tho

hazic · 04/22/2010, 04:09 PM

I ordered the pump I talked about on that post http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...1#post16853084
and it's working great now I'm wating for 2 more pumps to arrive to complete my dosing projects I'll show you the photos when I'll finish.

my total cost for 3 pumps will be 170$ for 3 pumps unit.
(the controller is my Neptune AC3 and the electonic parts I already had at home)

ROLLINS240Z · 05/06/2010, 08:44 PM

What rate pump would you guys use for automatic water changes? I have a 60g cube and was hoping to change a little over 1 gallon per day. I was thinking of a pump around 30-60ml per minute. I know the APT pumps are not designed to operate full time, otherwise a slow continuous water change is ideal. Two pumps are necessary to achieve this, unless it is possible to stack two heads on a single motor. Ryan

hazic · 05/10/2010, 05:54 AM

I think you will have to change the tubes once in a while, why not using a higher flow pump 100-200 ml ?

caribbeanguy · 05/27/2010, 05:50 AM

Made mine also but has any one used these on the reefkeeper 2? I have them on the Channel 2, 3, 6 and 7 but they do not always come on when they are supposed to and the relay outlets are already taken up........

fd678 · 05/27/2010, 09:51 AM

Are most of these pumps being bought on ebay?

ROLLINS240Z · 05/27/2010, 10:01 AM

hazic -- I was going with a slower ml drip rate to simulate a slow semi-constant water chagne, not just one big one every two weeks or so.

Caribbeanguy -- I know of my reefkeeper elite, that only outlets 1 & 4 will work with these pumps. It has somthing to do with the low current draw that these pumps have and the type of switches the reefkeeper has. Im not sure on the reefkeeper 2's, but digital aquatics do use two different type of switches on their PC4's.

fd678 -- I bought my pumps directly from APT Industries, the makers of these pumps. Do a google search and you will find their web site. The project boxes to mount these pumps in can be aquired from Radio Shack.

caribbeanguy · 05/27/2010, 11:00 AM

Thanks Rollins240Z, I am switching them around, Out of the 4 pumps I have I have them working on channel 3&7 I am checking 1&5 right now. Thanks

MaLi · 05/28/2010, 03:41 AM

I don't know what type of solid state relay Reefkeeper has, but I have mine on a diy Arduino base with only SS relays and works very well.
BTW. for enclosure I used a round plastic (blue) house conduit box from Lowe's ($0.8)

hope it helps,
Marian

hazic · 05/30/2010, 02:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fd678

Are most of these pumps being bought on ebay?

you can search on ebay for "dosing pump" or "peristaltic pump"

shikhyung · 05/30/2010, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eon

thanks killab just finished mine

Do we need that Aqualifter pump?

eon · 05/30/2010, 01:49 PM

No that's my ato

shikhyung · 05/30/2010, 02:08 PM

Thanks for clarifying, kept wondering if it does why only one..:-)

gonpostal · 08/12/2010, 12:48 PM

Great thread! If anyone else would like a unit with 3 pumps (CAL, ALK, MAG), I found this larger box. The only thing I did differently was to mount the pumps in the bottom of the box instead of on the cover. This box also has tabs on it so that you can mount it inside your stand. Ive been using it for a few weeks now, and it works great.

eon · 08/12/2010, 12:53 PM

dude ive been looking for a box like that to covert my dual to a triple you are my savior lol

gonpostal · 08/12/2010, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eon

dude ive been looking for a box like that to covert my dual to a triple you are my savior lol

Yeah, I was going to try to find a small box for the third pump, but figured this would be cleaner.

Thanks.

R@ck78 · 08/18/2010, 09:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gonpostal

Great thread! If anyone else would like a unit with 3 pumps (CAL, ALK, MAG), I found this larger box. The only thing I did differently was to mount the pumps in the bottom of the box instead of on the cover. This box also has tabs on it so that you can mount it inside your stand. Ive been using it for a few weeks now, and it works great.

do you have this on a controller or just walmart timers?

Thanks
Mark-

gonpostal · 08/18/2010, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by R@ck78

do you have this on a controller or just walmart timers?

Thanks
Mark-

I have it on a ReefKeeper Lite.

R@ck78 · 08/18/2010, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gonpostal

I have it on a ReefKeeper Lite.

Since its three units is it taking up three ports on the RKL or how do you have it setup? Sorry so many questions, but I am wanting to do the same thing and I also have a RKL.

Thanks
Mark-

gonpostal · 08/18/2010, 07:25 PM

I actually have 2 PC4s that I use for my lights and the pumps. If you don't want to buy another PC4, I'm sure you could use any timers for them.

05/06/2010, 08:44 PM	#58
ROLLINS240Z Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Chico CA Posts: 155	What rate pump would you guys use for automatic water changes? I have a 60g cube and was hoping to change a little over 1 gallon per day. I was thinking of a pump around 30-60ml per minute. I know the APT pumps are not designed to operate full time, otherwise a slow continuous water change is ideal. Two pumps are necessary to achieve this, unless it is possible to stack two heads on a single motor. Ryan __________________ 60 Gallon Cube -- Sump. w/ refug. & Frag Tank -- 2 Tunze 6055's w/ multicontroller-- RKE Controller -- Aqua C EV180 Skimmer -- Check out my tank http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1858889

05/27/2010, 05:50 AM	#60
caribbeanguy Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: 13.1667° N, 59.5500° W Posts: 164	Made mine also but has any one used these on the reefkeeper 2? I have them on the Channel 2, 3, 6 and 7 but they do not always come on when they are supposed to and the relay outlets are already taken up........ __________________ We are who we are, and thats the way it going to be. Bob Marley Current Tank Info: 93 rimless Zeovit reef tank with 30 long Sump & SWC 250 2s skimmer in progress

05/27/2010, 10:01 AM	#62
ROLLINS240Z Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Chico CA Posts: 155	hazic -- I was going with a slower ml drip rate to simulate a slow semi-constant water chagne, not just one big one every two weeks or so. Caribbeanguy -- I know of my reefkeeper elite, that only outlets 1 & 4 will work with these pumps. It has somthing to do with the low current draw that these pumps have and the type of switches the reefkeeper has. Im not sure on the reefkeeper 2's, but digital aquatics do use two different type of switches on their PC4's. fd678 -- I bought my pumps directly from APT Industries, the makers of these pumps. Do a google search and you will find their web site. The project boxes to mount these pumps in can be aquired from Radio Shack. __________________ 60 Gallon Cube -- Sump. w/ refug. & Frag Tank -- 2 Tunze 6055's w/ multicontroller-- RKE Controller -- Aqua C EV180 Skimmer -- Check out my tank http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1858889

05/27/2010, 11:00 AM	#63
caribbeanguy Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: 13.1667° N, 59.5500° W Posts: 164	Thanks Rollins240Z, I am switching them around, Out of the 4 pumps I have I have them working on channel 3&7 I am checking 1&5 right now. Thanks __________________ We are who we are, and thats the way it going to be. Bob Marley Current Tank Info: 93 rimless Zeovit reef tank with 30 long Sump & SWC 250 2s skimmer in progress

05/28/2010, 03:41 AM	#64
MaLi Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Columbus, IN Posts: 532	I don't know what type of solid state relay Reefkeeper has, but I have mine on a diy Arduino base with only SS relays and works very well. BTW. for enclosure I used a round plastic (blue) house conduit box from Lowe's ($0.8) hope it helps, Marian __________________ Enjoy your time reefing ! Current Tank Info: 90G Perfecto Mfg. Cube, 20G sump, DIY 24 LED light fixture + 250 MH, DIY Arduino controller, Reef Octopus 1000 LSS skimmer

03/12/2010, 09:19 AM	#52
eon ಠ_ಠ Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Union City, NJ Posts: 551	thanks killab just finished mine

03/13/2010, 09:06 AM	#53
killab443 Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: howell NJ Posts: 106	nice lookin good. For those of you that do not have an aquarium controller I found that walmart has excellent prices on digital lamp timers. Actually better prices the Loews or HD

04/22/2010, 09:14 AM	#54
FiReC Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Gilbert Posts: 388	little update... if you do hook it up to a controller (RKE in my case) DO NOT USE the solid state outlets. It doesn't draw enough power to kick off... dosed an entire bottle of alk before I figured it out. When hooked up to the mechanical relay ... no problems at all.

04/22/2010, 09:27 AM	#55
Constantne Moved On Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 48	I had to use mine on the relay outlets on my reefkeeper 2 to get them to work. Any other outlet and it didnt draw enough power either.

04/22/2010, 01:23 PM	#56
killab443 Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: howell NJ Posts: 106	On my AquaControllerJR worked in the relay ports and I recently changed it over to solid state. 2 Different animals tho

04/22/2010, 04:09 PM	#57
hazic Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 81	I ordered the pump I talked about on that post http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...1#post16853084 and it's working great now I'm wating for 2 more pumps to arrive to complete my dosing projects I'll show you the photos when I'll finish. my total cost for 3 pumps will be 170$ for 3 pumps unit. (the controller is my Neptune AC3 and the electonic parts I already had at home)

05/10/2010, 05:54 AM	#59
hazic Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 81	I think you will have to change the tubes once in a while, why not using a higher flow pump 100-200 ml ?

05/27/2010, 09:51 AM	#61
fd678 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 64	Are most of these pumps being bought on ebay?

05/30/2010, 01:49 PM	#67
eon ಠ_ಠ Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Union City, NJ Posts: 551	No that's my ato

05/30/2010, 02:08 PM	#68
shikhyung Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ca Posts: 1,310	Thanks for clarifying, kept wondering if it does why only one..:-)

08/12/2010, 12:48 PM	#69
gonpostal Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 550	Great thread! If anyone else would like a unit with 3 pumps (CAL, ALK, MAG), I found this larger box. The only thing I did differently was to mount the pumps in the bottom of the box instead of on the cover. This box also has tabs on it so that you can mount it inside your stand. Ive been using it for a few weeks now, and it works great.

08/12/2010, 12:53 PM	#70
eon ಠ_ಠ Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Union City, NJ Posts: 551	dude ive been looking for a box like that to covert my dual to a triple you are my savior lol

08/18/2010, 07:25 PM	#75
gonpostal Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 550	I actually have 2 PC4s that I use for my lights and the pumps. If you don't want to buy another PC4, I'm sure you could use any timers for them.