Lets see your dosing containers!

BANANAHANDS · 08/13/2011, 06:48 PM

I'm setting up a 60g cube and since space is at a premium in the stand, I'm looking for options to hold my CA/Alk/Mag for dosing and possibly my topoff water. I've come across some nice looking DIY acrylic dosing reserviors. So lets see what you've come up with.

BANANAHANDS · 08/13/2011, 11:06 PM

Wow! Nobody has a unique or one of a kind place to hold your dosing fluids? I'm probably just going to make something out of acrylic.

ir_danno22 · 08/13/2011, 11:18 PM

Check out bulk reef supply. I got the thin gallon jugs to fit inside my nano cube 28 stand. I have alk, ca and mg side by side in side. It was nice not having to buy a custom reservoir or taking chances on building one. Sorry no pics.

It's not unique or one of a kind but it was the simpler choice.

Typlus5 · 08/14/2011, 06:13 AM

I got these containers from BRS

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BANANAHANDS · 08/14/2011, 08:13 AM

thats pretty custom! haha.

I was thinking more something like this:

My apologies to "JGross4" for using your pictures.

Any More custom reservoirs like this out there?

Dre59 · 08/14/2011, 08:27 AM

That is one great idea...

derek4real · 08/14/2011, 11:48 PM

That is nice. But I would have made them individually since the rates of consumption will very between them. Great idea. Makes me wish I did not buy my acrylic tubing for my DIY bubble magus dosing containers. But I can find something else for those tubes I'm sure.

Mr_N1ce · 08/15/2011, 01:17 AM

That's a nice dosing container. I might try that when I'm getting a dosing pump. Until then... Some simple bottles will do :-)

Typlus5 · 08/15/2011, 05:25 AM

I once thought I would need to regularly dose Magnesium but have learned my regular water changes were meeting the Mg uptake and wasn't worth the space and expense to automate it. I just manually dose Mg when the testing dictates a need.
The picture posted is a very slick set up but those fill holes allow no room for error. I'd be as nervous as a cat on a hot tin roof filling those compartments... worrying about spillage and cross contamination. They may have plugs/covers but not depicted.

ir_danno22 · 08/16/2011, 08:40 PM

the aqrylic one's are nice but once in a while i have to flush out my magnesium jug. it was just easier to do separately.

russell_wiley · 03/28/2012, 08:47 PM

bump

CoralNerd · 11/10/2014, 02:24 AM

So is it worth having a fancy acrylic dosing container?

I talked to one acrylic fabrication co and they mentioned they can add compression fittings. I'm not sure if this fitting is necessary?

If I get a fancy container I'm leaning on only getting one for calcium and alkalinity and do magnesium separate, maybe just from the bottle or manually.

dartier · 11/10/2014, 12:42 PM

After trying out various off the shelf containers, I settled on cereal storage containers. I like them because they have a (tight sealing) flip up lid large enough to easily pour in refills and it allows me to leave my rigid dosing tube in place. They also hold more than a U.S. gallon, so it makes it easy to mix up additives. They also can handle the heat generated by anhydrous calcium or microwaved RO/DI (for soda ash).

I drilled a hole in the red portion of the lid (right where the logo is in the photo) and inserted an acrylic tube.

The ones I use are identical to these: http://www.amazon.ca/Rubbermaid-1856...cereal+storage

Dennis

CoralNerd · 11/10/2014, 01:46 PM

That's fruity Dennis LOL
The one company I did contact to make the cust container would put a lid on it. I think I need a cust one as my size that I can fit in cabinet would need to be 2.5" x 15" x16" I figured it would hold two fluids.

rovster · 11/11/2014, 12:15 PM

I'll play. I ran acrylic tubing and used some fittings to make it "clean" looking. Works well. At first I thought it was totally too big but as my consumption increases, and hopefully all my SPS get to colony size, I think that extra room will help. They hold almost 2 gallons each. I basically was working around the 40BR sump I used, so I made the biggest container that would fit. I can still see through it to see my water levels and marked the glass behind it for reference during water changes. I also attached one of those magnetic holders to one of my sumo baffles so every thing is nice and tidy.

Here it is before set-up. Only using Cal and Alk. I reserved the third for either Vineger (likely) or Mag (probably not). I need to take a current pic to see how it looks today

CoralNerd · 11/11/2014, 03:54 PM

Nice container rovster

CoralNerd · 01/09/2015, 04:26 PM

Here's my small dosing container

DivingTheWorld · 01/10/2015, 06:03 PM

Hey those labels look familiar! lol Here's mine:

Reefvet · 01/10/2015, 10:18 PM

I use these with a simple mod to the lid, the usual acrylic tube to the bottom. About $10 each with shipping.

CoralNerd · 01/10/2015, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DivingTheWorld

Hey those labels look familiar! lol Here's mine:

Red white blue look patriotic. I like the water level labels....wait you have my dosing labels LOL

Sweet apex board!

paulsvang · 09/25/2016, 10:33 PM

Where can I get dosing containers like this one?

Quote:

Originally Posted by BANANAHANDS

thats pretty custom! haha.

I was thinking more something like this:

My apologies to "JGross4" for using your pictures.

Any More custom reservoirs like this out there?

rtparty · 09/25/2016, 10:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paulsvang

Where can I get dosing containers like this one?

Have an acrylic shop build them for you. You can also look around on the web. Synergy Reef has containers to choose from

LXXero · 09/26/2016, 01:09 AM

oh man these are awesome. i've been thinking about this kind of think lately myself. I'd also like to do a skimmate collector too. Probably not in the same container, but i need em both to be pretty narrow and tall. These are like inspiration haha.

homer1475 · 09/26/2016, 08:31 AM

I have the BAO containers.

I added the john guest fittings so I could easily remove them to refill/clean etc. They also have float switches hooked up to a BOB on my apex to alert m when they get low.

minus9 · 09/27/2016, 05:14 PM

Here's mine.

08/13/2011, 06:48 PM	#1
BANANAHANDS Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 116	Lets see your dosing containers! I'm setting up a 60g cube and since space is at a premium in the stand, I'm looking for options to hold my CA/Alk/Mag for dosing and possibly my topoff water. I've come across some nice looking DIY acrylic dosing reserviors. So lets see what you've come up with.

08/13/2011, 11:18 PM	#3
ir_danno22 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Northern Cali Posts: 288	Check out bulk reef supply. I got the thin gallon jugs to fit inside my nano cube 28 stand. I have alk, ca and mg side by side in side. It was nice not having to buy a custom reservoir or taking chances on building one. Sorry no pics. It's not unique or one of a kind but it was the simpler choice. __________________ Nano Cube DX, 40 Breeder. Current Tank Info: Nanocube 28DX reef with AI sol, Aqueon 40 gallon breeder Feb 2011. Last edited by ir_danno22; 08/13/2011 at 11:20 PM. Reason: Added.

08/14/2011, 06:13 AM	#4
Typlus5 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Gonzales Louisiana Posts: 966	I got these containers from BRS . __________________ TY I'm sure there's a way...and I have the will Current Tank Info: 110 Reef Savvy rimless, 40B sump, Current EFlux Return, XR15 Pros w/Reef Link, BK Mini 180 skimmer, MP40wES...driven by Apex

08/14/2011, 08:27 AM	#6
Dre59 Z&P Addict from IL Join Date: May 2008 Location: Laveen AZ Posts: 1,654	That is one great idea... __________________ 20 years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. Explore. Dream. Tank info: Mr Aqua Cube 18x18x18 and 15gal sump.. Current Tank Info: It's to small

08/15/2011, 05:25 AM	#9
Typlus5 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Gonzales Louisiana Posts: 966	I once thought I would need to regularly dose Magnesium but have learned my regular water changes were meeting the Mg uptake and wasn't worth the space and expense to automate it. I just manually dose Mg when the testing dictates a need. The picture posted is a very slick set up but those fill holes allow no room for error. I'd be as nervous as a cat on a hot tin roof filling those compartments... worrying about spillage and cross contamination. They may have plugs/covers but not depicted. __________________ TY I'm sure there's a way...and I have the will Current Tank Info: 110 Reef Savvy rimless, 40B sump, Current EFlux Return, XR15 Pros w/Reef Link, BK Mini 180 skimmer, MP40wES...driven by Apex

08/13/2011, 11:06 PM	#2
BANANAHANDS Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 116	Wow! Nobody has a unique or one of a kind place to hold your dosing fluids? I'm probably just going to make something out of acrylic.

08/14/2011, 08:13 AM	#5
BANANAHANDS Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 116	thats pretty custom! haha. I was thinking more something like this: My apologies to "JGross4" for using your pictures. Any More custom reservoirs like this out there?

08/14/2011, 11:48 PM	#7
derek4real Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 451	That is nice. But I would have made them individually since the rates of consumption will very between them. Great idea. Makes me wish I did not buy my acrylic tubing for my DIY bubble magus dosing containers. But I can find something else for those tubes I'm sure.

08/15/2011, 01:17 AM	#8
Mr_N1ce Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 187	That's a nice dosing container. I might try that when I'm getting a dosing pump. Until then... Some simple bottles will do :-)

08/16/2011, 08:40 PM	#10
ir_danno22 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Northern Cali Posts: 288	the aqrylic one's are nice but once in a while i have to flush out my magnesium jug. it was just easier to do separately. __________________ Nano Cube DX, 40 Breeder. Current Tank Info: Nanocube 28DX reef with AI sol, Aqueon 40 gallon breeder Feb 2011.

03/28/2012, 08:47 PM	#11
russell_wiley Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Ashburn, VA Posts: 95	bump

11/10/2014, 02:24 AM	#12
CoralNerd Registered Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: 92833 Posts: 1,099	So is it worth having a fancy acrylic dosing container? I talked to one acrylic fabrication co and they mentioned they can add compression fittings. I'm not sure if this fitting is necessary? If I get a fancy container I'm leaning on only getting one for calcium and alkalinity and do magnesium separate, maybe just from the bottle or manually.

11/10/2014, 12:42 PM	#13
dartier Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Brampton, ON, Canada Posts: 958	After trying out various off the shelf containers, I settled on cereal storage containers. I like them because they have a (tight sealing) flip up lid large enough to easily pour in refills and it allows me to leave my rigid dosing tube in place. They also hold more than a U.S. gallon, so it makes it easy to mix up additives. They also can handle the heat generated by anhydrous calcium or microwaved RO/DI (for soda ash). I drilled a hole in the red portion of the lid (right where the logo is in the photo) and inserted an acrylic tube. The ones I use are identical to these: http://www.amazon.ca/Rubbermaid-1856...cereal+storage Dennis __________________ 560G Miracles tank in process making a DIY DyMiCo style filter (for 560G) Current Tank Info: 560G Miracles tank in progress, 80Frag Temporary

11/10/2014, 01:46 PM	#14
CoralNerd Registered Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: 92833 Posts: 1,099	That's fruity Dennis LOL The one company I did contact to make the cust container would put a lid on it. I think I need a cust one as my size that I can fit in cabinet would need to be 2.5" x 15" x16" I figured it would hold two fluids.

11/11/2014, 12:15 PM	#15
rovster Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Miramar, FL Posts: 7,518	I'll play. I ran acrylic tubing and used some fittings to make it "clean" looking. Works well. At first I thought it was totally too big but as my consumption increases, and hopefully all my SPS get to colony size, I think that extra room will help. They hold almost 2 gallons each. I basically was working around the 40BR sump I used, so I made the biggest container that would fit. I can still see through it to see my water levels and marked the glass behind it for reference during water changes. I also attached one of those magnetic holders to one of my sumo baffles so every thing is nice and tidy. Here it is before set-up. Only using Cal and Alk. I reserved the third for either Vineger (likely) or Mag (probably not). I need to take a current pic to see how it looks today

11/11/2014, 03:54 PM	#16
CoralNerd Registered Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: 92833 Posts: 1,099	Nice container rovster

01/09/2015, 04:26 PM	#17
CoralNerd Registered Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: 92833 Posts: 1,099	Here's my small dosing container

01/10/2015, 06:03 PM	#18
DivingTheWorld Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: San Ramon, CA Posts: 1,963	Hey those labels look familiar! lol Here's mine:

01/10/2015, 10:18 PM	#19
Reefvet Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,941	I use these with a simple mod to the lid, the usual acrylic tube to the bottom. About $10 each with shipping.

09/26/2016, 01:09 AM	#23
LXXero Moved On Join Date: May 2016 Location: Colorado Posts: 565	oh man these are awesome. i've been thinking about this kind of think lately myself. I'd also like to do a skimmate collector too. Probably not in the same container, but i need em both to be pretty narrow and tall. These are like inspiration haha.

09/26/2016, 08:31 AM	#24
homer1475 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 5,313	I have the BAO containers. I added the john guest fittings so I could easily remove them to refill/clean etc. They also have float switches hooked up to a BOB on my apex to alert m when they get low. __________________ 80G SCA Build: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2560256 Originally posted by der_wille_zur_macht: "He's just taking his lunch to work"

09/27/2016, 05:14 PM	#25
minus9 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: I'm in the Valley, Dude! Posts: 1,349	Here's mine.

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