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Old 11/28/2007, 11:04 AM
Razzagas Razzagas is offline
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Dosing B-Ionic

I was wondering if anyone dosed B-ionic with a Tom aqualifter

http://www.aquatichouse.com/Pumps_files/aqualifter.asp

If so, how what would you use to time/control the amount of additive added to the tank each day?
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Old 11/28/2007, 11:55 AM
taekim78 taekim78 is offline
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I am doing that now, i purchased 2 digital timer with 20 on off settings from amazon and then I used this valve thing(look at link below) to control the rate at which I dosed the bionic. You need to first find out how much bionic you need per day for your tank. measure the output from the aqualifter after you adjust the drip rate with the valve. so if your daily usage is 100ML, measure how long it takes from auqa lifter to pump it out (let say 5 mins - possible with the valve) and divide that number by how many time you want to dose per day (let say 5) (setup the timer so the aqualifter comes on for 1 min. five times a day). I just used 2 poland springs 1 gallon water jug to hold the bionic solutions and drilled a small hole on the cap so i can run a air line tubing for the aqualifter. This worked really well for me. it kept my water parameter very stable until I got the bionic solution mixed up and messed up the pump (calc & alk don't mix well ).

https://www.drsfostersmith.com/produ...d=7640&catid=3

HTH
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Old 11/28/2007, 12:01 PM
taekim78 taekim78 is offline
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i used this timer without any issues

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000GC421A
 


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