Who uses this for dosing?

[UH_OH_5_OH]

I dont remember whose system this is...but please let me know so I can ask you a question about your system !!!

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i20/UH_OH_5_OH/P1010025-1.jpg

[UH_OH_5_OH]

bump !

[UH_OH_5_OH]

RE-BUMP !!!!

[douggiestyle]

why dont you just ask the question. someone may know the answer. :)

[UH_OH_5_OH]

okay.....where do I get the feeding tubing for this pump ? I have checked all of my local medical supply stores and none of them even carry the tubing for the KM-80 feed pump !

[sunkool]

that pic was posted by jun_celis
here about half way down.
wow that was on page 29 of the diy forum
http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=938048&perpage=25&pagenumber=2

[douggiestyle]

do you just need the tubing or tubing and fittings?

usually you only need the tubing size. then just order the appropriately sized tygon tubing. tygon is what is usualy used in a perisaltic pump but there are others. the size ditates the pumps rate. with a digital pump if you wish to use the flow rate then the appropriate tubing is needed. cheaper pumps use tubing sizes to dictate flow rates.

[Driftwood]

I have the exact same dosing pump. Mine is labeled a nestle 2200 feeding pump. Maybe you can find tubing for that. Mine came with two sets of tubing...

Dave

[UH_OH_5_OH]

Thanks guys ! jun_celis pmed me back and told me that he got his off ebay !

[UH_OH_5_OH]

I ordered the tubing today off of ebay.....grrrrrrr !!! I hate that I can't find this stuff anywhere locally !



Here's my reactor:
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i20/UH_OH_5_OH/KalkReactor.jpg


My question is this: Where do I route the lines on my reactor ???

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i20/UH_OH_5_OH/KalkReactor-1.jpg

[Horace]

You can get the tubing from www.innovativeaquatics.com

Also I would point out that I dont peticularly care for the design of the input on that reactor. The input should have a hose on the inside of the skimmer that extends down near the bottom of the skimmer. This ensures the new water that comes in goes to the bottom and the saturated kalk water goes out the top. If you have the inlet and outlet near eachother, the concentration of the outlet water will be lower. I also just noticed that you have your pump on backwards. You want the outlet of the pump facing downward, not the inlet. If you have the inlet near the bottom your going to be sucking in pure kalk and your going to burn out that pump quickly. The inlet to the pump should be near the top where it wont suck in any grit. I suggest you make the necessary changes. Other than that, things look ok to me.

[UH_OH_5_OH]

DOH !!!! Horace thanks for catching the backwards rigging I had ! WoW..that would have been messy !!!


So do you think the Quiet One 3000 is too much pump for this application ?

[Horace]

Im not sure of the specs on that pump, but you dont need a very big pump. You do plan on having the pump on a timer right? You only need to mix a few times a day. Certainly not 24/7

[UH_OH_5_OH]

What kind of timer are you guys using ?

[douggiestyle]

if its a 2 prong pump. an electronic lamp timer from lowes is nice. $10.

[UH_OH_5_OH]

Its a three prong pump !

[pleaselaunchme]

I just picked up a digital grounded (three prong) timer from wally world this past weekend. You can set up to 6 events, and the events can either be one particular day, all week, weekdays, or weekends. So, theoretically, you could do 5 minutes 6 times daily with it. It was just under $9. It was also by the extension cords, not the rest of the timers.

Ben

[Driftwood]

HD or any decent hardware store has the three prong timers, right next to the two prong ones.

Dave

[douggiestyle]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9528253#post9528253 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by pleaselaunchme
I just picked up a digital grounded (three prong) timer from wally world this past weekend. You can set up to 6 events, and the events can either be one particular day, all week, weekdays, or weekends. So, theoretically, you could do 5 minutes 6 times daily with it. It was just under $9. It was also by the extension cords, not the rest of the timers.

Ben

thats a good deal most of the 3 prong electronics timers ive seen sell for around $20

[Horace]

Naw, you can get 3-prong "heavy duty" timers for about $8-10. They arent digital... but hey they work :). Ive got several of them that I use for running my halides. I agree they arent great for lighting or other needs where they need to be 100% accurate and easy to adjust, but for a kalk reactor, they def will work just fine.

[UH_OH_5_OH]

Great ! Thanks for the intel on the timers !