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Srt4eric

Srt4eric

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So I got rid of my Versa and I bought two simple cheap brs dosing pumps. I'm switching to ati two part for my 40 gallon. I also bought two Geeni smart plugs. The plan was to program the plugs to alternate turning on every hour for so many minutes. The thing is I don't know know if I trust these things to dose my tank. I have the same smart plugs controlling my reefbrights on the 40 gallon and the t5s on my frag tank. They haven't failed there.
 
I got a Kamoer x1 pump, was recommended by Coralreefer. I've had it set up a few weeks now and has been running great. You set it via Bluetooth from an app on your phone.
 
Srt4eric said:
So I got rid of my Versa and I bought two simple cheap brs dosing pumps. I'm switching to ati two part for my 40 gallon. I also bought two Geeni smart plugs. The plan was to program the plugs to alternate turning on every hour for so many minutes. The thing is I don't know know if I trust these things to dose my tank. I have the same smart plugs controlling my reefbrights on the 40 gallon and the t5s on my frag tank. They haven't failed there.
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What was wrong with the versa?
 
Srt4eric said:
The thing is I don't know know if I trust these things to dose my tank.
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What if you set them up as you’re planning and test it over a week or two outside the tank with water. Move a measured amount from one container to another for each pump. See if the amounts are equal and that the volume you were expecting was transferred.

I use these for lights. The docs for mine indicate a margin of error of +/-30 sec. That seems enough to cause concern when dosing. Testing should tell you by just how much to be concerned.
 
I thought if you lose power on the bluetooth model it will reset it's clock to zero. Maybe not a big issue since it seems (not sure about this) the schedule continues to run on the reset time.
 
Yippee said:
I thought if you lose power on the bluetooth model it will reset it's clock to zero. Maybe not a big issue since it seems (not sure about this) the schedule continues to run on the reset time.
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Had not noticed this. Probably Not really a big deal if your just doing 2 part tho
 
Curious if anyone has successfully connected the wifi model here? I gave up and ordered the bluetooth version.

Also had two 30 seconds or less power outages in the last 6 weeks. I had no clue it may be zeroing the clock. It is pushing kalk through a reactor.
 
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