Comments on: Auto-dosing Fertilizers – DIY Style

By: Rico

Rico — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:13:51 +0000

I needed this! I’ve been dosing my 3 tanks daily, and it canbe pleasant, but taxing and time consuming. I have several spare powerheds that I will try out ofr this. I wil keep you posted.

By: guitarfish

guitarfish — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 02:41:44 +0000

Actually, I don’t think even the 606 will pump it the 4 feet from floor to rim of tank. I set mine on a table next to my tank.

By: Shelly

Shelly — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:37:00 +0000

Wow, thanks for the quick reply! So where do you set your doser? Underneath the stand? If that’s the case, I might order a 606 instead so I can hid the container since it’s sort of big.

By: guitarfish

guitarfish — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:06:09 +0000

Shelly, yes it should work. With a smaller pump, you’ll need to position the container higher, relative to your tank (say next to it on a stand). You may end up getting more days/container with a smaller pump however, which isn’t a bad thing. Post back with your results.

By: Shelly

Shelly — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:59:27 +0000

I’m going to try it with a 404 mini-jet pump b/c it’s a little cheaper… this should work too right?

By: GWAPA - Fertilizers 101 by Jeff Ucciardo-- Guitarfish

GWAPA - Fertilizers 101 by Jeff Ucciardo-- Guitarfish — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:15:57 +0000

[...] Jeff Ucciardo gave a wonderful overview of fertilizers at GWAPA’s August meeting this month. Jeff is a former tank-of-the-month winner on Aquatic Plant Central and is known within the club as having one of the most algae-free and well maintained set of planted aquariums in the club. Much of this is due to his grasp of how to use fertilizers to maintain the proper balance of nutrients in the aquarium. He put together a fantastic presentation, going over Estimative Index (EI) and Perpetual Preservation System (PPS) methods of dosing. Then, he described how he does something in-between those two methodologies while using an auto-doser to maintain consistency. [...]

By: guitarfish

guitarfish — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:30:20 +0000

It’s definitely worked out well for me. I’ve had mine running for almost 2 weeks without flaw. Other GWAPA members have been using them reliable for 1-2 years.

By: Wickberg

Wickberg — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:29:03 +0000

Thats a pretty affordable price for a liquid dosing system! PerhapsI shuld try it. Now I´m dosing Easy Carbo each day and it would be nice to have it automated.

By: Wormstrate or Soil Substrate?-- Guitarfish

Wormstrate or Soil Substrate?-- Guitarfish — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:42:25 +0000

[...] About a week ago, I started a substrate experiment that I’ve been wanting to try for some time. Having always used commercial substrates, often at high expense, I’ve had a lot of success growing plants over the past few years in my aquarium. Of course, nearly all of these substrates, when used in a light-intensive+CO2 setup require supplemental dosing of fertilizers. Hence, my previous entry about automating the dosing of those fertilizers. [...]