Acropower - Manual Dosing or Dosing Pump?...

[joe-ejs]

Hello,

I am switching from RedSea AB+ and going to try Acropower. I was not able to use AB+ in a doser as it needed to be refrigerated. So with Acropower, do most of you add it daily with a dosing pump (weekly does/7) or do you manually dose it? I would assume adding it on a daily basis is better than once weekly but thought I would ask the group for recommendations.

Also. anything else I might need to know from your personal experience?

thanks in advance.

 

[Uncle99]

Might plug your doser in time.
I just manual dose that stuff.

 

[jmichaelh7]

Manual . That would be lots of nutrients

 

[ss30]

I dose mine daily.

 

[joe-ejs]

Here are the instructions:

Shake well, then add the desired amount to a high flow area of the tank for rapid dispersion. Dose 5 mL per 25 gallons (94.6 L) once per week, or use a dosing pump to add slowly the same amount divided into daily increments. Store in cool, dry place - Refrigeration not required.

So if I/we dose once per week, does that mean it stays in solution for up to 7 days and the skimmer will not remove it?. I would think doing a daily dose of that amount over 7 days would provide a more consistent amount.

Does anyone have any thoughts on this?
Thanks!

 

[ss30]

To keep the amount consistent it would be better to dose every day. It's like dosing anything smaller amounts more often is better.

 

[Tonycass12]

I have been running it daily with my doser for 5 or 6 months. No clogging issues

 

[ReefRondo]

I dose it with a Neptune DOS daily with zero issues.