Coralbox wifi doser not dosing on interval

[Zoajohn]

I have my coralbox WiFi doser set to dose alk on the 20th minute, every other hour. I have waited around a few times and not seen it dose when it is supposed to. I have the frequency set to 0 for daily dosing. What am I missing?

 

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I have my coralbox WiFi doser set to dose alk on the 20th minute, every other hour. I have waited around a few times and not seen it dose when it is supposed to. I have the frequency set to 0 for daily dosing. What am I missing?

Hi,

You may just have to wait a day, they are programmed not to double dose, so if you just set your doser it might take 24 hours for the settings to take effect.

Now you already took care of the first two, but these are our general guidelines

1) Make sure the daily dosing intervals are set to 0.


2) Make sure you have selected at least 1 time slot for each channel you wish to come on in the hourly settings menu


3) Make sure that no 2 channels are set to dose at exactly the same time.


4) Make sure that in advanced, you have selected "run auto when quit" (not exact wording! Just look for a similar option)

 

[Zoajohn]

Hi,

You may just have to wait a day, they are programmed not to double dose, so if you just set your doser it might take 24 hours for the settings to take effect.

Now you already took care of the first two, but these are our general guidelines

1) Make sure the daily dosing intervals are set to 0.


2) Make sure you have selected at least 1 time slot for each channel you wish to come on in the hourly settings menu


3) Make sure that no 2 channels are set to dose at exactly the same time.


4) Make sure that in advanced, you have selected "run auto when quit" (not exact wording! Just look for a similar option)

So if I make any adjustments to dosing it will stop working for 24 hrs?

 

[Jason mack]

So if I make any adjustments to dosing it will stop working for 24 hrs?

No it wont ...when you make any changes and press save you will hear a peep.from the doser as conformation..all changes will be immediate...

 

[Zoajohn]

No it wont ...when you make any changes and press save you will hear a peep.from the doser as conformation..all changes will be immediate...

I am not sure why it isn't dosing on auto then. Frequency set to 0 for daily dosing, not sure the issue

 

[Jason mack]

I am not sure why it isn't dosing on auto then. Frequency set to 0 for daily dosing, not sure the issue

Maybe stupid quedtion ...Are you sure it's set too auto and not manual ...I've never had a problem with mine ...and I dose 4 things every hr ..

 

[Jason mack]

 

[Zoajohn]

Maybe stupid quedtion ...Are you sure it's set too auto and not manual ...I've never had a problem with mine ...and I dose 4 things every hr ..

Yeah, and I have it set to change to auto upon exit. My interface looks a little different probably because iOS, but see pic. I’m dosing little since the tank is very lightly stocked at the moment

 

[Jason mack]

Can you calibrate it ...1m or 10ml ..I do 10 ml once a month . Then you should see if the pumps are working ...when they do work its quick ..sre you dosing just once a day ..or once an hr ...I dose Triton 1.2.3a and 3b 7ml per day so that's 7ml ÷ 24 times its almost nothing an hr ...

 

[Zoajohn]

Can you calibrate it ...1m or 10ml ..I do 10 ml once a month . Then you should see if the pumps are working ...when they do work its quick ..sre you dosing just once a day ..or once an hr ...I dose Triton 1.2.3a and 3b 7ml per day so that's 7ml ÷ 24 times its almost nothing an hr ...

Yup I can calibrate it and manually dose so pumps work. I have it set to dose alk every other hour, and calcium twice a day

 

[reef3reef]

I have 2 Coralbox WIFI dosers. Yes I am a fan

A small note: make sure you do not use the measuring cylinder that came with your doser to calibrate. Get a proper one. The one that came with the doser is junk. Totally inaccurate. The 2 that I have give totally different readings for the same volume.

 

[Zoajohn]

I have 2 Coralbox WIFI dosers. Yes I am a fan

A small note: make sure you do not use the measuring cylinder that came with your doser to calibrate. Get a proper one. The one that came with the doser is junk. Totally inaccurate. The 2 that I have give totally different readings for the same volume.

I’m using a medicine dosing cup (which I’d hope is accurate!)

It does appear that my pump is dosing on schedule now. Not sure what the issue was. Either messing with frequency delayed it or manually clicking the exit button instead of closing the app.

 

[Bryknicks]

Just curious, do you guys have any issues with connecting to the unit? I always have issues with my iPhone and connecting. I either get an incorrect password message or unable to connect. Funny thing is I used my wife's phone for the first time last night and it connected right away.

 

[Zoajohn]

Just curious, do you guys have any issues with connecting to the unit? I always have issues with my iPhone and connecting. I either get an incorrect password message or unable to connect. Funny thing is I used my wife's phone for the first time last night and it connected right away.

Sometimes it won’t find it searching, but if I exit and reopen it usually pops up. If you have a dual frequency WiFi router, make sure you’re connected to the 2.4GHz network.

 

[Bryknicks]

Yes I split my router and I only run off the 2.4GHz network. My issue isn't connecting it through the app, its connecting to the built in wifi to then connect to the app. I haven't set it up to my own internet as I've heard other people having even worse connection issues after doing so.

 

[reef3reef]

I’m using a medicine dosing cup (which I’d hope is accurate!)

It does appear that my pump is dosing on schedule now. Not sure what the issue was. Either messing with frequency delayed it or manually clicking the exit button instead of closing the app.

I use a syringe to check the accuracy (syringes must be accurate).

Each of the cylinders in the pictures contain 10ml of water from the same syringe. Note the difference in readings. The glass one is correct but the two that came with Coralbox dosers are totally off. They don't even have the same marking scales.

 

[Zoajohn]

I’m having another issue that I’ve seen posted frequently with the coral box. The dosing lines will not stay primed without a check valve. I have tubing that fits snug over all connections, and have zip tied them tightly as well. Still the dosing liquid drains back into reservoir gradually without a check valve. I ordered the reefbreeders check valves with barbs so the tubing stops slipping off my current check valves, but as I understand check valves should not be necessary with a dosing pump. Any suggestions?

 

[Bryknicks]

I highly suggest check valves. I ended up needing two on each line to stop this issue. That is also including what you did and sealing all connections prior to adding a second check valve. Only difference is I used rigid RO tubing and super glue gel instead of the zip ties.

Edit: ever since I have set it up this way it is working great. No issues losing prime, getting air in the lines, or losing the calibration. My only issue now is actually getting my phone connected on a daily basis when I need to make any changes.

 

[Zoajohn]

Seems strange that a doser would require check valves when it is supposed to be air tight

I highly suggest check valves. I ended up needing two on each line to stop this issue. That is also including what you did and sealing all connections prior to adding a second check valve. Only difference is I used rigid RO tubing and super glue gel instead of the zip ties.

Edit: ever since I have set it up this way it is working great. No issues losing prime, getting air in the lines, or losing the calibration. My only issue now is actually getting my phone connected on a daily basis when I need to make any changes.

 

[Bryknicks]

I agree and was upset that I had to go through the ringer to get the dosing unit working properly. In my opinion it should have been plug and play out of the box. I can't recall any other dosing units that need check valves.