DIY Reservoir Container for dosing pump

[rgaleana2009]

Hello team, i am happy because i will receive my new dosing pump in few days and i decided to make my reservoir containers for Ca, Mg and Kh.

The following pictures show how they are , any advice will be very welcome . Also the little,stick is to mix the additives when they precipitate.

What do you think?

 

[jsker]

Very inventive

 

[Ranjib]

Love it. I might end up using this for my DIY doser controller.
You can use a magnetic stirrer as well, for mixing things occassionaly,

 

[dbl]

Those look great...nice work.

 

[rgaleana2009]

Love it. I might end up using this for my DIY doser controller.
You can use a magnetic stirrer as well, for mixing things occassionaly,

Wow good idea

 

[rgaleana2009]

An update

 

[Ranjib]

these for stirring ?

 

[rgaleana2009]

these for stirring ?

That's the idea

 

[Honeycombz]

Looks great! I did mine similar with oxo containers

 

[rgaleana2009]

Looks great! I did mine similar with oxo containers

They look better

 

[CNDReef]

Do they really need the stirrer?

 

[LobsterOfJustice]

Ca, Alk, and Mg solutions should not need to be stirred, but I like the idea of the stirrer for other supplements. I also drilled a tiny hole in the top of my containers to let air in as the fluid is pumps out - if they are air-tight suction will collapse the containers, or fight against the pump trying to pull fluid out.

I also like to have a float switch in my containers connected to the apex which will alert me when the levels are low

 

[Ranjib]

Ca, Alk, and Mg solutions should not need to be stirred, but I like the idea of the stirrer for other supplements. I also drilled a tiny hole in the top of my containers to let air in as the fluid is pumps out - if they are air-tight suction will collapse the containers, or fight against the pump trying to pull fluid out.

I also like to have a float switch in my containers connected to the apex which will alert me when the levels are low

I would live to seesomething like that as part of the dosing reservoir design.in fact since these don't get salt creeping think it is possible to use an actual level sensor instead of float switch (tells you how much liquid level at a given time instead of tripping at a specific level)... Any way. That's a different topic, let's not hijack the original thread.
I would be interested to know if these requires stirring ? The premix two part systems I use , recommend shaking the bottle before use

 

[MaiReef]

How often does a 2 part need to be stirred or shaken?

 

[Cadroved]

that smart! was just looking at the reservoirs you buy and how expensive! can you share what you used and where you got it!