Dosing through auto topoff

[ReeferJay86]

Has anyone, or can you, add the dosing amount of acropower and tropic marin part C in the auto topoff? I’m just curious if it has been done so the tank would get a steady small dose when it kicks in. Do you think it would just dilute the solution to absolute nothing, fowl the water or maybe work with very little benefit.

 

[elysics]

Do you have part a and b on a dosing pump? Why not put the rest on there too

 

[ReeferJay86]

Do you have part a and b on a dosing pump? Why not put the rest on there too

I have a Neptune dose that is dosing part A and B. I do not have a second doser and I don’t want to put it on my wife to add them every day for me while I’m gone for work.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

The Part C is fine in top off.

Acropower will grow bacteria.

 

[ReeferJay86]

The Part C is fine in top off.

Acropower will grow bacteria.

Thank you sir, that is what I was wondering since the aminos in the solution.

 

[ReeferJay86]

The Part C is fine in top off.

Acropower will grow bacteria.

About how much part C would be adequate in my 5gal top off?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

About how much part C would be adequate in my 5gal top off?

It needs to be balanced to the alk and calcium dosing. TM and BRS give a recipe. I do not recall the exact ratios.

 

[landlubber]

i went through this to dose nitrate when i couldn't get hold a level. i also use a DOS and my solution was to buy a cheap single head doser for that use. never hurts to have a back up doser anyway in case a head goes on your workhorse doser.

 

[MNFish]

I use a cheap kamor X1 Bluetooth doser for my part C and it works great. I also belive with part C you can do manual dose weekly if not bi weekly and have the same benefits.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I use a cheap kamor X1 Bluetooth doser for my part C and it works great. I also belive with part C you can do manual dose weekly if not bi weekly and have the same benefits.

Yes, Part C (or the magnesium part of my DIY) need not be added every day.