Marine Magic Triple Dosing Pump Ordered...

lofty78 · Feb 22, 2013

My wife is going to kill me, but she does not understand that as these coral grow, they need more and more supplement.... she thinks it's pretty and if she want's it to stay that way (and get prettier), she's gonna have to live with it :squigglemouth:.

I've read a few forums on this, with people that have had experience with them back a couple years. I think for the price and the fact that the digital timers are built in, for $179.00 shipped from Hong Kong, I think its a great deal... Similar Bubble Magnus sell for $300 Plus and they look like they came from the 70's... the Marine Magic has a very sleek updated design... Almost like a Reef Keeper. One thing I did note in my research is that the newer units do not have a back up battery to keep the settings :sad:... but thankfully, I just installed a back up UPS to run my main pump in case of a power blip and I just so have 1 available outlet for this doser :bigsmile:

The Ebay Seller has almost 600 feedback which is 100% positive. I'm feeling pretty good about this purchase... it is expected to arrive by March 8th, so I will keep everyone updated on how it goes... Here is a link to the Ebay Auction.

Marine Magic Aquarium Dosing Pump Triple | eBay

Also.... I'm a dosing newb.... based on my testing I'm using about 10ppm Calcium per day, so if anyone wants to chime in on what I should be running through this thing, I would appreciate it. Most seem to be doing 2 part... i don't have a clue what "Balling is" bust it seems to be a triple threat of Calcium, Mag and Alk... some insight here would be appreciated as well... I also don't understand why people seem to want their fish intoxicated with Vodka... maybe they are more entertaining:tongue: Whats the deal with that?? Anyways... I'm always learning new stuff, so here we go....

thomasdo87 · Feb 22, 2013

lol. i ordered one as well this week but got 10 dollars off. a friend is using it with great results so i hope it means well.

Zack · Feb 22, 2013

Keep us updated on how it works out, I've been tossing around the idea of purchasing one of.these.eBay dosers instead of.the BM as well. Just keep thinking if I went cheaper and it failed I would really regret not spending the extra 150 on a proven brand name doser

lofty78 · Feb 22, 2013

Zack said:
Keep us updated on how it works out, I've been tossing around the idea of purchasing one of.these.eBay dosers instead of.the BM as well. Just keep thinking if I went cheaper and it failed I would really regret not spending the extra 150 on a proven brand name doser

I will refrain from linking to a competitor's forum but I would direct you to the "other" large Reef Forum and search for a thread with this "marine magic doser" There is a thread that was started in 2010... every known issue with the product is contain in that thread.... Also replacement pump heads are cheap (20 USD + shipping) If you order a doser, you may want to subsequently order replacement heads... not that they wear out quickly. (unless used improperly, or excessively), but if one does wear out, it takes 2 weeks to get replacement parts. I would contact the seller to see about combining shipping on these items as Shipping From HK is costly. Most people on the thread have said their customer service is very good.

lofty78 · Feb 22, 2013

thomasdo87 said:
lol. i ordered one as well this week but got 10 dollars off. a friend is using it with great results so i hope it means well.

Cool, so I have a wingman.... keep me posted.... when is yours supposed to arrive?

dwilliams87 · Feb 22, 2013

I have been looking at these for a while now. Please keep us updated on how they workout for you guys.

lofty78 · Feb 22, 2013

Told the wife....can't cancel its coming from hong kong.... she wasn't that mad... but I do have twins on the way... I need to scale back a bit... guess the GFO will have to wait until I sell a house grrr :mad2:

aslmx · Feb 22, 2013

I have one. The instructions you will get are kind of sketchy. The seller always answered any question I had and now im dialed in. If you have any questions feel free to pm me. The seller provided me with ship tracking. The longest wait is when it got to US customs but other then that its all good. The only problem I really had was the timer was running fast but I emailed the seller and he sent me a new board and I just kept an eye on it until it came. Its been spot on since.

lofty78 · Feb 22, 2013

aslmx said:
I have one. The instructions you will get are kind of sketchy. The seller always answered any question I had and now im dialed in. If you have any questions feel free to pm me. The seller provided me with ship tracking. The longest wait is when it got to US customs but other then that its all good. The only problem I really had was the timer was running fast but I emailed the seller and he sent me a new board and I just kept an eye on it until it came. Its been spot on since.

Awesome man... I will definitely check in with you if I have problems... as with any reef project, I know I will

thomasdo87 · Feb 28, 2013

just got mine today. now i just need to buy some additives lol

lofty78 · Mar 1, 2013

What do you plan on dosing? Mine is due to be here the 8th...

thomasdo87 · Mar 1, 2013

not sure yet...but brs 2 part and mg looks good...

reefhead · Mar 1, 2013

i would not use mg for the 3rd pump. it is not needed very often. if you water changes frequent it should take care of your mag

thomasdo87 · Mar 1, 2013

reefhead said:
i would not use mg for the 3rd pump. it is not needed very often. if you water changes frequent it should take care of your mag

what would you recommend? brand? and what do people do when it says "shake well before use"

reefhead · Mar 2, 2013

Not sure of the question???

thomasdo87 · Mar 2, 2013

reefhead said:
Not sure of the question???

what would you recommend instead of Mg?

Is BRS brand good or is there one that is preferred?

and when all the 2 parts say "shake well before use" how do you that? air pump?

Thanks in advance

reefhead · Mar 2, 2013

To be honest, I just ordered my dosing pump today. I went with a bubble magus.

But I have been dosing two part for over a year manually. And yes I always shake before.

BRS is a great brand and company. I have used ESV 2 part as well.

I am most likely going to use the third pump for a few additives I have found to be beneficial that I currently have to dose manually. I think it will be okay, but i plan on mixing zeovit pohls xtra, coral vitalizer, amino acids, and then dilute with ro/di. My lps and sps love that stuff.