Need Help With Options

Arcticfirefighter · Dec 7, 2019

I recently had a Laminectomy and Lumbar Spinal Fusion, so I am severely restricted on what I can do, and I have a 5 pound lifting restriction for months. My wife is trying to keep up with water changes; however they are stringing out to every 3 weeks or monthly. I am having issues keeping my Alkalinity and PH stable. Do you think my best option would be a stand alone doser like the Jebao DP-4??

Thanks!!

dugthefish · Dec 7, 2019

Automatic dosers are great for stability. Jaebo dosers do have some negative reviews as far as reliability, and for something critical I preferred to use a higher quality doser.

Oldreefer44 · Dec 7, 2019

I have the Jaboa doser and it has been reliable for me. Suggest starting with a 2 part and go from there. Depending on your budget you could also opt for a wireless doser from GHL or others which wouldn't require direct access to the doser every time you want to adjust it.

Arcticfirefighter · Dec 7, 2019

dugthefish said:
Automatic dosers are great for stability. Jaebo dosers do have some negative reviews as far as reliability, and for something critical I preferred to use a higher quality doser.

I did read some of the reviews, and I am a believer in you get what you pay for. So I may have to look around for some others. Thanks.

Arcticfirefighter · Dec 7, 2019

OLDREEFER44 said:
I have the Jaboa doser and it has been reliable for me. Suggest starting with a 2 part and go from there. Depending on your budget you could also opt for a wireless doser from GHL or others which wouldn't require direct access to the doser every time you want to adjust it.

I don't have a huge budget after Black Friday...lol I will look into some different options. 2 part is a good idea...

dugthefish · Dec 7, 2019

Arcticfirefighter said:
I did read some of the reviews, and I am a believer in you get what you pay for. So I may have to look around for some others. Thanks.

I've only been using them for a few months, but for my money the 1.1ml BRS doser with a $10 programmable timer was the best bang for the buck. No bells or whistles, but it gets the job done.

nereefpat · Dec 7, 2019

How much does your alk drop over a day or a week?

Water changes aren't very efficient for supplementing alk.

You have lots of options, depending on how much alk you are going through.

Arcticfirefighter · Dec 7, 2019

dugthefish said:
I've only been using them for a few months, but for my money the 1.1ml BRS doser with a $10 programmable timer was the best bang for the buck. No bells or whistles, but it gets the job done.

I was just looking at that on the website.

vetteguy53081 · Dec 7, 2019

Dosers yes and some method of monitoring the parameters ( even just simple test kits)

Arcticfirefighter · Dec 7, 2019

nereefpat said:
How much does your alk drop over a day or a week?

Water changes aren't very efficient for supplementing alk.

You have lots of options, depending on how much alk you are going through.

That's what I am trying to figure out. The wife is doing a water change today. Then I am going to test again to get a baseline. It's been so hard to keep up with just testing because of the pain, and it completely wears me out. Today when I tested with my Hanna, it was at 5.5 and it's starting to show in the coral.