RedSea Reefdose

[bobby82]

Hey everyone. I’m looking into the reef dose from redsea but I have no idea how it works . I’ve tried to look up info but can’t seem to find anything.
can anyone help explain how these work? How does it know how much to add? Does it have something that tests your water?
very confused.
Thanks!

 

[Jeffcb]

Simplify your dosing with ReefDose’s Dose Calculator

Learn how to use the ReefDose Dose Calculator to maintain optimal water parameters for your reef tank.

www.redseafish.com

 

[bobby82]

These might be dumb question, and if you want to send me links to manufacturers, then please, continue to do so!
i realize redsea has recipes and such and tells you how much to dose each week based on your tank, so if I just follow those recipes, do I still need to test? This is what I don’t understand. Do you set the doser with the parameters you want to keep and it automatically doses accordingly and keeps the levels there? Or do you test and then have to figure out what to program?

 

[Lavey29]

I just got a reef dose and am preparing to set it up. You should already be hand dosing alk and cal and know how much you need daily so use that to program your reef dose setting.

 

[tsharpe291]

I’ve been using the four head dose unit for about 6 months now, works great and the reefbeat app is easy to use. If you plan on using it for alk/cal you definitely need to test weekly until your tank gets dialed in so to speak because your values will probably change over time. I don’t use mine for major element. I use this pump for coral additives that are the same dose every week for my tank. I reley on trident controlled dosing for my major elements. Hope this helps

 

[Jeffcb]

I started off with hand dosing the RS My Recipe for about a year. I have had my ReefDose for a few months. Yes you need to test and have had to fine tune. RS "My Recipe" recommends testing Alk, PH and Ca once a week. NO3 and PO4 every 2 weeks. The more livestock you have the more consumption you will have.

 

[jp_75]

I’ve been using the four head dose unit for about 6 months now, works great and the reefbeat app is easy to use. If you plan on using it for alk/cal you definitely need to test weekly until your tank gets dialed in so to speak because your values will probably change over time. I don’t use mine for major element. I use this pump for coral additives that are the same dose every week for my tank. I reley on trident controlled dosing for my major elements. Hope this helps

Was it easy to install and dial it?

 

[tsharpe291]

It’s very easy to install and calibrate