Which Doser... Converting to Triton

Broadwave · Oct 16, 2016

Hi,

I'm in the process of converting my 190G reef to the triton method. However, with all the different dosers on the market today, which one does everyone recommend? I really like the GHL Profilux stand alone but in order to get 4 dosing pumps, I'll need to buy a second slave unit... not really thrilled abut that.

What is everyone using and why? I'd like to pull the trigger on dosing system before the end of the month.

mcarroll · Oct 16, 2016

GHL's are sweet.

i'm using what the situation demanded and budget allowed.....Jebao 4-head. It's been working fine, but I'm keeping a small repair budget for replacement parts just in case.

Broadwave · Oct 20, 2016

p7willm · Oct 20, 2016

BRS has a nice pump that has a 1.1 ml/min flow, test the flow of yours mine was 1.2 and it has stayed steady there, and I use my Apex to control it. On/off by the minute is easy and, with a little work you can get it down to a second. At $60 per pump its a lot cheaper than a DOS and more than accurate enough for most applications and you can add as many pumps one by one and for $160 you can add an EB8 and control 8 more.

With this setup I can do lots of stuff, I might be a little too anal, such as stop ALK if the pH is too hight, don't dose if the return is off, whatever I think of in the future.

I already had the Apex and using it rather than a seperate doser allows me to easily have dosing affected by other things going on in my tank.

d2mini · Oct 20, 2016

GHL Doser 2. It comes in a 4-pump unit. Can have 16 pumps total with more slaves.
It's the doser KING.
Don't trust the cheap chinese stuff with something that can destroy your tank overnight.

dbl · Oct 20, 2016

Another vote for the GHL doser!

M3ace9 · Oct 20, 2016

You should check out the Kamoer doser. I have 3 for a year and a half now and they are solid. They just released a new unit which looks promising for small doses

Broadwave · Oct 20, 2016

If there is one thing I've learned over the years in both Cars and Aquarium equipment, the Germans make the best stuff! Now if the GHL doser wasn't out of stock everywhere

Guess I will just have to wait.
I've also learned (specifically in this hobby) that just because an item has a lower price tag, doesn't mean that it's the least expensive option long term.

Psymon · Oct 21, 2016

The GHL doser. +1

Support@GHLUSA · Oct 22, 2016

Broadwave said:
If there is one thing I've learned over the years in both Cars and Aquarium equipment, the Germans make the best stuff! Now if the GHL doser wasn't out of stock everywhere Guess I will just have to wait.
I've also learned (specifically in this hobby) that just because an item has a lower price tag, doesn't mean that it's the least expensive option long term.

It's not out of stock with us direct

Www.GHLUSA.com

We also just had a large shipment arrive Friday...

jaws789832 · Oct 22, 2016

I use the apex DOS. I had one for my 2 part that I used for well over a year now with no issues whatsoever. I too recently switched to triton so I bought another Dos and they are working flawlessly so far. The only thing I don't like about it is the programing. The fusion wizard left out one step so it makes adjusting doses a little tricky. I cant figure out how to tell it to dose say 20 ml from 00:00 to 14:00 exactly 20 minutes apart. It wants to automatically figure the spacing for you so if you tell it to dose the 20ml it will space it 13 minutes apart. Now if you want a 5 minute gap between each part (there are 4 parts) you are kind of screwed. When you first start out with triton you are making a lot of little adjustments to get it dialed in (at least I am), so every time you change the dose it changes the dose spacing and you have to adjust every pump so no 2 pumps come on at the same time, which gets tedious.

ReefRocker · Oct 22, 2016

Broadwave said:
Hi,

I'm in the process of converting my 190G reef to the triton method. However, with all the different dosers on the market today, which one does everyone recommend? I really like the GHL Profilux stand alone but in order to get 4 dosing pumps, I'll need to buy a second slave unit... not really thrilled abut that.

What is everyone using and why? I'd like to pull the trigger on dosing system before the end of the month.

GHL Doser 2 gets my vote. It is by far the most reliable and versatile doser out there. Not to mention, it's smaller than the DOS which only gives you two pumps. If you need a 4 pump unit, get the 4 pump version. If you later need additional pumps, you can easily add more by picking up a slave Doser 2.

Doser 2, 4 pump - $459.90 (4 motors)
Dimensions: 8.6" x 5.9" x 2.8"

Neptune DOS - $399.99 (2 motors)
Dimensions: 9.5" x 5" x 5"

In order to get the same number of pumps out of the DOS, you'd need two of them which ends up costing well beyond the price of a single Doser 2. Just something to keep in mind.

jaws789832 · Oct 23, 2016

Just to clarify a Neptune DOS is only 299.95. It does still end up being more but it also has the added convenience and built in safeguards of being plug and play with the Apex.

ReefRocker · Oct 23, 2016

@jaws789832 Oops that was a typo, Dos is $299.99. Thanks for catching that.

I'll also add that the Doser 2 also has safe guards and can be used with or without a ProfiLux.