Which Dosing unit to buy? - Page 3

unclesalty · #21 02-01-2012, 05:59 PM

Although its Austrailian and not German the Vertex Libra sounds like its going to be worth the wait

ashr · #22 02-01-2012, 06:13 PM

No idea on price yet though..

I also am a member of BRS but thank you anyways..

I was thinking going that way.. looks like the middle road

Ryan · #23 02-01-2012, 06:37 PM

Vetex is supposed to be releasing a doser here pretty soon. 3.5" touch screen 3 pumps. Might want to look at that as well.

shrimpchips · #24 02-01-2012, 07:20 PM

How many pump heads are you looking for? I use all 4 pumps on my standalone GHL doser (Ca, Alk, Mg, vodka) - and I couldn't be happier. Even bought a 4-pump slave unit since I was thinking of going zeo....

ashr · #25 02-01-2012, 10:40 PM

Looking for a 3 head.

Snappy · #26 02-02-2012, 12:07 AM

I recommend the Fauna Marine. It is identical to the Profilux but comes with a complete balling package. Shoot me a PM if you want more info.

fishytime · #27 02-02-2012, 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Snappy

I recommend the Fauna Marine. It is identical to the Profilux but comes with a complete balling package. Shoot me a PM if you want more info.

so does the profilux

daniella3d · #28 02-02-2012, 02:12 AM

I have a marine magic for about 5 months now and it's working very well. I have not touched my dosing shedule since then. I test less and less and each time I test it's right on.

And if a pump ever break, it is cheap to replace. What's the risk? so if a pump stop working, the calcium or the alkalinity will get lower...so what? this cannot screw up a tank anyway. before I was using the dosing pump my alkalinity sometimes went down to 5 and none of my coral were affected, including the sps. I had alkalinité and calcium swings.

The only complain I have with the marine magic is that if there is a power outage the unit does not resume automatic dosing by itself and time must be set again and it must be put into auto mode. The settings for the pumps however are kept into memory so no need to reprogram them.

But hey...150$ plus 20$ shipping, can't beat that!

xtreme · #29 02-02-2012, 02:37 AM

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Originally Posted by unclesalty

Although its Austrailian and not German the Vertex Libra sounds like its going to be worth the wait

I think you mean Austrian, so ya it's basically German. Vertex has been known for quality with their other products so I'm sure the upcoming release of the dosing pumps will result in another winner. I run a GHL doser, and as already mentioned you can't go wrong with this unit. I have never had any problems with mine over the last 2 years.

Can't say anything about the marine magic as I don't know much about them. The price makes me wonder if the quality is lacking, but people are saying they like theirs so it might be worth a try.

shrimpchips · #30 02-02-2012, 04:02 AM

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Originally Posted by daniella3d

And if a pump ever break, it is cheap to replace. What's the risk? so if a pump stop working, the calcium or the alkalinity will get lower...so what? this cannot screw up a tank anyway. before I was using the dosing pump my alkalinity sometimes went down to 5 and none of my coral were affected, including the sps. I had alkalinité and calcium swings.

You probably didn't have an SPS heavy tank then. If the Ca stops for a day or two in my tank, it drops like a rock. Just last week I ran out of Ca buffer for what couldn't be more than 2-3 days. In a 120g system, my Ca went from 400 to 160. It's a pretty big deal. Stability is key and the whole point of a Doser.

In the end, like most everything, you get what you pay for.