How to Automate 2-part dosing?

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  1. ManNurseReefer

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    What is a good way, or good equipment to use, to automate 2 part dosing?
     
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    $368.00 it pretty expensive but it looks like a quality pump. Anybody else use anything different?
     
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    Bulk reef supply offrs good dosing pumps... that what ill be getting when I decide to change my current esv auto doser.
     
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    Right, so they're the same price. The one I have, you can get a single, double, triple, or quad. Each is an extra $100 bucks.

    The difference is those individual ones take a lot of plugs and you still have to get some sort of timer for them, etc. The unit I got, for an extra $70, I get only one plug with a built in controller.

    For me, that's a better deal
     
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    true on the outlet space....

    All depends on the setup....
     
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    K+ on the bulk reef supply link. What kind of timer would work for that thing? I would think you would need a good digital timer because it would only need to run for a few seconds at a time.
     
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    Peredhil you're right. I just noticed the one you use has built in timers. How big is the unit?