New Reef Keeper Lite 3 and dosing for 2 part info

Well guys I have been on the fence for a while about getting a calcium reactor or start dosing 2 part. I read this great thread about dosing vs reactor and made up my mind. I am going to go the 2 part myself.

I ordered 3 BRS dosing pumps BRS 2 Part Doser (1.1 mL Per Minute) - English

the large 2 part cal and alk supplement Two Part Calcium and Alkalinity Total Package (Large) - English

And the Reef Keeper Lite 3 Digital Aquatics Reef Keeper LITE System LEVEL 3 (PLUS) - AquaCave

I am sure I can figure out how to set this system up on my own but I am looking for advice on any do's and dont's on any of the parts of the system or the system as a whole. Is there anything I should watch out for or anything I should do before hand?

Great thread BTW-http://www.3reef.com/forums/water-chemistry/2-part-dosing-vs-reactors-74496.html


Thanks

 

I use the same set-up for dosing calcium and alkalinity. As for dosing Mg, it only needs it every once in a while. I pour that in once ever 2 weeks. I have no problems with it at all and love the simplicity.

For Ca, I dose in the morning and for Alk I dose around midnight to keep an elevated pH during the night.

 

follwing, im looking to start setting up 2 part too

 

I'm a 2-parter as well.. been dosing for 3 years (1.5 yrs with auto dose).

I dose Calcium about 10 min b4 my lights come on in the morning to limit irritation that corals may get when they are fully opened and i split up the dose into 2 segments 10 min apart to help limit irritation ect... (i've never experienced any kind of irritation with 2-part but i play it safe.)
Also, dose into high flow area. I dose right into my tunze and it mixes it up great. I dosed in the sump for a month but i found that there was not enough flow to mix up the calcium/alk.

like bama said, dose your alk sometime at night after lights are out to help keep pH stable. I dose 12mg at midnight and 12mg an hr. before lights come on.

As for mag I have that on auto as well but it doses very little once a week.

Note. I use the GHL doser so i can tell it what days i want to dose ect...
GL!

 

Thanks guys for the information. I am sure I will think of more questions when it arrives and I get it set up. Does anyone else run the controller for other things besides dosing? if so what do you run and how is it set up. Pics would help also.

Thanks

 

" The RKL is the only controller under $150 that offers four outlets and temperature control while still providing the customer an upgrade path as their system or needs grow! "
Little misleading eh"?

I'm also intersted in how people are setting up their 2part dosers

 

With my rkl I have 2 sets of outlets, moon lights, and the switch module for my ato. I control a heater,3 lights, two power heads, return pump, and a fan I think.

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You lost me????? Sorry

 

you can pretty much control your whole system with it. I run almost everything on my tank off of the reefkeeper lite.. Fuge light, return pump, koralias, Heater, Calcium, Alkalinity, Auto-Top Off, Hood and Sump Cooling fans, and monitor pH and Temperature. I have three things off of the RKL which are my skimmer, carbon reactor, and my lights because they have built in timer. Hope this helps!

 

Yes it does.....Thanks. Right now I have the lights, on timers. I was thinking about using the RKL to monitor PH and Temp, run the dosing pumps, Moon lights, fuge light, and T5's. I was un sure about the MH's. One question is why the Korilla's on the RKL? Are you using it to change directional flow in the tank every so often? Also why the return pump?

Again...Thanks