JoJo's No Funny Business Office Tank Thread

JoJosReef · Apr 1, 2024

Reefing_addiction said:
Why don’t you like that doser?
Which doser would you choose?
How would you use head 2 in a 4 unit doser to flush food?

This was something I thought about doing for phytoplankton when I first started my tank, but even with keeping the phytoplankton in a fridge I figured I need a doser that was able to reverse the flow, clearing the line.

But the idea of using one head to flush the line may work.

Also, I'm using a regular T barb because it's just one tube of food going in and getting flushed. For two or more tubes you can get a 4, 5 or more prong barb to connect more lines.

Reefing_addiction · Apr 1, 2024

JoJosReef said:
Use a T barb to connect the three food lines from inside the fridge.

Example, head 3 pumps 5mL food past the T barb, then head 4 pumps 3mL food past the T barb, then Head 2 pumps 15mL RODI past the T barb which pushes all of the food into the tank and flushes the line.

There is no back flushing needed. The line outside the tank syays relatively clean. I am sure there is some residual still in the line after pumping 15mL RODI, but with hiw frequently it goes (4x/day in my tank), whatever is there gets flushed again in short order. You can also increase the volume of RODI flush.

Works well. I've not seen any growth or buildup in the food lines.

For dosers I bought a Simplicity doser to swap out the current one because I just want something that works and can be adjusted without worrying about connectivity... But I've been lazy about changing out the silicone seals to swap power cords/tubes/etc.

I'd also consider the Red Sea doser or a pair of DOS if I had the $$$$.

I was looking at the Red Sea doser and yeah I don’t have that kind of money either
GHL dosers are supposed to be good…I know people were having issues getting them a while back…but also not cheap

I currently have a kamoer single unit that does my alk. I like it and no issues with connectivity and stuff….and not gonna kill my wallet lol

Not sure why I didn’t think about just using rodi to flush the lines…but this was 4 years ago and I was still sorting things out…didn’t dig to hard to figure out how.

With the new tank I’m getting and now that I’m back in the saddle again …… and I’m forgetful about my phyto….i think I may do this now.

I may even consider dosing other foods and stuff because who doesn’t like not having to remember to do things!

Reefing_addiction · Apr 1, 2024

JoJosReef said:
Also, I'm using a reguyT barb because it's just one tube of food going in and getting flushed. For two or more tubes you can get a 4, 5 or more prong barb to connect more lines.

Did you calibrate the dosers with the t barb? Does it reduce the output any?

JoJosReef · Apr 1, 2024

Reefing_addiction said:
Did you calibrate the dosers with the t barb? Does it reduce the output any?

For the All For Reef I calibrate. For the other heads I could care less. Doesn't make a difference if the doser drifts even a full mL. I just adjust the dose till I see enough coming out. It currently says it's dosing 7mL at a time, but I'm sure it's more like 4-5mL. It's a pain to calibrate with food, although might be a good idea to flush all of the food/rodi lines with H2O2 and then recalibrate as part of a routine maintenance.

Routine maintenance, HA!!

08TRDOFFROAD · Apr 3, 2024

JoJosReef said:
Reef Nutrition liquid foods. Originally mixing Mysis Feast, ROE, ArctiPods, PacPods, OysterFeast and PhytoFeast. MysisFeast was clogging the tubes, so stopped using that. ArctiPods weren't favorites in the tank so dropped that and upped ROE. Now I dose PacPods manually every now and then and the doser pump a mixture of 30mL ROE + 5mL OysterFeast + 5mL PhytoFeast, which lasts about 4 days of dosing.

Doser is a Reef Factory x3. Wish I had gone with another brand and a 4 head. If I had a 4 head, I would run:

Head 1: All-For-Reef (independent tube)
Head 2: RODI for flushing food
Head 3: ROE
Head 4: OysterFeast+ PhytoFeast

Having you explain it this way made it seem far less complicated than trying to decode the picture!

JoJosReef · Apr 3, 2024

08TRDOFFROAD said:
Having you explain it this way made it seem far less complicated than trying to decode the picture!

I should not that the order of RODI flush and food on the heads doesn't matter, as long as the heads are scheduled in the correct order. It all feeds to the barb and then to the main tube out to the tank.

At this stage it is getting expensive. I go through a lot of ROE. I'm looking forward to getting a plank one day and balancing out the dry and wet foods.

08TRDOFFROAD · Apr 3, 2024

JoJosReef said:
I should not that the order of RODI flush and food on the heads doesn't matter, as long as the heads are scheduled in the correct order. It all feeds to the barb and then to the main tube out to the tank.

At this stage it is getting expensive. I go through a lot of ROE. I'm looking forward to getting a plank one day and balancing out the dry and wet foods.

I think I will run a plank eventually also!

Reefing_addiction · Apr 4, 2024

JoJosReef said:
I should not that the order of RODI flush and food on the heads doesn't matter, as long as the heads are scheduled in the correct order. It all feeds to the barb and then to the main tube out to the tank.

At this stage it is getting expensive. I go through a lot of ROE. I'm looking forward to getting a plank one day and balancing out the dry and wet foods.

Ok I’m probably just not awake enought

But a plank?

08TRDOFFROAD · Apr 4, 2024

Reefing_addiction said:
Ok I’m probably just not awake enought

But a plank?

It is an auto feeder by Avast Marine

The Plank Autofeeder

Precise, Automatic Dosing of Freeze-Dried Plankton for Finicky Fish Ideal dosing system for freeze-dried plankton Allows for automated microfeeding multiple times a day Special mixing chamber hydrates food prior to releasing it Precision control of food -- measures down to the microgram Silent...

www.bulkreefsupply.com

JoJosReef · Apr 4, 2024

Back in the office after 5 days. No super disasters, although the AFR ran out, so I probably have some ALK correction to do.

Monti cap started plating outwards finally, and blenny has himself a new perch!

Reefing_addiction · Apr 4, 2024

08TRDOFFROAD said:
It is an auto feeder by Avast Marine

The Plank Autofeeder

Precise, Automatic Dosing of Freeze-Dried Plankton for Finicky Fish Ideal dosing system for freeze-dried plankton Allows for automated microfeeding multiple times a day Special mixing chamber hydrates food prior to releasing it Precision control of food -- measures down to the microgram Silent...

www.bulkreefsupply.com

I like my plank better lol