Which one? Dos, Kamoer, Ecotech versa or something else?

[Duzzy]

G’day,

was wondering which one? Want them for everything from ATO to dosing chemicals to AWC it will also need to be able to pump up to 9ft vertically and 30ft horizontally .

I’ve done my due diligence but I’m just not sure which way to go. The kamoer seems huge, dos is an odd shape I’m leaning towards ecotech.

Does anyone use a doing pump for kalk? I was going to use the manifold with solenoid but still planning.

regards Duzzy

 

[blaxsun]

Neptune for everything. The DOS has the best pumping range/consistency.

 

[n2585722]

I use Hydros and Intllab dosing pumps for ATO, AWC and dosing. The ATO and AWC pumps are in my garage. The tank is 35ft from the garage and the tubing is run up through the attic and down in the walls in PVC conduit. to Wall boxes on each end. So any leak would come out of one of the wall boxes. The comduit is insulated in the attic. The drain pump which is in the garage pulls water from the sump up the wall and across the attic down to the pump. From the pump it goes back up through the attic down a wall then comes out under the kitchen sink. It goes through a check valve and then to the kitchen sink drain. My DI and fresh saltwater reservoirs are in the garage with my mixing tank and RODI.

 

[Duzzy]

I use Hydros and Intllab dosing pumps for ATO, AWC and dosing. The ATO and AWC pumps are in my garage. The tank is 35ft from the garage and the tubing is run up through the attic and down in the walls in PVC conduit. to Wall boxes on each end. So any leak would come out of one of the wall boxes. The comduit is insulated in the attic. The drain pump which is in the garage pulls water from the sump up the wall and across the attic down to the pump. From the pump it goes back up through the attic down a wall then comes out under the kitchen sink. It goes through a check valve and then to the kitchen sink drain. My DI and fresh saltwater reservoirs are in the garage with my mixing tank and RODI.

I’ll check them out. I’m going to insulate too.

 

[Duzzy]

Neptune for everything. The DOS has the best pumping range/consistency.

Leaning that way just hate the shape of the module

 

[Oldreefer44]

Have owned and used all of the above. IMO, Kamoer is the easiest to use and has been very reliable.

 

[blaxsun]

Leaning that way just hate the shape of the module

Yeah, it can admittedly be a love-hate relationship at times...

 

[Duzzy]

Have owned and used all of the above. IMO, Kamoer is the easiest to use and has been very reliable.

Thankyou, it does look the simplist. Is it Neptune apex compatible?

 

[Oldreefer44]

Don't know got rid of my Apex a long time ago. It does connect direct to wifi and has a very user friendly interface.

 

[Duzzy]

Don't know got rid of my Apex a long time ago. It does connect direct to wifi and has a very user friendly interface.

Didn’t like Apex?

 

[hyprc]

Kamoer all day if you want it to last.

 

[Duzzy]

Kamoer all day if you want it to last.

Seems to be the consensus. Do you use any other brands? Will it pair to apex?

 

[Murphs_reef]

I use DD (Kamoer) for Nitrate, calcium and magnesium and Reef Factory for Alk (actioned from kH keeper)

 

[n2585722]

Seems to be the consensus. Do you use any other brands? Will it pair to apex?

The Hydros dosing pumps are rebranded Kamoer pumps. The soon to be released X10 will have 4 precision Kamoer pumps along with a salinity port, pH port, 2 drive ports and 4 sense ports. It can be used stand alone. The drive ports can drive the Hydros simple dosing pumps also. If you only need two precision dosing pumps you can use the other two and a Hydros simple dosing pump and the iV to check alkalinity on a scheduled basis. That would require using the pH port for a pH probe in the iV but it also will take a pH reading before the test begins. You can also add the salinity probe in the iV and get that reading on a scheduled basis. The iV does require three dosing pumps but only the fill and reagent pumps need to be precision pumps. The drain pump can be a simple dosing pump. The only issue would be no Apex interface since Hydros is a controller system.