Re: [APD] Re: Fertilizer Dosing Pump

["S. Hieber" <shieber at yahoo_com>]

Well, this thread finally led to abargain much better than
I first suspected it would. :-)

sh



--- David Grim <grim1214 at bellsouth_net> wrote:

> (Scott wrote)
> > Message: 4
> > Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 06:06:31 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: "S. Hieber" <shieber at yahoo_com>
> > Subject: Re: [APD] Re:  Fertilizer Dosing Pump
> > To: aquatic plants digest <aquatic-plants at actwin_com>
> >
> > But the flow rate minimum is not critically important,
> no?
> > Can't one accomodate the rate of flow by diluting the
> > solution?
> >
> > Scott H.
> 
> Hi Scott,
> No, not critically important in a large tank at all and
> you could dilute.
> Remember, I was wanting to dose a small volume of ferts
> in a small tank. But
> I figure if I don't have to dilute the TMG with this
> setup, then why should
> I? With these APT pumps I just keep a small reservoir of
> TMG in a Tupperware
> container and when it gets low I throw some more in. One
> less tank chore to
> do. And I go weeks between having to top off the
> reservoir under the tank
> with pure TMG. I'd be doing that much more often with a
> dilute solution.
> 
> The only other peristaltic pump I looked at seriously was
> an Aqualine Bushke
> single dosing pump, the SP 3000 but that had a minimum
> volume delivery of
> three liters an hour. This one is usually $90-$100 mail
> order. Nice unit,
> but too much volume for a small tank IMO
> 
> But more than that, if you look at the price of
> peristaltic dosing pumps,
> new from manufacturers (excluding resells from ebay),
> like the Litermeter
> and Reefdosingpumps.com, most cost more than the two
> pumps I bought
> combined. Bare minimum with no plastic enclosure and you
> supplying the plug,
> you can buy these APT pumps for $59 each new.
> 
> Regards,
> Dave
> 
> 
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