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Fuzms · 05/19/2017, 06:54 AM

Looking at various options for automatic water changes, I am leaning toward a dual head reef-filler pump on a timer. My concern is that I need to draw water from the bottom of a barrel basically on the garage floor up about 9 ft then across about 50 ft then down ~10 ft into the sump and reverse to the drain. I'm just not sure that the reef-filler 2000-2 can draw that height. Does anyone have experience using it?

ycnibrc · 05/21/2017, 04:26 PM

If you want to keep alk, mag and cal stable for your tank size then a cal reactor will do a much better job than a doser. Let's pretend that your tank will do great in the future with dosing then you have to keep up with supplies for alk, cal and mag much faster because your corals grow. The cost and the frequent of re fill will be a burden for you. A good cal reactor set up will take care of all 3 alk, cal and mag 24/7 and it will give you the stability like no doser can.

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05/21/2017, 04:26 PM	#27
ycnibrc STAG HORN DOMINATE REEF Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Irvine, California Posts: 3,348	If you want to keep alk, mag and cal stable for your tank size then a cal reactor will do a much better job than a doser. Let's pretend that your tank will do great in the future with dosing then you have to keep up with supplies for alk, cal and mag much faster because your corals grow. The cost and the frequent of re fill will be a burden for you. A good cal reactor set up will take care of all 3 alk, cal and mag 24/7 and it will give you the stability like no doser can. Sent from my SM-P900 using Tapatalk __________________ SDR STAGHORN DOMINATE REEF Feature Reef of November 2019 GHL TOTM FEB 2020 ABC corals Current Tank Info: 360g Peninsula sps

05/19/2017, 06:54 AM	#26
Fuzms Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Oklahoma City, USA Posts: 25	Looking at various options for automatic water changes, I am leaning toward a dual head reef-filler pump on a timer. My concern is that I need to draw water from the bottom of a barrel basically on the garage floor up about 9 ft then across about 50 ft then down ~10 ft into the sump and reverse to the drain. I'm just not sure that the reef-filler 2000-2 can draw that height. Does anyone have experience using it?