I have been recently dosing ESV 2 part in my reef tank. I have found an amount to dose that seems to work well with my levels and my corals are happier than ever. :thumbup: I am looking into getting dosing pump but am a little concerned with plumbing it directly to the 1 gallon bottles of 2 part.
I am aware that I have to keep the reservoir lower then the outlet of the tubing to prevent siphoning. What i am worried about is a control failure where the pump gets locked on and dumps the entire reservoir of part A or B into the tank. I don't care if you spend $1000 on a dosing pump the electronics can still fail.
What I would like to do is have the pump powered by my apex so that I can sense a failure and turn off the power to the pump. I know that I can look at the pH and determine if the carbonate is being overdosed. Power can be shut off to the doser if the pH in the tank raises above lets say 8.4.
Is there a similar thing that can be done for the calcium?
Would an overdose in calcium start precipitation and lower the pH?
I am aware that I have to keep the reservoir lower then the outlet of the tubing to prevent siphoning. What i am worried about is a control failure where the pump gets locked on and dumps the entire reservoir of part A or B into the tank. I don't care if you spend $1000 on a dosing pump the electronics can still fail.
What I would like to do is have the pump powered by my apex so that I can sense a failure and turn off the power to the pump. I know that I can look at the pH and determine if the carbonate is being overdosed. Power can be shut off to the doser if the pH in the tank raises above lets say 8.4.
Is there a similar thing that can be done for the calcium?
Would an overdose in calcium start precipitation and lower the pH?
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