Bicyclebill Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Here's a stupid question. All of the non-BRS 2 part solutions say to shake well before use and to dose once or twice a week. Fine and dandy. What if I'm sticking my dosing pump tube in there and going to dose several times a day; do I have to shake well before each dose? Once a day? Once to start and let it go until it's empty? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClark Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Ya that is annoying and a good question. Every once in a while I give it a shake (Seachem Reef Fusion 2 part) but alkalinity is rock steady so I think it is working. Maybe that is the key, if you don't shake it and it stays steady? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catfish2 Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I was using seachem reef fusion before I switched to brs 2 part and I would just shake the bottle every now and then. Maybe once a week. That seemed to work fine for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pledosophy Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Air pump on a timer. Cheap and easy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClark Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Air pump on a timer. Cheap and easy Genius, I am going to do that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pledosophy Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Well I wanted to do one of these but the wife said no [ATTACH=CONFIG]13584[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClark Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Well I wanted to do one of these but the wife said no [ATTACH=CONFIG]13584[/ATTACH] That would totally do the job! One for each container on a timer (nutty) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pledosophy Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I think she could hold both at once You only need to shake one of them though for the kind I use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bicyclebill Posted September 12, 2014 Author Share Posted September 12, 2014 So with that question answered, what are you guys dosing? I've used BRS for years. Is there any benefit to using fancified versions from c-balance or bright well aquatics? Is it all the same? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pledosophy Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I like Brightwell because it has the magnesium in it and I only have 3 dosing pumps. So an a a b and a vodka Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClark Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Good question, I often wonder the same as a 2 part dosing reefer. Allot of guys user BRS and B-Ionic and even the DIY 2 part. Seachem was recommended to me by a friend. He had a beautiful tank, the biggest tyree blue flower petal monti I have ever seen. So I gave it a try. Seachem reef fusion is the most concentrated I have found. Using the reef chemistry calculator you can verify that. More than BRS, B-Ionic or DIY 2 part. Being more concentrated is nice but by no means a must. Like brightwell it does calcium and alk, but also adds trace elements. Here is a copy paste from the site. Calcium (min) 95 mg Calcium (max) 105 mg Magnesium 5 mg Strontium 0.1 mg Boron 0.020 mg Iron 0.0005 mg Manganese 0.0001 mg Molybdenum 0.0005 mg Rubidium 0.014 mg Seems like a good option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClark Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 is this for your office tank? For some reason I was thinking your home display tank had a calcium reactor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bicyclebill Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 Yep, office tank. I'm running calcium reactor on home tank and pretty happy with simplicity. Ended up ordering some esv b ionic. I'm using the jebao dosing pump. Works fine but noisy as heck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClark Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Oh man, I had no idea the jebao was noisy, it is on the other side of my tank and I never hear it. Bummer, but killer price / functionality / value. Allot of guys use b ionic, what pushed you over the edge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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