[saltyh2o]

Hey - new guy here.

I am looking into getting a doser put on my 200gl system and wanted to get some help / advice. I did the whole calc reactor thing but had to put it up stairs in my mechanical room with my chiller and had nothing but problems with algae in the drip lines etc.

Anyways, I see that the Liter Meter 3 got top reviews and the Vario scored well also. Any feedback on either of these?

Of course no one gives any particulars about how to setup a working system so I had a few questions maybe some of you can help with.
1.What is a working system comprised of? (pump, meter, hoses etc?)
2.How many sources can be fed from one system / setup? (can I do part 1 and 2 buffer and a kalkwasser to?)
3.How much space do I need to have for a system? (see my pics – I am not going to go back up to my mechanical room again for obvious reasons but I was considering putting it in my upper cabinet space even though I am not thrilled about storing additives up there over the tank. Suggestions please.

Also – opinions about the best additives. I was using the ESV part 1 & 2 but my LFSs have stopped carrying it for some reason. Using Seachem for buffers now as well as alk and calcium carb booster when those are needed (hopefully with a doser I won’t need the boosters).

Thanks in advance for any help you can give.

Brian

[RyanG]

Brian, your calcium reactor got plugged?

[saltyh2o]

Yes - calc deposits along with algae...my mechanical room is on the second floor and about 15 ft from the location of my tank..so was about 25 ft of hose / drip line I was using....was 3/8" too so