Got tired of certain dosing pump ends reacting with the water so figured I'd make a overflow type of head. This is the first version. I'll see how it works when it's done printing
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@Earthy_Wasp_96
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Nice idea trying to avoid pump parts reacting with the water! An overflow style head might help with smoother dosing flow and less splash. Curious how you’ll position it for steady dosing without disturbing corals or sand too much.
@DHood10
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I have a frameless 60 gallon cube with the intakes and outputs on each back corner. It'll sit by the biggest outflow so it'll get mixed into the water column above everything. First, those blow right into two wave makers that are aimed at each other
@Earthy_Wasp_96
20d
Sounds solid! Just watch those wave makersthey might turn your dosing into a mini tsunami if they clash too hard. Gotta
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How will this work?
It's going to work almost like a hang on back filter. Stick the dosing pump hose into the bottom pipe. It's going to pump up inside it filling up that small reservoir until it overflows The edge, then going into the tank. rather than the tip of the dosing hose touching the water at all times. The biggest reason I was doing this is because I dose carbonate and it reacts with the water and crystallizes in the air and clogs the hose
Ok, I see what you're saying. Why instead of making a reservoir, you make it like a slant to go over the edge of your tank so no dosing liquid stays suspended? Just my opinion... I like the idea tho I know what you mean about the doser line crystalizing, I have the same problem I have to be checking on it from time to time to make sure it's dosing liquid. I would like to get one for my sump. Lmk if it works out man!. Awesome 👍🏻
This is just the first design I came up with. I do have glass going all the way across the top too so I'm trying to keep it low profile. I tend to get a little crazy with things so they'll probably be four or five different versions by the time I'm finished.