Hydros Dosing Pump Setup

[RAS Reefs]

I have one of the small Hydros dosing pumps, looks like the Kamoer X1. How do I program it to dose 3000ml over a 15 hour period?

 

[Danny]

500ml a day is the limit for each schedule. I have not tried multiple schedules, but I divided the flow rate of the pump by 10 and put that in the hydros for the flow rate. I divided the daily dose by 10 and put that in for the daily amount. In your case the flow rate of the pump would be around 4.3ml and the daily amount would be around 300ml. I did that with a pump I was using for auto water xhange so I was not too interested in being accurate though.

 

[John Neuzil]

I wanted more that the 500 ml a day so I created multiple schedules that use the same pump with different time

 

[Carlos]

You could also have a pump daisy-chained to the first pump power output, so they both run simultaneously. It would be the equivalent of running a pump with two heads. Since both pumps will be doing precisely the same, you can power them from a single drive port.

 

[NYBumkin]

You could also have a pump daisy-chained to the first pump power output, so they both run simultaneously. It would be the equivalent of running a pump with two heads. Since both pumps will be doing precisely the same, you can power them from a single drive port.

The daisy chain is interesting. But how would I pump them both into my Avaste kalkwasser stirrer?

 

[John Neuzil]

The daisy chain is interesting. But how would I pump them both into my Avaste kalkwasser stirrer?

You'd have to diy and drill an output into the top.

 

[Danny]

You'd have to diy and drill an output into the top.

It depends on the tubing but you can alway use a couple of Y type barb fittings to splice a second pump in parallel with the other. The tubing should be able to handle 86ml a minute of flow without an issue.

 

[NYBumkin]

It depends on the tubing but you can alway use a couple of Y type barb fittings to splice a second pump in parallel with the other. The tubing should be able to handle 86ml a minute of flow without an issue.

With some check valves. Yea that could work.

 

[NYBumkin]

I’m going to do the multiple schedule option. Pretty simple solution… of course I didn’t think of it. Lol.

 

[turbofisch]

You could also have a pump daisy-chained to the first pump power output, so they both run simultaneously. It would be the equivalent of running a pump with two heads. Since both pumps will be doing precisely the same, you can power them from a single drive port.

how do you daisy chan? using bnc-t?

 

[Danny]

how do you daisy chan? using bnc-t?

I think using one of these is what they are talking about Link Cable for Kamoer X1 PRO WiFi Dosing Pump . I would not go over two pumps though. The drive ports have a individual limit of 1 amp and a total between the two drive ports of 1.5 amps. Since applying power is how the Hydros controls the pumps both pumps will run when powered.