Would this dosing pump work.

[RkyRickstr]

http://reefdosingpumps.com/products/admiral1.html


Would this work to feed home made oyster feast?

[SantaMonica]

1 ml per hour is 24 ml per day. That's quite a bit, although Oyster feast is very thin compared to what I make.

Refrigeration is really the issue. If you can keep it cold, and if your scrubber can handle 24 ml per day, it will work.

[Ace25]

Seems like crazy overkill for a dosing pump, especially for food. I use these myself. $109 for 2 pumps. I have yet to find them cheaper anywhere else (BRS is $89 for 1 pump). All you need is some cheap digital timers and a little time to get some initial measurements on flow and you can dose as little as you want by just setting the timer correctly.

http://reefangel.com/Products.Dosing-Pumps.ashx

[RkyRickstr]

Sm i do wat you make.. oisters blended with that liquid.
And i have a wine cooler.. stold the idea from some dude ;)

Ace and suggestions on timers?

[SantaMonica]

I think 24 ml per day will be too much. That's why I use the medical doser... will do 0.1 ml per day. I'm currently dosing 32 ml per day, and have gone as high as 72, but I think my two scrubbers max out at about 50. This is in addition to nori, and silversides for the eel.

[Ace25]

Ace and suggestions on timers?
I am thinking something like these.
http://www.amazon.com/Digital-3-Amp-Outlet-All-Purpose-Timer/dp/B000Y1G9G4
or a cheaper one here.
http://www.bghydro.com/BGH/itemdesc.asp?ic=TIBDD&eq=&Tp=

You can then have 8 feedings per day, however many minutes you want each time. That doser I mentioned has 2 power plugs, so with 2 timers you could use one for dosing food and the other for kalk if you wanted.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41WUH7AtHfL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

Product Features
Daily and Weekly Programming
8 On/Off Programs
Battery Backup
Rotating plug for vertical and horizontal outlets
UL Listed in US and Canada

[RkyRickstr]

So i can even hook this up to an aqualifter right?

[Ace25]

Yup, I have seen them used with Aqualifters before. Not for food though. Even for 2 part they don't seem to last more than a year, dosing pumps usually last much longer, are quieter, and more consistent.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVAyUlcD9EE

[RkyRickstr]

Im trying the read the description to see if i can turn on for just three seconds at a time.

[Ace25]

I don't think they can do seconds. One of them does say something about seconds but I think that is more for just the clock and not the timer function. I think the least you can do at 1 on/off cycle is 1minute. BUT you can put a valve at the end to reduce the flow if 1 minute puts out too much at once like the video above shows.