Gear
Dosing pumps: what reef keepers commonly use
Pumps that add small, scheduled doses of supplements. Below are 2 items we see often, each with our honest note and where to view it in the UK and the US.
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What should you look for in dosing pumps?
- Calibration for each head, and settings that survive a power cut.
- A way to track how much is left in each container.
- Only start dosing once tests show a steady daily use; a doser repeats mistakes as reliably as good doses.
Commonly used dosing pumps
Specs are as published on the listed pages. Where the US and UK pages give different figures, we show both.
Red Sea ReefDose 4
Brand: Red Sea
Our note. A four-head app-controlled doser with delays between heads and make-up of missed doses. It costs more than basic dosers, and dosing tubes are sold separately.
Key specs
- 4 heads
- 0.2 to 1,000 ml per head per day, 1 to 24 doses
- Accuracy +/- 0.05 ml
UK listing
Kraken Corals (UK): opens the retailer's page for Red Sea ReefDose 4 in the United Kingdom- Price as shown
- £329.00
- Checked
US listing
Bulk Reef Supply (US): opens the retailer's page for Red Sea ReefDose 4 in the United States- Price as shown
- US$449.00
- Checked
Jebao / Jecod DP-4 doser
Brand: Jebao (Jecod)
Our note. An entry-level four-channel doser programmed from its own screen, with no app. It is cheap and keeps settings through a power cut, but tubing is extra and the UK stock was sold out.
Key specs
- 4 channels
- 1 to 24 doses per day; 1 to 9,999 ml per dose
- Battery backup for clock and settings
UK listing
Kraken Corals (UK): opens the retailer's page for Jebao / Jecod DP-4 doser in the United Kingdom- Price as shown
- £95.00 (sold out)
- Checked
Not in stock when we checked.
US listing
Amazon.com (US): opens the retailer's page for Jebao / Jecod DP-4 doser in the United States- Price as shown
- Price not shown on the page when we checked
- Checked