Fish Dosing Equipment Available from petco.com
Provide your aquarium with precisely measured supplements with premium fish dosing equipment from petco.com. Monitor and deliver vitamins, minerals, or simply water right to your aquarium with dosing pumps and controller systems.
Topping up aquarium water has never been easier! Fish dosing equipment can draw small volumes of water from an external reservoir to replace tank water lost to evaporation. In some dosing systems, a float switch can be installed directly into your tank; the switch lets the regulator know when the water level has gone below the float, triggering an influx of water just great enough to top up the tank.
In the case of reef or marine tanks, fish dosing equipment plays an essential role supplementing minerals like trace elements, calcium, iron, iodine, and more. The types of minerals you need to provide depends on the type of aquarium you keep. Corals typically benefit from the addition of trace elements to their water supply. Pumps and regulators can supply measured amounts of necessary minerals automatically, taking the guess work out of dosing.
Dosing systems usually features a dosing pump, many of which use peristalsis to add fluid (either top-up water or trace element supplements) to an aquarium. Peristaltic pumps use a rotor attached with rollers to compress part of the tube connecting the reservoir to the tank. As the rotor turns, the rollers compress the tube and then alternately release it, pulling fluid easily from one location to another.
Dosing pump controllers let you automate and regulate the activity of the pump, so you don't have to worry about too much water or too many minerals entering your tank water.
Every aquarium has its own unique needs for water and chemistry depending on who lives inside! Understanding those needs will help you choose the right dosing system that will best benefit your tank.
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