matt1045

i guess it can be. But i really don't need to stir, I just do it to be sure. To each his own I guess lol

Commodore 64

The containers I ordered are just OK. It's tough to be precise with less than 5ml doses (and my 20g tank get s a 2ml dose).

I'll probably end up getting a couple of the 16 dollar lab dosing bottles. :/

matt1045

so what you guys are doing is using the cap on the bottle to dose? I know not everyone has the option of a free syringe, but i bet that would be cheaper to get just an ordinary measured bottle and a syringe from online. Just my thought. I noticed most of them bottles were over $8. for a bottle thats crazy. I picked up a new bottle with ml measurements on it for $1.25 and my syringes were free.

fishyface

it's more like a mini graduated container and it's far easier to use than syringes. i used to dose that way for years and it drove me mad for some reason ...i really like the dispensing bottles.

supersmirky

I use the cap on my bottle...I use hydrogen peroxide bottles... .80 cents.

I did use a syringe at one point but then just measured out my dose into bottle caps and tossed the syringe.

Simple is the way to go otherwise it becomes bothersome.

matt1045

well as long as its getting into the tank, I guess that is really all that matters.

wet

Guys who makeshift containers laying around and make it work in such a way that they keep their dosing up are smart. As said, if you get what the plants need in the tank thats the only thing your tank cares about, of course.

But just as using a scale feels a little more hardcore but is unnecessary vs levelled teaspoons, those who have been doing this for a while realize the stuff they spent a little more coin on is the stuff they keep for years in a hobby where the aesthetic has some value. When you're going to do something everyday for a few years, its nice to do it with something nice, and especially sweet when you can do it for $10 more than the other thing you're using. Everyone surely must understand this.

But, for the sake of making my first post of the new year on APC a little more special, I propose for you this test. If you think this is awesome and makes you want to search (reach?) for your old TI/HP/etc and make some mixes, or you think, "Hey, that C is for clear not control!", you're probably the kind of nerd who'll like using equipment that is a little more precise than makeshift (but more than adequate) solutions. And even if you don't think this is awesome, you're still a nerd, nerd.

YouTube Video

wet

So shipping during the holidays sucks, but guess what just walked into my office? (along with many a confused person wondering why I'm building a meth lab at work... ) Please excuse our mess

I bought two 1L and 1 500mL. It would be more attractive if slightly smaller.


It comes as this quick to assemble kit, with the glass bottle/beaker, then the tubing already threaded to the stopper, and the syringe in a sealed container, along with instructions.


The 1L's bigger syringe has measurements from 0-30mL with 1mL increments. The other side is 0-1oz with 1/8oz increments. The 500mL has a syringe from 1-10mL with 0.2mL increments. Reading *is* sexy.


We'll see how it goes

grim

those look cool i especially like the dino on the table in the first pic

matt1045

looks nice. A little overkill for me, but they are sexy