DIY Dosing Container $10

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While searching for a dosing container online, I noticed that they are quite a bit of money and me being me I sure was not having it. Since I started dosing last week I needed to come up with an inexpensive way to make the container(s) and be some what space saving, hold enough that I didn't have to refill every other day, easy to refill, easy to remove when I have to access my reactors and most of all that it did not look like an amateur made it :D

Here is what I came up with:
14 cup container
RODI 1/4 inch quick disconnect fitting
Plastic cup straw
Total cost about $10 each and less than 20 minutes to make 3 :cool:

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Love it! Great job and thanks for sharing!

While searching for a dosing container online, I noticed that they are quite a bit of money and me being me I sure was not having it. Since I started dosing last week I needed to come up with an inexpensive way to make the container(s) and be some what space saving, hold enough that I didn't have to refill every other day, easy to refill, easy to remove when I have to access my reactors and most of all that it did not look like an amateur made it :D

Here is what I came up with:
14 cup container
RODI 1/4 inch quick disconnect fitting
Plastic cup straw
Total cost about $10 each and less than 20 minutes to make 3 :cool:

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20160406_193840.jpg

20160406_193640.jpg

20160406_193653.jpg

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Great job! Blows my mind how people will pay almost 100 bucks and up for containers. Will defiantly be stealing this, great work!
 

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Is it just a simple drip system?
 

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