Reef Factory Dosing pump Application guide

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Thank you for purchasing our device
Dosing pump

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Apart from the Dosing pump device itself, the package contains the following elements: a pump, a
pump cylinder head, a 12 V power supply unit, a magnet that can be used to reset the device, an
abbreviated manual and a silicone hose for dosing liquids. In order to set up the device correctly,
follow the steps below.
1. See the figures below to learn how to connect the peripherals to the Dosing pump device
correctly. Notice the designations of individual elements, so as not to confuse them while
connecting.
2. Install the dosing head on the pump, cut the silicone hoses to appropriate length, remove the
connector guards from the pump cylinder head and then connect the hoses to the connectors.
Place the ends of silicone hoses in the tank with a liquid to be dosed and in the aquarium
tank.
CAUTION: check whether the pump flow direction is correct, that is whether the liquid
is pumped to the aquarium and not the other way around.
3. After performing these actions, place the pump in a safe location in a convenient position (the
pump may operate in any position) and connect the power supply using a dedicated 12 V
power supply unit.

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NOTE: the dedicated power supply unit has a different supply voltage than our other
products and it must not be replaced by another power supply unit. If you use a power
supply unit from one of our other devices, the pump may not operate correctly or
become permanently damaged.
4. The device can be set up via a browser on a computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone. To do
so, you’ll first need to view the list of Wi-Fi networks available on the device. Then connect to
the network with the name corresponding to the serial number of your device, in accordance
with the following pattern: RFDPXXXXXXXXXXXX. Our device is compatible with 2.4 GHz
networks.
To log in, enter the following password:
reeffactory
5. Open an Internet browser on the same device and type the following address in the “website
address” field:
www.dosingpump.io
If you entered the address correctly and you see the following message, it means that a
connection with the device couldn’t be established, and the connection with your home
Internet network (wired or wireless) is still active.
Try to reconnect to the device and repeat the steps described above.
Set up your device in five simple steps.
Step one - choose the language you want to use when operating the device.

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Step two - set the amount of a selected liquid to be dosed during a day, the number of dosing cycles
and the hour of the first dosing. Using this information, the pump will automatically calculate the size
and frequency of doses.

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Step three - connect the device to your home Wi-Fi network. If the network is secured, enter the
password that protects your home network against unauthorized access.
If the device cannot connect to your home Wi-Fi network at first, repeat the procedure. Successful
connection may depend on the type of network device you use and its manufacturer. The signal of
your wireless network should be as strong as possible. Remember that in order to enable
communication with the Smart Reef system, the network device which is connected to Dosing pump
needs to have Internet access.

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When the Dosing pump device successfully connects to your Wi-Fi network, its IP number will
appear in the upper left corner of the screen. The appearance of the IP number means that
everything is alright.

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Step four - create a free Smart Reef account, by pressing the “Create a free account” button. Please
note that in order to do so, you will need to connect to the wireless Internet network via your home
Wi-Fi router.
Your account password should be appropriately obscure and difficult to crack.
Connecting the device to your Smart Reef account will enable you to operate the device remotely,
control the water purity and use additional functionalities. If you already have a Smart Reef account,
enter your login data to add your new device. If you don’t need to manage your device remotely, you
may ignore this step. However, by doing so you will miss out on several additional features, such as
access to device updates.

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Step five - congratulations, you have successfully set up your Dosing pump device.

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6. After the setup procedure is finished (after pressing the “FINISH” button), the current status
of your device will appear on the screen. Please note that your new smart dosing pump has
some additional features. They will be described in the following sections of this instruction.
7. In the upper right corner of the screen you will find a drop-down menu icon . There you
can introduce any necessary changes or repeat the device setup procedure. It also contains
additional functions, including options for Wi-Fi network management, device network
password, which protects your device against any unauthorized remote access, Smart Reef
account management, time and date setting, language selection and the possibility to restore
your device to default settings. Moreover, the icons show the current status of connection to
your wireless network and to the Smart Reef system.
The symbol means that the connection is OK, while the symbol means that there is
no connection.

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8. In the lower right corner of the screen you can find the device calibration function. Proper
calibration is very important, because it influences the dosing precision. The device should
be calibrated according to the prompt. The calibration process makes it possible to
automatically fill the hoses with liquid ("FILL THE CIRCUIT" button) and set the amount of
liquid poured into your tank in a specified time frame ("BEGIN CALIBRATION" button).
9. The device should be calibrated right after the set up procedure, so that the dosing process
is carried out appropriately and the pump is able to correctly indicate the amount of liquid
poured to the tank. Before starting the calibration procedure, prepare a container for the liquid
poured during the process. During calibration, the device activates the pump for 30 seconds
and then automatically deactivates it.
10. Next, you will have to check the amount of liquid poured into the prepared container (in
milliliters).
11. In the next step enter the time after which the device should remind you to recalibrate the
device. You will receive a reminder in the form of a Smart Reef system notification.

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Information about the amount of added liquid is displayed in the upper part of the screen in
the middle.
12. Manual refill.
The "Manual refill" function can be accessed in the lower left corner of the screen. It makes it
possible to increase/decrease the size of liquid dose once or multiple times (cyclically, for a
specified number of days). Entering a positive number increases the liquid dose, while entering
a negative value decreases the daily dose. After activating the abovementioned function, enter
the amount of liquid per a dose and the number of days for which such a dose should be added.
EXAMPLE: If you plan to dose 6 ml of liquid a day in 6 cycles
1 ml each, then:
- after increasing the daily dose (entering a positive dose value) by 3 ml, the pump will
dose 9 ml of liquid a day in 6 cycles 1.5 ml each;
- after decreasing the daily dose (entering a negative dose value) by 3 ml, the pump will
dose 3 ml of liquid a day in 6 cycles 0.5 ml each;

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After selecting the "Now" option, the device will immediately refill the given amount of liquid.
After the specified period of manual refilling expires, the pump returns to the previously configured
cycles.
13. The middle part of the screen shows the level of liquid in the container from which the pump
adds it to the aquarium tank. This information helps the user to control the amount of liquid
left in the container, so the liquid can be ordered before it is needed. Editing options make it
possible to manually set up the liquid container size and the amount of liquid currently held
in it.

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When the level of liquid in the tank drops down to 10%, the pump will inform you about that fact to
allow you to buy new liquid beforehand. You can display the dosing history by clicking the blue text
"Show more…". You will receive a reminder in the form of a Smart Reef system notification.
14. In the upper right corner of the screen you will find additional, advanced dosing functions (the
"Dosing" button) that will help you to specify the number of daily doses and the amount of
liquid dosed. The information you provide will be used by the pump to automatically calculate
and set the dosing hours and indicate a percentage share of each dose in relation to the
scheduled daily dose of the liquid.

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You can schedule up to 24 daily doses (for very large tanks, where considerable volumes of liquids
need to be dosed). In the case of standard tanks (up to 300 liters) the recommended number of
doses in a daily cycle should not be greater than 10. You may increase the volume or percentage
share of a daily dose of the liquid by using the "Adjust" function.
15. Resetting the device.
If your device does not work properly, or you want to repeat the setup procedure, or you cannot
connect to it despite several attempts, you may restore it to its default settings by placing a magnet
(included in the package) on the top part of its housing (near the light bar).
Tip: move the magnet along the side of the device in accordance with the image below, to make it
possible for the device to detect its presence.

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16. Connect to your Internet network via a computer or a mobile device. Next, go to
www.reeffactory.com and log in to your Smart Reef account. Check, if your device has been
properly added to the list of your devices. You can change its name and assign it to one of
your aquariums. The serial number of your device and its firmware version are displayed in
the lower right corner of the screen. Our devices are SMART; therefore, we constantly
improve them. From time to time, you will receive information about firmware updates that
will make your device work even better.
17. Notice the icons located in the upper right corner of the screen. They make it possible to
change the language, view the history of notifications registered by the device, contact us
and access many more interesting features offered by the device.
18. Additional and up-to-date information about the device, its operation and setup can be found
at our website www.reeffactory.com, in the relevant product tab.