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15 Jun 2019

Kamoer X1 A Flawless Bluetooth Dosing Pump

Posted By : Guest

Filed Under : Kamoer | Dosing Pumps

The Kamoer X1 is a wirelessly controlled single channel dosing pump and the natural evolution of what these standalone dosers should be. Without any button, screen or any kind of physical way to interface with the a Kamoer X1 pump, all interactions are performed through the Kamoer bluetooth app.

The pump itself is hardly more than a small box with a tiny peristaltic pump head, an input for power, a power output for daisy chaining multiple pumps, and just one single indicator LED to display connection status. The quick-disconnect peristaltic pump head is a must for keeping dosing pumps like these in working order so it will be a great convenience for user of the Kamoer X1.

The world of reef aquarium products has reached a level of level of refinement across many different devices but usually the software and wireless connection is the part that suffers. Thankfully, we are happy to report that the Kamoer X1 connected to the app near instantaneously and the app is streamlined, easy to use, even if a little bit basic.

There’s really three important things that you need to do with a dosing pump and those are 1. prime the pump, 2. calibrate the pump & 3. program it to dose a desired volume at a specific time or times. The Kamoer X1 app places these three functions front and center and calibrating the dosing pump was so quick and easy we did it three times just for fun.

For general dosing the Kamoer X1 smartphone app is fully equipped to dispense fluid at various times and the quick plan and manual programming options allows users to really do anything they want. We still remember a time that if you wanted a programmable peristaltic dosing pump, a $350 refurbished medical device from eBay was about the best you could hope for.

At just R1599 retail price in South Africa with full wireless control the Kamoer X1 is redefining what dosing pumps can do for our reef tanks and if this is the state of the art in aquarium dosing technology today, we cannot wait to see what the future holds.