Upgrading my 7 year old dosing pump with the Kamoer X4

I've been running my trust old Kamoer 3ch main and 4ch slave pumps for almost 7 years now and whilst they have done the job superbly well - it is time for it to retire and something new to take its place for the new build.

The Kamoer brand is always touted about as the gold standard for dosing pumps in the reefing hobby and after my personal experience with them, I wouldn't look to anything else.

The X4 Pro has all of the features that I like of my old doser, some new ones and some I didn't even realise I needed, check it out!

[RogueAquariums]

I like the different color hoses on this Kamoer pump. It’s sleek and yet smaller than the three head doser you have been using. 😁 thanks for the tutorial Sam

[tsurro]

I’ve been using that old model for 6 years no problems, wanted to get that additional four head model but they don’t make it anymore!! I’ll take yours!!

[jestronixhanderson]

That’s my doser :) I think seven years now :) and 7 channels, I even used the spare channels for automatic water changes, I punished this thing religiously and it’s still working today :) solid.

[adampape]

That was the upgrade I did. I have been very happy with it. I still run the original kamoer from 2014 on a frag tank. Never changed a head!

[Heavens-Humanaterian-Army]

Love the brand...the the best in there field.

[karlhal]

Good information as usual can’t wait to see your new main tank finished keep the good up dates coming 🤓

[dusk]

This looks like my future dosing pump, ty for the coverage.
I really want to run Triton on the system I'm currently building, this looks awesome for that

[MrPWalden]

I’m running the kamoer F4 which (at least here in the UK) is no longer available but it’s been fantastic. Worlds apart from my old jecod doser that caused no end of issues.

[timdavidson]

Absolutely love mine. Running 2 of em with a total of 7 pumps active. They are quality. No air, I like the temp probe even though I didn’t care for it when I bought it. Hint for anyone setting up is to dip the end of tubing in some hot water before trying to push onto pump head. Very snug fit. Only thing I found little strange so far is setting time delay on app. Have to set what time of the hour to run rather than time difference between another pump. But either way still no probs once you sus that out

[nigelrichardson]

Watching this late - but very relevant now that dosing my 1st tank by hand is wearing thin, very thin....

This unit is way more money than I wanted to spent, but I'm working on the theory that the "You get what you pay for" adage may hold true on things like this...

Certainly don't want something thats either going to (a) Not last - Bad or (b) Dump a whole bunch of stuff into my tank in an uncontrolled manner - Worse

Thanks for the review - showing how this looks on the phone especially useful...

[Macca_]

Looks like a nice pump and review. I don't know why manufacturers don't include a 1/4" (6mm) JG fitting as default though. Many people use this line anyway and heaps of colours are available. It's the little things like the connectors for power and temp that set these apart from cheaper units.

[leehempson]

Hi Sam, looks a solid piece of kit and the dose line colours a nice touch look forward to needing one myself first coral going in this week

[BarefootPhilanthropist]

Would love to have seen captive screws on the dosing heads. Losing tiny screws in amongst the sump labyrinth would be a nightmare.

[kidnormano]

Wow just in time I'm contemplating to go between ekoral ek4 and this one

[simmoable]

Looks a nice unit Sam but may be quite a while before you can give us a working review (we are all hanging with you). At almost $600 It's a pretty steep price for a doser so lets hope its value for money.

[amy]

Could listen to Chris Hemsworth talk about reefing all day

[Mike__B]

Yup Jebao will do things much much cheaper, I have one in my closet for a year as I never got around to using it, and finally dust it off to use... and the screen doesn't work. Quality so high they literally break over time without any use. That said, I went with a couple of the Kamoer mini pumps (forget the name), sure 4 of them are more expensive than this x4 unit, but I only need 2 channels of dosing not 4.

[blesson]

Hi Sam, new subscriber here... How Is the kamoer x5s different to the x4 pro? I found the x5s about a 100$ cheaper so wondering if that's a better option.

[WBPenn]

Hey Sam, Have you tested this one in continuous duty? and did this one heat up like the X1 Pro?

[danielharrold]

Hey Sam I just bought one of these pumps today can't seem to connect the app looked at reviews and everyone says that app is pathetic did you have any issues with connection turn on the stand what I'm doing wrong tried to buy the best quality pump I could get and can't get it working quite disappointed do you have any helpful tips for me thank you so much