Dosing vodka? Please share your tank

[shoelaceike]

I'm thinking about starting to vodka dose but I'm concerned if it can cause more harm then good. Please post pics and info of your vodka dosed tanks.

Please post size of tank and how much vodka you dose. Thanks

 

[shoelaceike]

This is my current FTS as of today. Not seeing as much growth as I would like and cyano is taking over

 

[briancarterkc]

I have a 65g. I dose about 4ml per day. You want to ramp up slowly though. If you start getting 0 on both, back off a bit. You want a little nitrate and phosphate.

Currently my nitrates are around 2 and phosphates 0.07 as of last test.

 

[mike007]

I prefer dosing with vinegar myself. I tried vodka but had issues with algae blooms and cyno.

 

[chefjpaul]

This is my current FTS as of today. Not seeing as much growth as I would like and cyano is taking over

What are your parameters?

If your seeing cyano, you maybe nitrate deficient, being excess po4.

Carbon mighy not be the right method.

 

[shoelaceike]

I prefer dosing with vinegar myself. I tried vodka but had issues with algae blooms and cyno.

How do you like it? I'm thinking about that instead.

 

[shoelaceike]

What are your parameters?

If your seeing cyano, you maybe nitrate deficient, being excess po4.

Carbon mighy not be the right method.

I am certainly not nitrate deficient . At least 20 ppm

 

[shoelaceike]

Phosphate is about .25-.5

 

[chefjpaul]

Wow. Yeah definitely not.

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Bump!

 

[shoelaceike]

Yes please! I really want to do something about my nitrates but want to see some success first

 

[Wilsoni]

My IM Fusion 20. I dose 1 ml of NoPox per day, 2.5 ml of MB7 weekly (following water changes)
N03 sitting at 2. I have killer growth/coloration with my current program


No adverse effects with my carbon dosing regime.

 

[Wilsoni]

I have a 65g. I dose about 4ml per day. You want to ramp up slowly though. If you start getting 0 on both, back off a bit. You want a little nitrate and phosphate.

Currently my nitrates are around 2 and phosphates 0.07 as of last test.

Does carbon dosing effect your sponges at all?

 

[briancarterkc]

Does carbon dosing effect your sponges at all?

It doesn't seem to. If nutrients get too low it would but I don't let it go that low. That and I feed them.

 

[shoelaceike]

My IM Fusion 20. I dose 1 ml of NoPox per day, 2.5 ml of MB7 weekly (following water changes)
N03 sitting at 2. I have killer growth/coloration with my current program


No adverse effects with my carbon dosing regime.

How long has this been running

 

[Wilsoni]

It was first wet as of 12/24/14.

 

[Wilsoni]

Not seeing as much growth as I would like and cyano is taking over

What do you have for lighting and flow?

 

[lariat8099]

What do you mean by dosing vodka? You mean the liquor? What does it do got your reef? I'm new to this any help helps. Thanks

 

[shoelaceike]

What do you have for lighting and flow?

3 radions and Gyre 150. Tank is a 180. I have growth but I would like more

 

[shoelaceike]

What do you mean by dosing vodka? You mean the liquor? What does it do got your reef? I'm new to this any help helps. Thanks

It's to get the fish nice and drunk