help with vit. c
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softiegirl
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Ive been reading 1000mg a day for a 100 gallon tank, I just started doing this myself this week. Are you going to do it as a supplement or to try and treat fungus? Just curious who else has tried this and what type of success they've had. My zoas have really perked up, as far as coloring goes, havent noticed too much change as of yet....
good to know Mark because I was just reading up on it and was consider buying some
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ecotoxlady
Perpetual student
This is an old thread that talks about vit c and dosing:
https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8931
I've never tried it myself although I've heard people on both sides of the fence, some who swear by it and some who say it made no difference.
https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8931
I've never tried it myself although I've heard people on both sides of the fence, some who swear by it and some who say it made no difference.
er1c.the.reefer
true frag farmer
i think its too unpredictable to tell. i think one of the contributing factors that people have for success is the fact that ascorbic acid chelates calcium, which in theory can help to keep calcium levels more consistent. if calcium levels are normal as is, you may see no benefit.
Mallard
Valuable Member
Vitamin C is suppose to help aid in the recovery of tissue and increase the immune system of corals, fish, and other animals within the tank. People have reported increases in growth, color, and just a better looking tank. Some have reported no success at all. People also will use it to treat a sick tank or melting zoas. If I were you and wanted to try dosing vitamin c, Brightwell Aquatics has a buffered vitamin c product. I don't think that I've heard of anyone reporting any negative effects, so I think it would be safe to give it a shot and see what happens.
I have been using Vitamin C, and have had great results, being as my zoos are still doing well, and coloring up. They don't seem to do well for me, otherwiseI posted a message about another board I belong to, that has been experimenting with it, but I don't remember where, so I'll post it again, lol!
http://www.uberfrags.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1648&highlight=vitamin+C
http://www.uberfrags.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1648&highlight=vitamin+C
Pufferpunk
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Dosing Vitamin C Chart
Here you go:
Use this product:
http://www.iherb.com/ProductDetails.aspx?c=1&pid=-7152293197697039798
$5 0ff coupon code: LUL789 (good for first purchase).
To figure out how much to use, decide if you want to simply improve coral growth, spread, and color. If so, then you should dose around 5 ppm twice daily. If you are having problems with coral or fish health, dose up to around 30 ppm twice daily.
Calculate the total net number of gallons in your tank (minus rocks, sand, etc). Enter that number here ______.
You will now need to do a little math. The amounts below are for 100 gallons of water so if you have 50 net gallons, cut the amounts shown below in half etc.
Dosing amounts using Iherb product:
1/4 tsp=1112 mg.
For every 100 gallons:
5 ppm ----- 1892 mg VC
10 ppm ---- 3785 mg VC
15 ppm ---- 5677 mg VC
20 ppm ---- 7570 mg VC
25 ppm ---- 9462 mg VC
30 ppm ---- 11355 mg VC
After you have figured out how much you want to dose at each dosing, enter that number here _____. This is your dose to be used twice a day.
Notes:
*Be sure your pH and alk are within normal reef limits before starting. Adjust if needed. Monitor weekly.
*Shoot for a ppm of around 5 if only dosing for improved coral growth, coloration, and spread. Shoot for higher amounts up to 30 ppm if you are having melting zoas or closed zoas and look for the causes of your problems as you dose. Check for high nitrates, pests, zoa pox, predators, and unstable water conditions.
*Dose low amounts and increase the amount slowly over the course of a few days to a couple weeks.
* If you notice an algae bloom or increased skim on your glass then cut back by half until it disappears.
* Watch your skimmer, it will start to skim more.
* Dose the amount twice a day in a fast moving area of your sump or overflow. You may dilute the vitamin c in ro/di water for a minute then pour into my overflow. If adding to sump, try and add the vitamin c after filtration such as skimmers and reactors.
* If you have a question, ask in the above-linked thread. I check the VC thread daily.
* The instructions in this guide and throughout this thread are based on using pure Sodium Ascorbate, not vitamin c pills and other non-buffered forms of vitamin c.
Be sure to take some "before" pics!
Here you go:
Use this product:
http://www.iherb.com/ProductDetails.aspx?c=1&pid=-7152293197697039798
$5 0ff coupon code: LUL789 (good for first purchase).
To figure out how much to use, decide if you want to simply improve coral growth, spread, and color. If so, then you should dose around 5 ppm twice daily. If you are having problems with coral or fish health, dose up to around 30 ppm twice daily.
Calculate the total net number of gallons in your tank (minus rocks, sand, etc). Enter that number here ______.
You will now need to do a little math. The amounts below are for 100 gallons of water so if you have 50 net gallons, cut the amounts shown below in half etc.
Dosing amounts using Iherb product:
1/4 tsp=1112 mg.
For every 100 gallons:
5 ppm ----- 1892 mg VC
10 ppm ---- 3785 mg VC
15 ppm ---- 5677 mg VC
20 ppm ---- 7570 mg VC
25 ppm ---- 9462 mg VC
30 ppm ---- 11355 mg VC
After you have figured out how much you want to dose at each dosing, enter that number here _____. This is your dose to be used twice a day.
Notes:
*Be sure your pH and alk are within normal reef limits before starting. Adjust if needed. Monitor weekly.
*Shoot for a ppm of around 5 if only dosing for improved coral growth, coloration, and spread. Shoot for higher amounts up to 30 ppm if you are having melting zoas or closed zoas and look for the causes of your problems as you dose. Check for high nitrates, pests, zoa pox, predators, and unstable water conditions.
*Dose low amounts and increase the amount slowly over the course of a few days to a couple weeks.
* If you notice an algae bloom or increased skim on your glass then cut back by half until it disappears.
* Watch your skimmer, it will start to skim more.
* Dose the amount twice a day in a fast moving area of your sump or overflow. You may dilute the vitamin c in ro/di water for a minute then pour into my overflow. If adding to sump, try and add the vitamin c after filtration such as skimmers and reactors.
* If you have a question, ask in the above-linked thread. I check the VC thread daily.
* The instructions in this guide and throughout this thread are based on using pure Sodium Ascorbate, not vitamin c pills and other non-buffered forms of vitamin c.
Be sure to take some "before" pics!
