Skimate and dosing question

[aquablizz]

Having been battling nitrates for quite a while I decide to give dosing a shot.. 100gal combined display tank and sump. Started with 1ml for a week with nothing changing.. Added and additional 1 ml and for the first week nothing changed but now into the second week of 2ml dosing and my skimmer is producing twice as much skimate as before I started dosing.. The skimate is very very wet... though.
Am I right to think this is an indication that things are changing for the better and to maintain that dose for another week?? My nitrates are still in the 60 range but my phosphates are always nearly undetectable.

Also should I try to get a dryer skim or let this run it's course.

Thanks in advance and HAPPY THANKSGIVING
BLIZZ

 

[Reeferdood]

Whatcha dosing?

 

[aquablizz]

dosing Tito's,,, nothing but the best for my fishes LOL

 

[Reeferdood]

dosing Tito's,,, nothing but the best for my fishes LOL

Titos is good stuff..
Yes, the skimmer will start skimming more but are you dosing daily or weekly??

 

[aquablizz]

2ml daily...

 

[Reeferdood]

Keep up that amount and watch for bacterial blooms!
Your traits should start falling soon.

 

[Reeferdood]

Some good reading for vodka dosing....
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2008-08/nftt/

 

[aquablizz]

thanks.... want to make sure the o2 levels stay up...

 

[aquablizz]

what will a bacterial bloom look like and is that a problem??

 

[Reeferdood]

One thing I tell everyone that doses carbon is to make sure they employ a really good skimmer....

 

[Reeferdood]

what will a bacterial bloom look like and is that a problem??

It will look cloudy. There are a lot of articles on it on google..

 

[aquablizz]

using an Aqua c 180.... does a nice job.... in the past 24hrs it is putting out 2-3 times more skimate..