vodka dose / water clarity

EW_Fish · Nov 11, 2014

Tried doing some of my own research but couldn't find anything.

I know vodka dosing helps with water clarity so my question is can you just dose a minimum dose just for water clarity? I have no problems with p04 or nitrates.

My total water volume is 45g with rock displacement. So I was thinking of using a old dropper from an amino acid vial I had laying around

Randy Holmes-Farley · Nov 11, 2014

I wouldn't be sure it always does help with water clarity (and if it does, how), so I wouldn't say any minimal dose will clear the water and not reduce nutrients.

That said, it is fine to experiment with it and see what happens in your system.

EW_Fish · Nov 12, 2014

Looks like I'll be testing

Reefing Madness · Nov 12, 2014

I agree with Randy. I dont think your going to get much clarity out of just dosing a few drops. Your better off using a chemipure or high grade carbon.

EW_Fish · Nov 12, 2014

I use ROX from BRS. No problem with clarity right now was thinking vodka is cheaper in the long run.

Randy Holmes-Farley · Nov 12, 2014

FWIW, I think ROX is a good choice.

Bacteria won't necessarily be able to remove everything GAC does.

EW_Fish · Nov 12, 2014

I'm going to continue to use ROX I started my first dose tonight. I dosed MB7 for 2 weeks and will keep dosing along with vodka. I'm not going to get to deep into the dosing because I run my reef at alk 9.4DKH right now and don't have a salt with low alk. I don't plan moving past the second part of dosing till I run out of my current salt then I guess I'll go full blown vodka.(slowly of course)

Randy Holmes-Farley · Nov 13, 2014

Sounds reasonable.

There is no reason organic carbon dosing needs to drive nutrients unusually low. I do not even though I dose vinegar.

Do you dose any alkalinity?