Vodka dosing

[Portugal breeder]

Hi everybody.
Is it safe to dose vodka in a fish only tank?

 

[jason2459]

Yes

 

[Ocean_Queenie]

We do

 

[Evil1]

As long as you are running a protein skimmer otherwise it’s useless

 

[Nano_Man]

Yep great recipe few ml for the tank and half bottle for my self win win after half bottle you don't care if it works or not

 

[Portugal breeder]

Yep great recipe few ml for the tank and half bottle for my self win win after half bottle you don't care if it works or not

I was thinking about the same too.
I already told my wife that the system consumes a lot of vodka.

 

[Portugal breeder]

As long as you are running a protein skimmer otherwise it’s useless

Thank you.
I want to try in my clowfish breeding system.

 

[Portugal breeder]

We do

Thank you.

 

[jason2459]

As long as you are running a protein skimmer otherwise it’s useless

Why is that?

 

[Evil1]

Why is that?

Why are you dosing vodka to a fish only tank? To remove excessive nutrients? To keep phosphate and nitrate in acceptable levels?

 

[Portugal breeder]

Why are you dosing vodka to a fish only tank? To remove excessive nutrients? To keep phosphate and nitrate in acceptable levels?

Hi Evil 1.
Yes.

 

[Evil1]

Before you start carbon dosing you should have a protein skimmer. As the bacteria consumes the nitrates and phosphates, the protein skimmer is what removes these nutrients from the water. Otherwise the nutrients will remain in the water

 

[jason2459]

Why are you dosing vodka to a fish only tank? To remove excessive nutrients? To keep phosphate and nitrate in acceptable levels?

Or water changes can. Or it's to feed other organisms that aren't corals that can uptake nutrients as well. Don't get me wrong, a protein skimmer is also helpful but not the only viable method.

 

[Evil1]

Or water changes can. Or it's to feed other organisms that aren't corals that can uptake nutrients as well. Don't get me wrong, a protein skimmer is also helpful but not the only viable method.

I totally agree there are many methods to keeping nutrients in check. However, when carbon dosing to reduce nutrients it is best to run a protein skimmer for the reason I mentioned above. If your not carbon dosing the methods you mentioned work just as well.

 

[Portugal breeder]

Before you start carbon dosing you should have a protein skimmer. As the bacteria consumes the nitrates and phosphates, the protein skimmer is what removes these nutrients from the water. Otherwise the nutrients will remain in the water

Hi Evil 1
My breeding system is 10 years old.
I do have a skimmer.