ssappington Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 anybody out there doing it? if so, what is your dosing regimen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bicyclebill Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 I'm more of an IPA Guy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssappington Posted September 18, 2014 Author Share Posted September 18, 2014 I'm more of an IPA Guy... funny, funny man! (laugh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefnjunkie Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Oh man, years since I vodka dosed, I need to look up the amount of mls per gallon, all I remember is my skimmer wasn't good enough ( is this the part I can dog on the AquaC line of skimmers (whistle)) and I lost a clam and a few pieces of coral. off topic I guess but have you looked into vinegar dosing, its the same concept (carbon dosing) just a little more forgiving. I also had great success with Bio-pellets all need a killer skimmer tho just googled vodka dosing chart and found; https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=vodka+dosing+chart&facrc=_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pledosophy Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 I was doing 7mL a day on a 265g system. I haven't set it back up since the move, but I really need too It is very easy once you get it going well. All tanks are different in what they need. My system did not need much. I know of one person who does 45mL a day on a 100g. So there is a range. Start low, go slow. It is worth doing IME Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Z Reef Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 I dose, forget the amount as I just had it set initially and just adjust my doser as needed. When I was reading into it I found someone said do like 10% vinegar with the rest vodka. That's what I do. I took my bio pellets out a few weeks ago. As Brad said, a good skimmer is needed. I use a RO Elite 220 now and it's much better for the task and bioload than others I've used. Overall I never crashed the tank when I started, just take things easy as everything else in this hobby and the adjustment phase will be painless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pontus Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 When you dose carbon you increase the bacteria levels in your tank. Not just the bacteria levels you want, but all and sometimes this results in disease and infection to inhabitants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pledosophy Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Got a link for that? The sugar from carbon dosing feed a very specific set of bacteria in my understanding. It does not increase the growth of every bacteria in the system from what I have read. If you have other information, I would love to see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefnjunkie Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Got a link for that? https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl (whistle) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pledosophy Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Serious Brad, the google home page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefnjunkie Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Serious Brad' date=' the google home page[/quote'] its the "link" to everything serious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchell Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 I dosed vodka last year and saw great results. I have since switched to acetate and still see great results. Once you get it going, it's a very simple process. When starting I used this guide for the vodka: http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2008-08/nftt/ You can use the same chart for dosing vinegar, except use eight times as much 5% vinegar as you would 80 proof vodka. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micah Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Serious Brad' date=' the google home page[/quote'] http://bit.ly/1ugu1c3 Is that better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pledosophy Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 http://bit.ly/1ugu1c3 Is that better? that is actually dope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higher Thinking Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 http://bit.ly/1ugu1c3 Is that better? Hahahaha! I guess it pays to be tech savvy. Gonna find me an app for that. I feel this is something that could be useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bicyclebill Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 http://bit.ly/1ugu1c3 Is that better? That's awesome Micah ! I really like Brad's method, but this is even better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriz2fer Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Try bio pellets it's much easier, just start with a small amount and add slowly it should work pretty well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefnjunkie Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Try bio pellets it's much easier' date=' just start with a small amount and add slowly it should work pretty well.[/quote'] After doing both, as well as the sulpher denitrator, I think pellets would be my way to go too, the caveat being a recirculating reactor for sure so the tumble could be controlled and the rate of effluent. Granted one method is 6.00 and a trip to the liquor store and the other is well, let's say a little more than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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