Vodka dosing

JoeyJ · Dec 30, 2023

So like my aquarium has some high nitrates and it's kinda hard to do water changes, so I'm just wondering if vodka dosing would lower my nitrates to a good amount of like 1-3

If this would work how should I do the vodka dosing my tank is 75 gallons with 2 fish and some coral

Troylee · Dec 30, 2023

It would def help.. do you have a skimmer to pull it out? No3 shouldn’t be that high with 2 fish in a 75 unless you’re seriously over feeding.

JoeyJ · Dec 30, 2023

Troylee said:
It would def help.. do you have a skimmer to pull it out? No3 shouldn’t be that high with 2 fish in a 75 unless you’re seriously over feeding.

Yea I have a skimmer also the nitrates came out of nowhere and I've been doing 50% water changes like once a month to try to combat it but it was not working

JoeyJ · Dec 30, 2023

JoeyJ said:
Yea I have a skimmer also the nitrates came out of nowhere and I've been doing 50% water changes like once a month to try to combat it but it was not working

I also hand feed my clownfish and like 2 little shrimps for my eel

EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal · Dec 30, 2023

JoeyJ said:
I also hand feed my clownfish and like 2 little shrimps for my eel

What is your actual nitrate level now? Unless you have very picky sps coral, nitrate of 1-3 is way too low. What coral do you have?

JoeyJ · Dec 30, 2023

EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal said:
What is your actual nitrate level now? Unless you have very picky sps coral, nitrate of 1-3 is way too low. What coral do you have?

Sadly my nitrates level rn is at an embarrassing level of 100+

gbroadbridge · Dec 30, 2023

JoeyJ said:
So like my aquarium has some high nitrates and it's kinda hard to do water changes, so I'm just wondering if vodka dosing would lower my nitrates to a good amount of like 1-3

If this would work how should I do the vodka dosing my tank is 75 gallons with 2 fish and some coral

If you want to run a successful reef tank you need to be prepared to do the hard work, that includes regular water changes especially if the tank is new.

Water changes do more than just lowering nitrates.

There are many threads on carbon dosing, some even running at the moment.
Suggest you read one of those.