Vodka Dosing

[k2parkstar]

Anyone local ever tried it? Any pointers other than start slow?

 

[Toto851]

What would you use Vodka for?

 

[Ole Man]

Justin,I've dosed myself with vodka...couldn't tell if it worked all my parimeters seem normal...LOL :tongue: Theirs a company that has a reactor out,comes charged with bactiera,they say if you use it you don't have to do water changes,hokkie,to re charge it they dose it with vodka.

 

[navila06]

I have dosed to rid my tank of hair algae it worked, I have since stopped dosing, and once my trates get up again Im going to try the no3 po4 X regiment. Make sure your skimmer is a one up skimmer, meaning able to handle twice your tanks water volume. Make sure you have a good low range no3 and low range po4 test kit (red sea), one problem i had is I had the api test and I ended up with absolute zero nitrates. Which is not good.

 

[cee]

I did it awhile back on my larger tanks. Dosed the bacteria as well. Didn't experience any problems but didn't notice much improvement either. Maybe I was too low on the dosing but I didn't want a big bacteria bloom that can occur from excessive dosing.

 

[Toto851]

So.....Vodka will help with an Algae problem? Brown or Green?

I'm betting I should just research it.

 

[Lilmatty5dimes]

heres a good link for it. after i move i'll probably start
Vodka Dosing by 'Genetics' and 'Stony_Corals' - Reefkeeping.com

 

[navila06]

it helped with a GHA problem I had, and yes, research is goooood...lilmatty5dimes has posted the same article I read before I started up.

So.....Vodka will help with an Algae problem? Brown or Green?

I'm betting I should just research it.

 

[mike007]

I use the redseafish Nopox myself and i have had excellent results. I tried vodka but it evaporated out of the bottle too quick.lol Anyway the nopox is easy to dose and it will control the nitrates and phosphates. I only use a little everyday. If you go to Redseafish.com they have a excellent video that explains all the benifits in using nopox.

 

[cee]

...oh, and just like Zeovit, don't have you alkalinity much higher than NSW levels or you risk killing your SPS.

 

[larangcon]

I tried Vodka and really like the result. Not only my nitrates are down to a respectable level the water clarity is so clear and the corals loves it.

 

[Reefing Madness]

I still use Vodka. The bacteria will eat out the Nitrates first and foremost, then it goes after the Phosphates, at a much slower rate.

 

[Rob.D]

Have you started to dose yet?