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tried the biopellets seem to work then switched to vinegar dosing that worked too and finally switched to vodka dosing that worked even better. think the key word is doing it very gradually. never touch hard liquor so not tempted to gulp anything from bottle.

Only problem with Vodka/Sugar/Vinegar is you have to dose it every day, and if want to do something like take a vacation you are sort of screwed unless you have someone you can really really trust to dose for you. Biopellets require almost zero attention once they are set up.

On a side note I see Oceanic has a kick ass deal on the NPX pellets http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=77428

I turned off the biopellets reactor today. No bad results... more like no results at all hehe. Nitrates and phosphates were stable (~10 and 0.20). I could have added more, but I was worried that would raise the probability of a crash.

I switched to dose brightwell reef biofuel with a dosing pump I wrote to Chris Brightwell and he told me that I could dilute it in RO/DI water so now it's easier to dose small doses with the dosing pump. I like that I can adjust as I wih the amount of carbon I'm dosing to the system.

Dosing pumps are great. My parameters are stable and tank maintenance is so easy once everything is stable. I'm using FM Balling light for calcium and alk.

I use biopellets and vodka and I trust a peristaltic pump to dose vodka at 6.00 AM and 9.00 PM.

I haven't had any phos readings above zero in my tank since about a month after I first introduced them to my system. Now I have ROX in another reactor as well & I can't be happier with my clarity of water, just have to get my additives in check with a doser soon.

I am keeping the vodka for myself :biggrin:

Don't be greedy, share some with your fishtank.

How much Vodka are you dosing daily?

2 x 2ml doses per day, 90 gal system.

Have to share with the wife so the fish are going to have to do without :twised:

Poor fish:(