I've been dosing Vodka for just over a week and I have noticed more polyp extension. BUT I also went to bare bottom a week ago as well and upped the flow. So it could be a number of things. No3 and Po4 are down to nearly undetectable, so I know I'll be cutting my dosage in half soon.

But I have to agree with Douglas here. Because I dose vodka daily it forces me to be a little more critical of the tank. Which is great. I've noticed white puffy qtip looking things on some of the rockwork yesterday before I went to bed and am now trying to figure out what the hell they are and if they're dangerous.

Anyways, I'm pretty happy with the way my tank is looking. Can't wait for things to start growing in...

I'm dosing vodka right now on a 29 gallon tank (I'm not in permanent accomodations right now so that's the best I can do!), but I've also previously dosed it on a 90 gallon, a 125 gallon, and a nano (can't remember the volume). Right now I'm using 1 ml a day in the 29 gallon. NO3 0 and PO4 0. No bacterial blooms, no tank crashes, excellent PE, good growth. Right now my 29 gallon is dominated by SPS, but the previous tanks were mixtures of SPS, LPS and softies. No problems either way. Oh, and those puffy things you're seeing are likely q-tip sponges, you'll see a lot more filter-feeder type things in your tank growing out of the live rock when you dose a carbon source, in my experience. I have nothing but good things to say about carbon dosing. I've also used zeo in the past with similar results. It's a good product as well.

One nice thing about trying vodka dosing is I can say to the girlfriend, "but honey I have to make sure it hasn't gone bad" One for the aquarium, a few for me...

1mL on a 29?!?!? I'm only dosing 1.3mL on my 90...going by what the thread/article on RC suggested. Herm Maybe I should change that.

Q-tip Sponges....should I be removing them from the base of the corals? They are kind of ugly...

LOL Now if only the tank needed Jack Daniels. I'd be all over that!

hmmmmm..... yeah, maybe that is a bit much.... I haven't had any problems so far but I think I'll cut back before I have a different story to post! I just couldn't remember how much I used to dose when I was dosing it last, it was a while ago!

if they are q-tip sponges, then they are of no concern except for appearance of course! Do you have a pic, so we can verify that's what they are?

I did some fancy googling and yep, they are q-tip sponges. I think later today when I do a water change on the tank I'll get rid of as many of I can. I don't care if they are filter feeders, they're fugly.

An angel should have those things cleaned up in no time :mrgreen:

I'm pretty much stocked in terms of fish. I want more corals! Stock in the 90 is:

- 1 Kole Tang
- 1 Foxface
- 1 Copper Banded Butterfly (who I've seen pick at the sponges)
- 1 Ember Blenny
- 1 Male Mandarin
- 1 Sandsifter (Orange Diamond) Goby
- 2 Cardinals (one bangaii and one pajama)

And before anyone says anything, levels are all where they should be, all fish are eating and there is no agression. The tang, foxface and butterfly seem to be best buds.