With my new system up and running now (albeit in sore state after the crash that followed the transfer
) I am wanting to start implementing all of the features that I have always wished were on my tank. One thing I have always wanted to do was carbon dosing of some sort, be it biopellets or vodka dosing.
I typically keep the system heavily stocked with corals (I will be shooting for this again once the tank turns around) and I like to feed on the heavier side as this helps me get some awesome growth out of the corals. However, this has had me doing big weekly water changes for the past two years and I'm tired of it. I'd like to have a system where I can feed a bit on the heavy side without having to worry about water quality as much. I'd love to use a macro refugium and go au natural but this isn't in the cards for me because of space limitations. So, enter carbon dosing...
I'd really like to give this a try. I've done my homework, I know what I'm doing and I've narrowed it down to dosing
MB7 and vodka or swapping my Phosban reactor over to biopellets. I've been reading good and bad things for both (I think the bad comes mostly from people underfeeding) and can't quite decide which route is the best way to go. I've eliminated zeovit for a few reasons but the biggest being cost (I be a poor grad student).
I was wondering if anyone can weigh in with their experience with either method? I'd love to hear your stories!