Looking for feedback, Vodka / Carbon Dosing, Big Tank, Big Nitrates

[Bill1119]

Thanks again for the input!
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Frogger, my algae growth is not under control, but I have seen worse. It was just algae till the last month, when I had a cyano outbreak. Other than the cyano it has not been significant enough that I can manually remove it other than that on the sand or glass. I have a few tangs and a urchin that keep the algae growth short. There should be a lot more coraline algae showing on the rock.

The basic corals are reasonably healthy, the star polyps are at about 70%, and the mushrooms and leathers seem not to care other than not substantial growth.

Here is a photo of the current condition of the tank for reference.

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[Bill1119]

Thanks for the info Simons,

Would you be willing to disclose how high your nitrates were when you were having problems?

I will do some reading on the NoPox and give it consideration.

I have a comfort level with vodka, because I had been down the road once, but I am not far enough into dosing yet that it would be a substantial problem to switch (ramp one down and one up with discretion)

I had thought about vinegar briefly but am clinging to the familiar with vodka right now.

[houlisam87]

If you want to solve your high NO3 problem, do the Maximum water change
90 % without catching any fish out of your tank...
That will do the trick, instead doing all the dosing try to get the result many months later hopefully,
Do that and maintain with carbon dosing whichever you prefer will all work fine
Just a suggestion and it works for me , which I took all the sands out afterwards.