Vodka Dosing -- Long term users

[Bryan]

I experimented for about a month or so and it went ok, I did notice die off in nuisance algae as the bacteria bloom outcompeted the algae for nutrients, but it wasn't without consequences. I lost a clam and I noticed all coralline algae growth simply ceased. My corals also tended to brown out, which was odd as I expected them to lighten up.

I ended up dosing about 3-5 ml daily in my 125 gallon reef

[dunl]

Sounds interesting...got any links for interested readers?

[scuglass]

would this kill the macro in the sump??

[vanreefer]

I have dosed several times never strung them together though... I do notice a bloom of bacteria and get a snotty substance in the low flow areas of my sump... I just manualy remove it... oh and the skimmate seems to be thicker darker as well. Never dosed more than 1cc in 100 gals... water seemd clearer...a bit ...maybe?

I agree with Mr A don't do this without reading about it first... check RC I think there are about 150 pages of vodka discussion in about every forum

[mr_alberta]

Originally Posted by dunl

Sounds interesting...got any links for interested readers?

http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/116101-post18.html

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...ighlight=vodka

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...5&pagenumber=1