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01-30-2009, 06:48 AM
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I was using vodlka dosing at a rate of 10ml / 100 gal over 8hrs. You will get a small bloom of bacteria but if you work the dosing up slowly you can avoid a full scale bacterial overload. I had to stop because of the ultralith field trial. I felt it does work as long as you supplment with other additives. There has been talk about vodlka being feed all types of bacteria in the tank as bad. Not so....even in zeo and ultra systems their food supplement still feeds the other bacteria. I think to have a mono strain of bacteria is very hard to achieve in a reef tank and if you did and found some way of nuking the strain your tank would be toast. Anyways the cost of dosing works out to be as expensive as zeo or ultra additives. In fact the cheapest vodlka I could buy was 20.00 or so. When you add together the other supplements you will find the true cost of dosing. I would consider trying vingear dosing instead if price is a problem. Both zeo and ultra have a lot to offer in the way of a systematic regimen to keeping SPS's healthy
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01-30-2009, 03:26 PM
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"I used the guidelines here to gradually increase the dosage:"
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2008-08/nftt/index.php This article provided by pterfloth, are the instructions for dosing vodka anyone that is even thinking of dosing should read and follow. It seems long but worth the read even a reread. I think I've read it 5x now.
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01-30-2009, 04:59 PM
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75 gallon with 20 gallon sump in the works. R. Bacchiega. Tattooer I didn't smack you, I simply High Fived your face. I've got so much glue on my pants it looks like a Friday night gone horribly wrong.
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01-30-2009, 07:19 PM
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I think I might try the vodka/sugar/vinegar dosing method (or a combination of which) on the 90 gallon mixed reef once everything is in place and then try the zeovit method on the 50 gallon bedroom tank...and do a comparison.
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01-30-2009, 07:32 PM
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Interesting, but if you have to ween your tank later, do you also have to take it to Alcoholic Aquariums Anonymous?
Just kidding, there is always someone with some idea that seems goofy but it works, vodka?? One thing I've always thought is that a system you believe in works for you. Placebo effect maybe, who knows but if you like the idea of something it will amaze you with how well it works. That being said, I don't mean that everything is a gimmick, vodka dosing may be the greatest thing ever, Zeovit perhaps. During the 80s when I had my first salt tank I was told to clean (strip) the filters a couple times a month and change most of the water at least once a month. Now we have Jaubert style, we have Plenums, refugiums, the list goes on and on. We've come a long way, it will be interesting to see how all this stuff holds up over the next twenty five years. Douglas
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