Anyone Vodka Dosing???

RuGlu6 · #1 02-24-2009, 02:55 AM

I did but stopped because there was no good results in hair algae reduction.
Now i am on Fauna Marine phosfate reducing clay and red Hair Algae is 99% gone !
much happier now!

Rbacchiega · #2 02-24-2009, 03:05 AM

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Originally Posted by RuGlu6

I did but stopped because there was no good results in hair algae reduction.
Now i am on Fauna Marine phosfate reducing clay and red Hair Algae is 99% gone !
much happier now!

What about overall coral colour?

Treebeard · #3 02-25-2009, 07:20 PM

I have also been thinking about this, and decided to give it a try on a trial basis. I understand that some people have had tank crashes, but who is to say that the crash was caused by the vodka? Surely other people have had tank crashes and were not dosing anything?

pterfloth · #4 02-26-2009, 12:22 AM

After 4 months of vodka dosing I have decided to try the UltraLITH/Fauna Marin regime instead. I did not have a bacterial bloom with vodka but I still required Rowaphos to keep my phosphates down and still had to clean my glass daily. I also had some persistent cyano on my sand bed, appearance of hair algae and lately some bacterial? stringers. I have great acro and polli colors and growth but upgrading from 2x250w MH to 2x400w MH seems to have had much more of a positive effect on coloration than the vodka ever did.

Rather than temp fate I have decided to try another approach. It is obviously much more expensive (!) and I will be monitoring the results closely.

emerald crab · #5 02-26-2009, 05:39 AM

Does it have to be vodka or I can use Jack Daniels?

Rbacchiega · #6 02-26-2009, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by emerald crab

Does it have to be vodka or I can use Jack Daniels?

I would never waste beautiful, lovely, Jack Daniels on tank LOL

No, it needs to be vodka

Mrfish55 · #7 02-26-2009, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by emerald crab

Does it have to be vodka or I can use Jack Daniels?

You can use the Jack but it does not go into your tank, you simply consume enough of it untill you are happy with the way the tank looks, then drink that much each day to maintain the results.

subman · #8 02-26-2009, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Mrfish55

You can use the Jack but it does not go into your tank, you simply consume enough of it untill you are happy with the way the tank looks, then drink that much each day to maintain the results.

You may have to increase amounts over time to maintain happiness!