Upgrade time !

[Reef Pilot]

Originally Posted by Craigdillman

K do you suggest getting the p04 down to where it was then start carbon dosing or

You can do both at the same time, but P04 is your bigger problem. I only tried carbon dosing for a very short time, and didn't like the work and attention involved. So have used only a bio pellet reactor for a long time. Keeps N03 at zero (or at least so low I can't measure any). And I go for a year+ without having to touch it. Once N03 is down to zero, pellet consumption slows down to almost nothing.

But with P04 that high, it will take some effort with Fozdown (carefully) to bring it down. Once it is down (all leached out of your sand and rocks), then it is easy to maintain with just GFO.

[Craigdillman]

Yea I run carbon and gfo about 1.75 cups of it p04 is usually 0.08-0.10 and my nitrates have never been above 1-2ppm in ny tank just over the last month it's creeped up with goby sifting the 2year old sand bed that hasn't been touched that with the new pump and I think caused this whole thing

[Reef Pilot]

Well, the goby is doing a good thing if he is stirring and cleaning up your sand bed. But your filter/sock should be catching the suspended material, and your skimmer doing its job as well. You might have a while of higher P04, but that's where the Fozdown can help, to get it back down.

[Craigdillman]

Ok thanks I'll get some of that and start the vodka dosing as I wanted to anyway and I'll keep you guys in the loop

[Madreefer]

Vodkas for people
Vinegars for fish
Why not vinegar over vodka? It's cheaper but you dose more

[Craigdillman]

No reason actually i thought vodka was just more potent figured they worked the same, is there any difference is one "better " than the other

[Madreefer]

No not that I have researched.