Who vodka doses?

[smokinreefer]

Originally Posted by reefwars

have dosed vinegar in our zoanthid beds for a long time , works great

Denny, so you keep your zs & ps in a low nutrient environment?

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by smokinreefer

Denny, so you keep your zs & ps in a low nutrient environment?

Yes I do , I've tried it all and at the end of the day the same conditions we would keep acros is the same for zoanthids

Too low isn't good , too high isn't good

[duncangweller]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Vodka/Sugar/Vinegar mix

Brad, can I ask how you mix your VSV solution (how much of each?) And what your dosing schedule is?
Thanks

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by duncangweller

Brad, can I ask how you mix your VSV solution (how much of each?) And what your dosing schedule is?
Thanks

Each batch is 200ml vodka, 50ml vinegar and about a tsp of white sugar. There is a vodka dosing schedule online that I followed, working up to a max dose of 2.4ml daily, then cutting to 1.2ml as maintenance.

[duncangweller]

Thanks. I've been looking online but can't find a schedule as easily as I can find one for just vodka or vinegar

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by duncangweller

Thanks. I've been looking online but can't find a schedule as easily as I can find one for just vodka or vinegar

Oh, sorry, just used the one for vodka. Same total volume, slightly lower carbon level, so figured it was on the safe side

[duncangweller]

Perfect. Thanks

[W1ngz]

I've been dosing sugar, just because I don't regularly have vinegar around. It really tastes terrible in coffee...

I've never really looked, but is there any sort of long term results comparing the three?

[theokie]

I've been using Vinegar and Vodka for several months now with great results. I still get random algae in my frag tank but that is more a result of overfeeding and GFO being depleted. When I change out my GFO algae disappears. I probably should up my dose as my maintenance dose doesn't seem to be cutting it anymore as I'm having to change out 1 cup of GFO every two weeks on a 275 gallon system

I've considered going VSV or even adding Vitamin C to the mix, just haven't been home enough to risk fiddling with things.

[TimT]

I have dosed Vodka, Sugar and Vinegar for quite a while. I discontinued the sugar portion about a year ago as I read somewhere, maybe RC, that it was not good for corals. I am now working on another type filtration that gets rid of PO4, NO3, Dinos, Cyano, Bryospis etc. More later...