Dosing vinegar

[Ab129]

I am considering dosing vinegar to remedy a little green algae problem.
Read the article on reefkeepers and still have a few questions.
1) how much and how often should I be adding. My system's total water volume is 70 gallons. 75 gal DT and 30 gal sump. Assume I am using the 5% vinegar that the article recommended.
2) where should I add the vinegar?
I have read that ideally it should be added just upstream of the skimmer.
In my system this would be in the overflow box. I have a corner overflow with a herbie drain setup. Is this a good location and should I add a little live rock in the overflow box to give the bacteria a place to latch onto?

 

[sde1500]

I've always just dumped it straight into my tank. You build up the dose, there is a table around here somehwere about how to step up doses weekly until you hit top dose.

 

[mcgyvr]

Dump it in the same chamber as your skimmer and just follow the chart..
You dont need to be super accurate and overly complicate the process..

 

[Uncle99]

I've always just dumped it straight into my tank. You build up the dose, there is a table around here somehwere about how to step up doses weekly until you hit top dose.

+1.....direct to DT
Go slow, test often, skim skim skim.
Keep in mind your messing with the bacteria count.

to me, carbon dosing manges nitrate mostly, I have seen a lesser effect on phosphate likley because there is less in the mix, but yes, it will lower this number. I never got beyond phosphate .1, I needed GFO to mop up the rest to .05, at which the green algae went pale and was easily removable.

 

[hkgar]

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2008-08/nftt/index.php

Multiply vodka dose by 8.