Observations on vodka dosing

[beeker]

I got cyano, things started to starve and i had some sps RTN and STN from it, this was only dosing 2 drops a day on my BC29g at the time

i originally started with 1 drop a day and after a month moved up to 2 drops a day, after a month of 2 drops a day is when my corals started to react badly, meaning they started dying, losing color and stopped growing for awhile

so i stopped dosing completely for 8 months

in that time i had a light bulb go off, i was thinking what if i didn't daily dose but only dosed 2-3 times a week would i still get the positives without the negatives....

it turns out i can dose 2-3 times a week and still net the great effects of Vodka without saturation

so that is why i currently use this method on my tank

 

[180+55reef]

Thanks!

Yes I think I will start to go to 2-3 times a week, are u sure ur parms were on at that time?

I figured with all the people doing this some others must also have LPS experience with the dosing also

at what time frame did your skimmer output improve?

 

[beeker]

yes my params are always on i test my tank weekly and almost every 4 days i'm testing Alk

Alk is held between 7-10 DKH typicall it's 9

Calc is always high in my tank in part because when i made the DIY mixture from BRS i added a half cup more than what was needed my Calc is a little over 500ppm right now but it was around 1000ppm and i was supprised with it at 1000ppm i had no negative effects it's back to around 500ppm now after 3 weeks of it being high, the only coral that looked upset was my green duncans

and my mag is always maintained at 1500ppm i like having a high mag in my tank for algea control and have noticed no ill effects from it being at 1700ppm but i keep my around 1500ppm

i just bought BRS 3 part DIY and since mixing my own 3 part for the first time i have been testing often to make sure i added the right cup amounts

I dose Vodka on Wednesday and friday at the moment and i dose 2 drops of Elo's aminos everyday my water changes are 20gs a week with Reef crystals and are performed on sunday

 

[beeker]

skimmer output improves overnight with Vodka dosing, it really is a day and night difference, so make sure to set your skimmer so it collects and dosent overflow

 

[180+55reef]

THANKS
I havent seen any real improvement to my skimmer out put yet......

thanks for all the info

 

[Jabberwock]

I saw dramatic skimmer (ASM G1, Sendra 2500, unmodified) output increase on as little as .2ml / day on my 72g. I went from dumping the skimmer cup once a week to 3 times per week. I suppose a lot of this has to do with each person's skimmer settings, but I will confirm, very little vodka produced very fast and noticeable skimmer results for me. Amazing how much bacteria just a few drops will generate!