Thank you for the warning. Where would I find that manual, all Aquaforest products i've purchased comes with minimal English instructions and have yet to see any warning regarding vinegar/vodka.
I went ahead and dosed 5ml vingar to my 80g SPS/LPS the past two days and today I noticed the SPS lightening up notably as well some of the algae has subsided.
I've been dosing Pro Bios S for over a month with Bio pellets running previously for over 3 months. I discounted Bio pellets a couple weeks after starting Pro Bio S and been waiting to get my hands on NP pro so in the mean time I thought to try vinegar, which I am using for the very first time.
Seeing the way the tank has reacted in just two dosages of 5ml vinegar in two days I 'll going to step back and reduce the dosage to 2ml per day. I am thinking the excess amount of bacteria I've been adding the past month (3 drops/day) reacted immediately to the vinegar and striped nutrients instantly over a few hours. Good that it's working but perhaps too clean and too rapid. With the drastic results I am seeing I will definitely play with the vinegar dosage to avoid catastrophic melt down.
In addition I've been using Component 123, E, V, and A , which will play a more important role now that nutrient levels are low. What I've seen in 3 days from adding vinegar has been night and day compare to what I've seen seen in months. Will continue with vinegar and Pro Bio S and see if the good results continues.
I went ahead and dosed 5ml vingar to my 80g SPS/LPS the past two days and today I noticed the SPS lightening up notably as well some of the algae has subsided.
I've been dosing Pro Bios S for over a month with Bio pellets running previously for over 3 months. I discounted Bio pellets a couple weeks after starting Pro Bio S and been waiting to get my hands on NP pro so in the mean time I thought to try vinegar, which I am using for the very first time.
Seeing the way the tank has reacted in just two dosages of 5ml vinegar in two days I 'll going to step back and reduce the dosage to 2ml per day. I am thinking the excess amount of bacteria I've been adding the past month (3 drops/day) reacted immediately to the vinegar and striped nutrients instantly over a few hours. Good that it's working but perhaps too clean and too rapid. With the drastic results I am seeing I will definitely play with the vinegar dosage to avoid catastrophic melt down.
In addition I've been using Component 123, E, V, and A , which will play a more important role now that nutrient levels are low. What I've seen in 3 days from adding vinegar has been night and day compare to what I've seen seen in months. Will continue with vinegar and Pro Bio S and see if the good results continues.
