prodibio glacial acetic acid (GAA)

[steverochford]

I have just reset up my new aquarium using all my old live rock now in a darkened sump and using plastic fake rock in the main system total volume 2500 liters will be using balling method/ chaetos
I am thinking of going down the prodibio route as i have researched and quiet like the idea ease of use etc my question is, Is it over the top using GAA as my carbon source i didnt have much fun with vodka i will be adding trace elements and doing 150liter water changes per week i will be using 2 liters of activated carbon passively per month
any thoughts on dosing GAA
Regards
Steve

 

[KafudaFish]

So is it really really cold vinegar?

 

[steverochford]

it freezes at 16 degrees good paint remover too

 

[Amphiprionocellaris]

I have just reset up my new aquarium using all my old live rock now in a darkened sump and using plastic fake rock in the main system total volume 2500 liters will be using balling method/ chaetos
I am thinking of going down the prodibio route as i have researched and quiet like the idea ease of use etc my question is, Is it over the top using GAA as my carbon source i didnt have much fun with vodka i will be adding trace elements and doing 150liter water changes per week i will be using 2 liters of activated carbon passively per month
any thoughts on dosing GAA
Regards
Steve

I don't see any problems associated with it save that it's a fairly low-pH carbon source, which is something you will have to take into account. GAA is basically just concentrated vinegar. However, I doubt you will see any difference between using GAA and vodka, so I wouldn't get your hopes up for new results (unless it ends up being a difference in dosing).

 

[KafudaFish]

You may want to post in the chemistry forum for better answers btw.

I found it online 99.99% pure.

$63.30 for 500 g
129.50 for 2.5 Kg.

Not sure what it runs there but I bet there is a reefer tax added on regardless.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

I use simple vinegar, and there are lots of threads in the chemistry forum on vinegar dosing. I was dosing huge amounts (up to 400+ mL per day to a system of about 200 gallons total) which was too much, but am now backing down a lot on the dose.

It is far cheaper to buy vinegar, even considering the dilution. 5% acetic acid (vinegar) at my store is $2.50 a gallon, which translates to $50 for 1 gallon of pure acetic acid.