Treating with Vitamin C

[FragMan07]

Also, can someone please figure out the dosage for me so i dont OD my tank. I cant seem to get the numbers right and I have a bunch of sick Zoa's that could use help ASAP.

 

[geoxman]

I would read the link provided by pufferpunk-it breaks it down pretty easily. good luck!
Puffer I need to know what was up with your skimmer and the dosing??
PL

 

[jefnalyssa]

tagging along

 

[FragMan07]

I don't have a sump for my tank..........you think it will be ok if I let the Vitamin C tablet dissolve in the Carbon Holder inside my Biowheel filter or maybe I should just put the pill in the tank and let nature take its course?

Suggestions? Sorry if I'm being an idiot here, just wanna be careful

 

[mnestroy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11353945#post11353945 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by FragMan07
I don't have a sump for my tank..........you think it will be ok if I let the Vitamin C tablet dissolve in the Carbon Holder inside my Biowheel filter or maybe I should just put the pill in the tank and let nature take its course?

Suggestions? Sorry if I'm being an idiot here, just wanna be careful

That should be fine, I would put it after the carbon filter, wouldn't want it all to be taken right out of the water by the carbon.

Keep in mind this is not a time tested / proven method, those of us that are trying are just experimenting.

Nobody has experienced any negative results to their livestock yet, I guess alls I'm saying is do at your own risk

 

[Pufferpunk]

Instrustions in the above article say to remove carbon--I just took out my Purigen.

 

[FragMan07]

Yeh I noticed it said to remove all carbon and filter pads.

I know I've heard I dont need a biowheel or filter in there but I'm hesitant to turn it off completely

What's the carbon going to do if I keep it in?


I'm totally aware this is experimental but my Zooanthids are inexplicably not opening and I'm willing to try anything right now

 

[Pufferpunk]

My skimmer doesn't seem to go nuts from this (that I have noticed). No additives in my Vit C though. that article slao says to treat for 14 days & I'm going on 12 weeks now.

 

[Pufferpunk]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11354980#post11354980 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by FragMan07
Yeh I noticed it said to remove all carbon and filter pads.
I know I've heard I dont need a biowheel or filter in there but I'm hesitant to turn it off completely
What's the carbon going to do if I keep it in?

Carbon will remove the vitamin. You shouldn't need your Biowheel if you have enough LR & a skimmer would help too.

 

[FragMan07]

My skimmer is ok, I have enough LR.

I'm sorry, but I was told I needed a filter when i started my tank. Granted it's a Penguin Biowheel and nothing flashy, but I thought the filtering and the carbon was good for my tank since I dont have a sump.

OK, So Carbon will just neutralize the vitamin. Point taken.

 

[Pufferpunk]

No, you do not need to use any FW filters on SW. You were told incorrectly. A sump only holds extra water & is a place to hold your skimmer & extra equipment. It really does nothing for your filtration.

 

[FragMan07]

I realize I'm now off-topic officially and I apologize.

You're saying if I turned off my filter and took it out right now, nothing bad will happen to my tank?

 

[Pufferpunk]

You have my permmission to hijack my thread.
How large is your tank & how much LR do you have? Generally, FW filters are nitrate factories for WS. What is your nitrate?

 

[phenom5]

I was pointed to this thread by Pufferpunk because I was losing zoas.

so I got some of the purest Vit C I could find, but it still has some other junk with it. according to the label it has...

Cellulose (plant origin)
Vegetable Stearic Acid
Croscarmellose
Vegetable Magnesium Stearate
Silica

this was the best one that I could find, it says Pure Vitamin C on the label.

does this seem okay, or should I look for something else?

 

[Pufferpunk]

Yeah, mine has all that crap in it too--should be OK.

 

[FragMan07]

I have a 29 gallon tank with 45 lbs of live rock.

Here are my levels:

Calcium - 500 ppm
KH Carbonite - 250 ppm (bit high)
Phosphate - 0.0 ppm
Nitrates - 5.0 ppm

The temperature in the tank is perfect.

I've just had the filter in the tank forever so the thought of just taking it out is kind of a shock to me. I also bought the Vitamin C tablets, 500 mg

 

[geoxman]

Mine had that stuff in it as well and the celluose made my skimmer go nuts. I did just find at GNC some PURE Ascorbic Acid and Rose hips--no other added ingredients at all. Nothing! It is in powder form and taste like a lemon. 1/2 tsp=2100mg and an 8oz bottle was $13. It should go further than the ghetto drug store brand and has no fillers.
I do not want to get into a long winded discussion about vitamins and the shelf life, but the manager at GNC went on and on about freshness and purity?? I did my first dose this morning and the skimmer, when plugged in, was fine.

On a bright note my corals are looking rather plump, healthy and colorful and I am not just saying that because of this experiment??

I have done nothing abnormal or different from my normal routine. good luck

 

[geoxman]

It is GNC brand and is called
Vitamin C Crystals
with rose hips
an 80's mauve bottle with a brown cap


Ingredients
Ascorbic acid
Other ingredients
rose hips powder

contains no
sugar, starch, artificial colors/flavors, preservatives, sodium free, no wheat, no gluten, no soy, no dairy and yeast free

 

[d0cdave]

Tagging along. Nothing happening to my zoos yet, except for the aiptasia

I think the powder form is the best bet. Not too keen on the Silica the tablets have.

 

[FragMan07]

Well I just did my first 123 mg dose in the tank a few minutes ago.

I chose the pill form and seems to dissolve pretty fast.

I will also be contributing updates to this "experment" as it progresses.