Treating with Vitamin C

[AeroD79]

the zoo status

the zoo status

1st day of dose

4th day of dose

8th day of dose

any difference?

 

[Pufferpunk]

Ummm... YEAH! What do you think?

 

[AeroD79]

some color is showing hmm!

 

[Pufferpunk]

Poplulation growth too.

 

[mrcrab]

Pretty amazing! How many PPM are you dosing?

 

[AeroD79]

just 1/4 tsp of Ca Ascorbate a day. Compared to seeing at least 3 or more starfish on this zoo.. i only spotted one since dosing!

 

[madadi]

AeroD79. does pictures are awesome. thanks for taking the time to take them. how are your SPS doing? any change in polyp extension?

 

[AeroD79]

SPS are not very noticeable. Real results for their color and growth will be a while. =/

My Vit C supplementation is intended for my zoos.

 

[madadi]

it also seems like the anti oxidation power of the C is making the water so clear that colors just seems to pop. no wonder they call it the poor mans ozone!

 

[Obi-dad]

For those dosing vitamin C, is it pure vitamin C ascorbate? the vitamin C ascorbate I have in the house has stuff like calcium stearate and other stuff, not sure whether that would be OK.

 

[mnestroy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11712647#post11712647 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Pufferpunk
Ummm... YEAH! What do you think?

Hmm The 1st photo is much different than the 2nd and 3rd ones.

Different angles?

On the first photo there is patches with no zoos on the rock, how in 4 days could all those patches be full?

 

[madadi]

sodium ascorbate or calcium ascorbate work best. if you decide to use regular vitamin C which is ascorbic acid it will mess with your alkalinity.

jeni did you start using the sodium ascorbate yet?

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11713482#post11713482 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Obi-dad
For those dosing vitamin C, is it pure vitamin C ascorbate? the vitamin C ascorbate I have in the house has stuff like calcium stearate and other stuff, not sure whether that would be OK.

 

[PaintGuru]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11712877#post11712877 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by madadi
it also seems like the anti oxidation power of the C is making the water so clear that colors just seems to pop. no wonder they call it the poor mans ozone!

Can't say I've noticed that either.

 

[Pufferpunk]

I've been using the Socium ascorbate for about a week now. My skimmer still goes nuts, which I really don't mind, since I don't have to do a mod on it now.

 

[slammer3166]

Hi,
I am new to zoas so the ? I have is I dont have a sump hooked up could I just take a tab of Vitamin C and put it in on my hob skimmer thanks,

 

[elzool]

I mix mine with a quarter cup of tank water and put it back into the display while the feed timer on my controller is on. That way it circulates throughout the tank for 15 minutes until the return pump comes back on.

One week and no casualties.

 

[slammer3166]

thanks for info very interesting thread

 

[Pufferpunk]

One the tank I have w/o sump, I pour it under the cup portion of my Backpac skimmer.

 

[slammer3166]

Thanks for info quick ? may seem dumb do you crush up the pill or just let it break up in the water,thanks again

 

[AeroD79]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11713535#post11713535 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mnestroy
Hmm The 1st photo is much different than the 2nd and 3rd ones.

Different angles?

On the first photo there is patches with no zoos on the rock, how in 4 days could all those patches be full?

All photos are from about the same angle..

The rock had tipped over. Causing it to appear differently from 1st to 2nd. I indicated this in my post at page 25

Only difference from 1st to 2nd is the polyps are more plumped.

But I did not include..this
How does the 2nd to 3rd pic look?

4th day of dose (2nd pic)

8th day of dose (3rd)