Treating with Vitamin C

[geoxman]

Generic C tabs from your local DS

 

[mnestroy]

I just started treatment today, I picked up 1000mg tablets from Walgreen's (buy 1 get 1 free).

From what I read you'll want to start slow, so I broke my pill in half I'll prob dose 500mg for 5days, then 100mg for 5, and max out at 1500mg (Since I only have a 40breeder/20sump)

I'll keep people posted of my results.

 

[Jeff]

After seeing your results Jeni, I started dosing 1000mg of vit. C daily. After a couple weeks I am seeing my zoas and rics looking very healthy. I really wasnt having a problem before but this actually did help their health.

 

[MUCHO REEF]

I'm very curious myself.


Mucho Reef

 

[NanoReefWanabe]

well you guys have peaked my interest...and after a recent decline in my zoa health i think i am off to the drugstore..i just cant bare to watch my favorite pinks recede again...and now two of my new favorites are showing this brown slimey sluff on them...also have one frag of creamsicles doing the skinny shrinking head thing...perhaps VC will work for me...

you can hardly call this a proven method after two weeks of documented reviews but i cant wait any longer..years of research arent coming fast enough for my poor little zoas...

is there any other web pages you guys can point to that gave you idea in the first place??

off to buy some Vit C..now

 

[NanoReefWanabe]

i have a picture of my sick little zoo...i have started with 2000mg of the plainest of plain vitamin C tablets...no sugars glutens, starches or any other junk just plain Vit C..

i too dropped them into my sump at the drain...thinking i am going to crush the pills up first though...to help it dissolve faster..

i will be adding 2000mg at night and additional 2000mg in the morning...kinda brunch time...i will try to keep them 12hrs apart..

i really hope the zoos turn around..i only have 6 polyps of these pinks...in two frags of three...one frag is fine (so far) the other is really hurting though.....

i guess i will post weekly with updates..

 

[NanoReefWanabe]

hmmm maybe i added too much...i will cut the dose tomorrow..i cant pull the pills out tonight i just put a wack of hand cream on my hands...spent a week in a pile of clay and concrete they are hurting bad..

 

[Pufferpunk]

I wouldn't crush them--you want them to dissolve slowly. Go by that article linked above for dosing instructions. 1 thing it can't stress enough is to RAISE THE DOSAGE SLOWLY!!! How big is your tank?

 

[Pufferpunk]

That article also says: "During this entire period you should not be using any chemical filtration media either (e.g. resins or pads). "

Do you think I should remove the Purigen too? I just put some fresh in there. I never considered it would be removing the Vit C.

 

[NanoReefWanabe]

yeah i defiantely OD'd...doing WC now and then re buffering..

dambit...i cant even use a full tablet...mine are 500 mg and they say i only need to start with 125mg

 

[Pufferpunk]

Never jump the gun when dosing anything.

 

[NanoReefWanabe]

yeah i know better...strangely enough whether it was coincidence or not the red sluff / slime on the questionable zoos seemed to be breaking up...

here they are anyway...will update later...(the three closed ones)

 

[geoxman]

those look like zoa spiders got to them?? good luck

 

[NanoReefWanabe]

no spiders here...there is only three polyps i am sure i would be able to see those nasty little buggers plus i glued it to the rock so i know there is nothing under the frag either..

just some sort of redish brown slime on them..couple other colonies/ frags are also displaying this brown slime stuff...

 

[geoxman]

I only run my skimmer about 1-2 days per week, because it is overkill for my system, and it went nuts today when I fired it up? Puffer has your skimmer been going crazy from the fillers in the C? No big deal I just dialed it back for about an hour then back to the normal setting. Just curious?? TIA

 

[NanoReefWanabe]

i bought a no name brand of vitamin C

says it is derived from natural sources..and that..."this product is free from artificial colours, flavours, and preservatives, gluten, lactose, sodium, sugar, yeast and soy.." only thing it says is teach tablet contains 500mg of ascorbic acid...no other ingredients listed...i am sure there has to be something holding it all to gether..mind you they disolve in about 3 minutes..

my skimmer though relatively ineffective runs daily from 8am to 9pm...goes on and off with the actinics..because i cant stand listening to the stupid air pump while i sleep..it used to be on 24/7 but for some reason the airpump has this insanely loud buzzing sound to it now..

but as it is now the Vitmain C doesnt seem to be making my skimmer go nuts yet..

 

[MUCHO REEF]

How much do you intend to add NanoReefWanabe?

MR

 

[NanoReefWanabe]

i think i will max at a 1500mg a day...

since i couldnt quarter the pills i just halved them and put one in...

today i put in a whole one...i will likely add a whole one tomorrow too...then 1.5 and likely by tuesday be adding 2 full pills...
then 2.5 pills for thursday, and friday i will be up to 3 full pills=1500mg..which will be a concentration of 60ppm..

i will try that for about a month...and hopefully the new year will bring new success to my suffering zoas..

 

[Sk8r]

What in the ocean is a natural source of vitamin C? Non-ocean, it's yellow and orange citrus, orange veggies, etc. Why are krill orange, I wonder....hmmn.
A very, very interesting thread.

 

[FragMan07]

QUESTION..........I dont have a sump for my 29 gallon and my Zooanthids are my primary tank concern.

Any suggestions as to how to get the Vitamin C in my tank? Should I just drop a pill in there???