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Treating with Vitamin C
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Orochimaru
1 of 3 legendary ninjas
my lps and sps acting weird but I couldn't pin-point the problem so I stop dosing Vit. C for a while but that didn't help either. still not sure, so I continue to dose again now.
o0xerog0o
Member
I dosed for the first time yesterday. In my 30G/10G setup I dosed 1/8 tsp 2x, and in my 75G/30G setup I am dosing 3/8 tsp 2x daily. They both roughly come out to 5ppm, but in a week or so, I may try to bump it up a little once I see how things are reacting to the changes. Will keep you all update
Pufferpunk
New member
...and why hasn't this made thread of the month yet???
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Pufferpunk
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Uhhh... oh yeah...
20longreefer
New member
hey pufferpunk could i use a liquid softgel vitamin c? i would open the tablet and dilute that vitamin c in rodi and just dose that. so would it work?
Pufferpunk
New member
Absolutely not. You don't want anything in your tank but pure, buffered VC. Those pills have a pH of 4!
20longreefer
New member
alright so i guess ill get the solid ones. thanks for preventing me from nuking my tank.
Pufferpunk
New member
Same thing with those too.
AugustWest
Premium Member
OK. I made it through the first 10 pages of this thread. Then skipped towards the end. Let me see If I got this straight because it looks like things have "evolved" from the beginning.
Pure vc is the way to go (I ordered from i.herb.com) GFO and GAC are ok to run. I have a total volume of about 100 gallons. I'm looking to just improve coral growth, color so 5 ppm VC is about right. I'm going to start with 1/4 tsp. twice a day and work up to 1/2 tsp twice a day...... sound about right so far?
Another question, is VC a form of Carbon dosing? Same as the vodka,sugar,vinegar dosing?
Also I have started dosing AZ-NO3 due to a Nitrate level of about 20. OK to dose VC at the same time?
Thanks
Pure vc is the way to go (I ordered from i.herb.com) GFO and GAC are ok to run. I have a total volume of about 100 gallons. I'm looking to just improve coral growth, color so 5 ppm VC is about right. I'm going to start with 1/4 tsp. twice a day and work up to 1/2 tsp twice a day...... sound about right so far?
Another question, is VC a form of Carbon dosing? Same as the vodka,sugar,vinegar dosing?
Also I have started dosing AZ-NO3 due to a Nitrate level of about 20. OK to dose VC at the same time?
Thanks
Jeff
Premium Member
Use this product:
http://www.iherb.com/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=10178&at=0
$5 0ff coupon code: LUL789 (good for first purchase).
To figure out how much to use, decide if you want to simply improve coral growth, spread, and color. If so, then you should dose around 5 ppm twice daily (down to 2-3 ppm works also). If you are having problems with coral or fish health, dose up to around 30 ppm twice daily.
Calculate the total net number of gallons in your tank (minus rocks, sand, etc). Enter that number here ______.
You will now need to do a little math. The amounts below are for 100 gallons of water so if you have 50 net gallons, cut the amounts shown below in half etc.
Dosing amounts using Iherb product:
1/4 tsp=1112 mg.
For every 100 gallons:
5 ppm ----- 1892 mg VC
10 ppm ---- 3785 mg VC
15 ppm ---- 5677 mg VC
20 ppm ---- 7570 mg VC
25 ppm ---- 9462 mg VC
30 ppm ---- 11355 mg VC
After you have figured out how much you want to dose at each dosing, enter that number here _____. This is your dose to be used twice a day.
Notes:
*Be sure your pH and alk are within normal reef limits before starting. Adjust if needed. Monitor weekly.
*Shoot for a ppm of around 5 or lower if only dosing for improved coral growth, coloration, and spread. Shoot for higher amounts up to 30 ppm if you are having melting zoas or closed zoas and look for the causes of your problems as you dose. Check for high nitrates, pests, zoa pox, predators, and unstable water conditions.
*Dose low amounts and increase the amount slowly over the course of a few days to a couple weeks.
* If you notice an algae bloom or increased skim on your glass then cut back by half until it disappears.
* Watch your skimmer, it will start to skim more.
* Dose the amount twice a day in a fast moving area of your sump or overflow. You may dilute the vitamin c in ro/di water for a minute then pour into my overflow. If adding to sump, try and add the vitamin c after filtration such as skimmers and reactors.
* If you have a question, ask here. Puffy checks this thread daily.
* The instructions in this guide and throughout this thread are based on using pure Sodium Ascorbate, not vitamin c pills and other non-buffered forms of vitamin c.
Be sure to take some "before" pics!
http://www.iherb.com/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=10178&at=0
$5 0ff coupon code: LUL789 (good for first purchase).
To figure out how much to use, decide if you want to simply improve coral growth, spread, and color. If so, then you should dose around 5 ppm twice daily (down to 2-3 ppm works also). If you are having problems with coral or fish health, dose up to around 30 ppm twice daily.
Calculate the total net number of gallons in your tank (minus rocks, sand, etc). Enter that number here ______.
You will now need to do a little math. The amounts below are for 100 gallons of water so if you have 50 net gallons, cut the amounts shown below in half etc.
Dosing amounts using Iherb product:
1/4 tsp=1112 mg.
For every 100 gallons:
5 ppm ----- 1892 mg VC
10 ppm ---- 3785 mg VC
15 ppm ---- 5677 mg VC
20 ppm ---- 7570 mg VC
25 ppm ---- 9462 mg VC
30 ppm ---- 11355 mg VC
After you have figured out how much you want to dose at each dosing, enter that number here _____. This is your dose to be used twice a day.
Notes:
*Be sure your pH and alk are within normal reef limits before starting. Adjust if needed. Monitor weekly.
*Shoot for a ppm of around 5 or lower if only dosing for improved coral growth, coloration, and spread. Shoot for higher amounts up to 30 ppm if you are having melting zoas or closed zoas and look for the causes of your problems as you dose. Check for high nitrates, pests, zoa pox, predators, and unstable water conditions.
*Dose low amounts and increase the amount slowly over the course of a few days to a couple weeks.
* If you notice an algae bloom or increased skim on your glass then cut back by half until it disappears.
* Watch your skimmer, it will start to skim more.
* Dose the amount twice a day in a fast moving area of your sump or overflow. You may dilute the vitamin c in ro/di water for a minute then pour into my overflow. If adding to sump, try and add the vitamin c after filtration such as skimmers and reactors.
* If you have a question, ask here. Puffy checks this thread daily.
* The instructions in this guide and throughout this thread are based on using pure Sodium Ascorbate, not vitamin c pills and other non-buffered forms of vitamin c.
Be sure to take some "before" pics!
o0xerog0o
Member
Question...
Is there a certain amount of time I should wait between doses
The reason I ask is because, with my job, I leave at 3am and sometimes don't get back home until after 2pm. By the time I shower, get changed, and have a bite to eat, it can be 3 or 4. Then I try to go to bed at 10pm at the latest, so, that's only about a ~6hr window.
Like right now. It's 6pm, I'm getting ready to do my first dose for the day. I didn't want to wait so long, but I got caught up with other things.
Is there a certain amount of time I should wait between doses
The reason I ask is because, with my job, I leave at 3am and sometimes don't get back home until after 2pm. By the time I shower, get changed, and have a bite to eat, it can be 3 or 4. Then I try to go to bed at 10pm at the latest, so, that's only about a ~6hr window.
Like right now. It's 6pm, I'm getting ready to do my first dose for the day. I didn't want to wait so long, but I got caught up with other things.
Pufferpunk
New member
It takes 8 hours for VC to be totally absorbed by your system.
ADMTyPeReEf-eR
New member
so you can dose vc together with vodka?
Pufferpunk
New member
I'm not doing it but I guess some folks are. It soulds fairly redundant to me, since not only is VC also a carbon source like vodka but it does many more things for my system like saving my zoanthids from melting, which vodka doesn't. I'll stick with just dosing VC.
