What do zoas look like when they melt?
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Pufferpunk
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There's like a million page thread here on this. Here's a short version:
Dosing Vitamin C Chart
Use this product:
http://www.iherb.com/ProductDetails.aspx?c=1&pid=-7152293197697039798
$5 0ff coupon code: LUL789 (always 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. 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. No need to be exact--I usually round to the nearest 1/4 tsp.
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. Try for at least one dose being done during lights out, as VC absorbs better in the dark.
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 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.
*Do NOT dose at high levels (>10ppm), if you don’t have a skimmer! Especially on a nano tank.
* 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. I check VC threads 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!
Dosing Vitamin C Chart
Use this product:
http://www.iherb.com/ProductDetails.aspx?c=1&pid=-7152293197697039798
$5 0ff coupon code: LUL789 (always 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. 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. No need to be exact--I usually round to the nearest 1/4 tsp.
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. Try for at least one dose being done during lights out, as VC absorbs better in the dark.
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 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.
*Do NOT dose at high levels (>10ppm), if you don’t have a skimmer! Especially on a nano tank.
* 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. I check VC threads 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!
Pufferpunk
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Depends on a few things. You really should be running a skimmer. Be sure your parameters are good (especially alk) before starting to dose. In a low-stocked tank, some folks have noticed alk rising a bit & some even noticed some cyano. I have never had any problems dosing even at 50+ppm. Been dosing over 2 years & still very satisfied with the results. If you have the time, try to plod thru the entire thread--there are 2 splits before the one posted now.
Pufferpunk
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Good luck!
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hey puffer just wanted to let you know i ordered a couple of jars of the vitamin c. great deal and thanks for the code. it says this stuff is buffered and not too acidic. i was thinking that i could use this on a 10 gallon frag tank and put all of my suffering corals in there to try this experiment out. i am guessing i just need to watch the ph since i have a digital meter it would be easier than checking the alkalinity of the tank. if i see things starting to go south i could always remove the corals and put them into another tank. what do you think? thanks
just ordered
hey puffer just wanted to let you know i ordered a couple of jars of the vitamin c. great deal and thanks for the code. it says this stuff is buffered and not too acidic. i was thinking that i could use this on a 10 gallon frag tank and put all of my suffering corals in there to try this experiment out. i am guessing i just need to watch the ph since i have a digital meter it would be easier than checking the alkalinity of the tank. if i see things starting to go south i could always remove the corals and put them into another tank. what do you think? thanks
Pufferpunk
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I think you should always check your alk separately from your pH.
hey puffer just got my vitamin c in today. i just wanted to ask about storing the bottle. are you supposed to keep it refrigerated after opening? i am going to dose one of my tanks today. thanks
Pufferpunk
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Yup, keep in the fridge. I have a smaller container good for a week or 2 of dosing, I keep by the tank.
can you tell me how much to add to a 10 gallon tank? i would like to be on the conservative side in the beginning. just till i get the hang of it.
Pufferpunk
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Uhhh... no, 1/4 tsp is always 1112mg of ascorbic acid. You're looking for dosing a number of mg to a certain ppm. What size tank & what ppm are you aiming for? Didn't you see the formula?
sorry don't quite get it. i want to dose my 10 gallon with 5ppm of vitamin c. then i will dose my 50 gallon with 5ppm of vitamin c.
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