Going to start dosing Vit C on NC28

Herbie

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I received my "Puffer C" (That's what I am calling it anyway) at my office today and will begin dosing (hopefully) on Thursday. I will be posting before and after pictures here for the science of it, but I wanted to start with a little background: My NC28 is doing pretty well, but the 89w LED system is 25 3w WHITE diodes, so I am having a little trouble with washed colors and running polyps. I have great growth on softies (Pom Poms are running amuck) and all indicators are pointing to proper chemical balance, but I want to try to give my poor white blasted inhabitants anything I can to strengthen them.

I'm currently using Tropic Marin salt (and will be for a long time after the MCF sale) and doing weekly 4 gallon water changes. I have dosed Kent M (Worked pretty well on Bryopsis) and reef essentials (no noticable effect) in the past, but I'm not adding anything but food and RO/DI top-off water at this time.

More pics to follow, but my first question is:
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Why did this stuff come with a tape measure!? What exactly is the intended use of it? :a39:

Also, can someone link me back to the dosing chart? The search feature is not my friend at work :(

Feel free to add any thoughts or tips on this process. I hope it will be an interesting experiment.
 
The tape measure is used for....never mind :D

Tip: If any SPS, make sure your ALK is at 8. Not sure on softies!!

You will need a skimmer for sure
 
Lil BamBam said:
The tape measure is used for....never mind :D

Tip: If any SPS, make sure your ALK is at 8. Not sure on softies!!

You will need a skimmer for sure
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Thanks! I have only 1 Birdsnest that is struggling along but I'll check that.

I'm running a skimmer rated for 100 gallons so I should be good there. I actually took it off and scrubbed it shiny last night so I can really measure the difference in skimmate. I've been surprised at how much it pulls already, but I just can't stop spoiling the heck out of my fish.
 
I-herb is always sending free samples of their stuff. I don't get the tape measure though...


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).
Keep refrigerated.

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!
 
You don't think that a bit too much light on that tank? Xenia like a bit of nutrients. I'm gonna start dosing vit c as well. Pics?
 
m.miller1547 said:
You don't think that a bit too much light on that tank? Xenia like a bit of nutrients. I'm gonna start dosing vit c as well. Pics?
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I do think it's too much light, but the designers at jbj didn't ask me when they built it ; )

(It is stock equipment on the nc28 LED advanced)


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I just ordered some today, the coupon is still $5, my zoa's have seemed pretty pissed off of late so hoping this brings them back, they spend most of their time closed up. Secondly the vodka dosing has not brought down the nitrates as of yet phosphates are undetectable so I figure from adding it to make the zoa's happy it can't hurt and will maybe help.
 
I know there are a few threads out there on this, but I welcome anyone to post before/after pics here if they would like.
 
1st purchased Tubb's Blues:
TubsBlues.jpg


Melted:
TubbsMelting.jpg


After 2 months dosing VC:
TubbsAfter3Months.jpg


Note the brighter colors & all the new babies below.
 
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