Who's Carbon Dosing?
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Pufferpunk
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Am I carbon dosing?
I auto top off with kalkwasser enhanced with vinegar to increase the solubility of the NaOH. That way I maintain 450ppm Ca and 10 dKh with the corals I have presently. I premix the BRS NaOH with vinegar, then after it stops fizzing and cools down I add it to my 5 gallon reservoir and it lasts about a week till I do it again. I can change the recipe to dissolve more or less of the Kalk. I can and probably sometimes do dissolve all of the kalk with vinegar/water, because I may be adding too much vinegar.
I have no skimmer and I do no water changes ever. I have zero nitrates and close to zero phosphates. I have a large refugium and tolerate more algae in the DT than most/all. I have recently installed an ATS and it's just now starting to function. DT algae is dissolving commensurably. If I use a lot of vinegar and keep everything else the same, I get almost no algae growth but lots of bacteria growth, even in the ATS.
I auto top off with kalkwasser enhanced with vinegar to increase the solubility of the NaOH. That way I maintain 450ppm Ca and 10 dKh with the corals I have presently. I premix the BRS NaOH with vinegar, then after it stops fizzing and cools down I add it to my 5 gallon reservoir and it lasts about a week till I do it again. I can change the recipe to dissolve more or less of the Kalk. I can and probably sometimes do dissolve all of the kalk with vinegar/water, because I may be adding too much vinegar.
I have no skimmer and I do no water changes ever. I have zero nitrates and close to zero phosphates. I have a large refugium and tolerate more algae in the DT than most/all. I have recently installed an ATS and it's just now starting to function. DT algae is dissolving commensurably. If I use a lot of vinegar and keep everything else the same, I get almost no algae growth but lots of bacteria growth, even in the ATS.
Pufferpunk
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Vinegar is a carbon source. IDK about other sources but I assume they all work the same. If you dose carbon without a skimmer, the tank can crash--especially a nano. JMO, after being the VC dosing bandwagon for over 6 years straight now.
Also, without ever doing WC, how do you replace all the elements used up by your corals?
Also, without ever doing WC, how do you replace all the elements used up by your corals?
Pufferpunk
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For anyone who is dosing VC now or who might be considering starting this, www.iherb.com is offering FREE SHIPPING, for any order. I just had a yellow tang with a HUGE gash in it's side. I think the Convict tang must have chased it into a rock. I was very concerned about infection but the gash was completely healed in less than 1 week. I know this was the VC helping it to heal faster.
Here's the dosing chart, along with the discount code, to receive $5-10 off your 1st order:
VITAMIN C DOSING CHART
Here are the directions:
Use this product:
http://www.iherb.com/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=10178&at=0 FREE SHIPPING!!!
$10 off 1st order of $40 & up or $5 off on smaller orders, when using this code: LUL789
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, also for better health/coloration of your fish. 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. Higher doses of as much as 100ppm (for about 2 weeks) for fish illness. 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 (white stringy stuff) or increased scum 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 then pour into overflow. If adding to sump, try and add the vitamin c after filtration such as skimmers and reactors. *Keep your Vitamin C bottle in the refrigerator. * If you have a question, ask here. I do my best to check these 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!
Here's the dosing chart, along with the discount code, to receive $5-10 off your 1st order:
VITAMIN C DOSING CHART
Here are the directions:
Use this product:
http://www.iherb.com/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=10178&at=0 FREE SHIPPING!!!
$10 off 1st order of $40 & up or $5 off on smaller orders, when using this code: LUL789
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, also for better health/coloration of your fish. 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. Higher doses of as much as 100ppm (for about 2 weeks) for fish illness. 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 (white stringy stuff) or increased scum 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 then pour into overflow. If adding to sump, try and add the vitamin c after filtration such as skimmers and reactors. *Keep your Vitamin C bottle in the refrigerator. * If you have a question, ask here. I do my best to check these 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!