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10/23/2012, 11:20 AM
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Vodka Dosing Help!!
i have been dosing vodka 8ml 1 over year, i did not know the dosing pump went out(for a week). My Water start turning cloudy, i check everything out my nitrate 5 and phosp 3, went up and small break red slime. I did a water change and so i start dosing vodka small amout 3 ml the water gets clear and next day cloudy. What else do i need to do? This is about 3 weeks ago!
8.4 440 8 5 nitrate 0 nitrite 3 phospate 220G 45G sump 20 refugium mostly lps some sps |
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10/23/2012, 05:56 PM
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no help??
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10/23/2012, 07:13 PM
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It sounds like your tank react well to the vodka, I'd suggest increasing your amount 0.5ml every second day till your back to 8, With that water volume imo youd be ok. |
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10/23/2012, 07:19 PM
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I've heard its normal for red slime to appear once of vodka dosing is stopped abruptly. The cloudiness sounds like a bacterial bloom which would also be normal as this is what the vodka is feeding. Just slow down on the increase of dosage and things should balance out again.
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10/23/2012, 07:47 PM
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sorry phos at .3 and Cuz your saying add little vodka and ska d slow down on the vodka? So i am lost.
So if it is Bacteria bloom will MB7 help? or just keep same dosing and add , .25 ml a week tell water go back to 0 nitrate and phophate, and cut vodka half? |
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