ok the vodka dosing, ive read and read, but lets be quick

marinerules · 06/05/2006, 03:04 PM

i just want some reccomened instructions on how to dose vodka for my tank

its a 240 gallon tank

current life

tomato clown
2 lionfish
snowflake eel
triggerfish
starfish
snails

xenia
star polyps
zoanthids - just a few

how much do you think i shyould dose and how often ? ? ?

Billybeau1 · 06/05/2006, 03:30 PM

O.K., I'll be quick. Dont waste your time.

I dosed for 6 weeks with no benefit other than me getting drunk. I was up to 8 ml per day when I stopped.

TekCat · 06/05/2006, 03:31 PM

I dosed some vodka, but I've found that drinking it yeilds better results

marinerules · 06/05/2006, 03:34 PM

well im not going to do it if no benefit , but alot have said that it has really cleared the water and got rid of nitrates

fittdog8848 · 06/05/2006, 03:38 PM

OK OK here is the proper way......

Take 3 oz. Grey Goose and 1 oz. fresh squeezed lime juice.

Add to shacker and shake vigorously to bruise the drink. Poor into large Martini galss and walla.... Take 3 of these and
YOUR TANK HAS NEVER LOOKED BETTER !

TOURKID · 06/05/2006, 03:44 PM

SMARTBUTTS lol I thought the idea of dosing vodka was really bad. but i had a bad nirtrate spike.

look up azno3 before you start adding vodka. Its the same idea as vodka. so b careful. you start off with 2 drops first day, and work your way up to 8 ml

i think marine depot sells it.

btw... works REALLY good. but you must have a skimmer. (it turns nitrates into a property that the skimmer can and does remove

Billybeau1 · 06/05/2006, 05:54 PM

Yes AZ-No3 works good............ if.........you have a great skimmer. Also it might help if you told us where you're at and what you want to accomplish. I used a whole bottle of AZ-NO3 with nitrates at 80 ppm and it didnt put a dent in it. I think that stuff works ok if you're say 30 and below and want to get it down.

We tend to have fun joking about vodka. Seriously, it has worked for some.....and not others.

I personally think its not worth the risk.

If you are having problems with PO4 and nitrates, I think good husbandry, water changes and growing macroalgae is a much safer way to reduce these problems.

I recently put some chaeto in my tank and within 2 weeks, my Po4 went from 1.5 ppm to .2 ppm.

TOURKID · 06/05/2006, 06:22 PM

my trates were about 50. theyve been stedy zero for awhile now. i used half a bottle of azno3

edit: my tank is 45 gal. tho.

06/05/2006, 03:04 PM	#1
marinerules Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Paragould Arkansas Posts: 2,219	ok the vodka dosing, ive read and read, but lets be quick i just want some reccomened instructions on how to dose vodka for my tank its a 240 gallon tank current life tomato clown 2 lionfish snowflake eel triggerfish starfish snails xenia star polyps zoanthids - just a few how much do you think i shyould dose and how often ? ? ? __________________ Looking at purchasing a good SLR camera within the next year, under $1000, any suggestions , email me Current Tank Info: 75 gallon damsels tank , 300 gallon predator fowlr tank

06/05/2006, 03:34 PM	#4
marinerules Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Paragould Arkansas Posts: 2,219	well im not going to do it if no benefit , but alot have said that it has really cleared the water and got rid of nitrates __________________ Looking at purchasing a good SLR camera within the next year, under $1000, any suggestions , email me Current Tank Info: 75 gallon damsels tank , 300 gallon predator fowlr tank

06/05/2006, 03:38 PM	#5
fittdog8848 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bozeman, MT Posts: 308	OK OK here is the proper way...... Take 3 oz. Grey Goose and 1 oz. fresh squeezed lime juice. Add to shacker and shake vigorously to bruise the drink. Poor into large Martini galss and walla.... Take 3 of these and YOUR TANK HAS NEVER LOOKED BETTER ! __________________ When Chuck Norris falls in water, Chuck Norris doesn't get wet. Water gets Chuck Norris. Current Tank Info: 100g Reef with 50g refugium/sump

06/05/2006, 03:44 PM	#6
TOURKID Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Vegas baby, Vegas Posts: 4,371	SMARTBUTTS lol I thought the idea of dosing vodka was really bad. but i had a bad nirtrate spike. look up azno3 before you start adding vodka. Its the same idea as vodka. so b careful. you start off with 2 drops first day, and work your way up to 8 ml i think marine depot sells it. btw... works REALLY good. but you must have a skimmer. (it turns nitrates into a property that the skimmer can and does remove __________________ RISK more than others think is safe CARE more than others think is wise DREAM more than others think is practical EXPECT more than others think is possible Current Tank Info: nada

06/05/2006, 06:22 PM	#8
TOURKID Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Vegas baby, Vegas Posts: 4,371	my trates were about 50. theyve been stedy zero for awhile now. i used half a bottle of azno3 edit: my tank is 45 gal. tho. __________________ RISK more than others think is safe CARE more than others think is wise DREAM more than others think is practical EXPECT more than others think is possible Current Tank Info: nada

06/05/2006, 03:30 PM	#2
Billybeau1 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dyer, Indiana Posts: 12,010	O.K., I'll be quick. Dont waste your time. I dosed for 6 weeks with no benefit other than me getting drunk. I was up to 8 ml per day when I stopped.

06/05/2006, 03:31 PM	#3
TekCat Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: MN Posts: 3,130	I dosed some vodka, but I've found that drinking it yeilds better results

06/05/2006, 05:54 PM	#7
Billybeau1 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dyer, Indiana Posts: 12,010	Yes AZ-No3 works good............ if.........you have a great skimmer. Also it might help if you told us where you're at and what you want to accomplish. I used a whole bottle of AZ-NO3 with nitrates at 80 ppm and it didnt put a dent in it. I think that stuff works ok if you're say 30 and below and want to get it down. We tend to have fun joking about vodka. Seriously, it has worked for some.....and not others. I personally think its not worth the risk. If you are having problems with PO4 and nitrates, I think good husbandry, water changes and growing macroalgae is a much safer way to reduce these problems. I recently put some chaeto in my tank and within 2 weeks, my Po4 went from 1.5 ppm to .2 ppm.