Dosing a tank with Vitamin C?

[Pufferpunk]

Well, I'd say Jeff doses tiny amounts compared to me. I'm consistent at 23ppm.

[dublo8]

I don't mean to resurrect this thread. Besides the link posted earlier, where else might this product or a suitable replacement be found? Do health stores such as GNC, hi-health wallgreens etc. carry anything that could be used in its stead?

[Pufferpunk]

I've always found the I-herb company offering the best price in bulk (16oz) jars. Especially with th 1st time discount.

[dublo8]

Great thank you puffer for the quick response.

[chasethis1]

This chart is kind of confusing to me. Could it be stated a little more simply?
PPM, I understand that but I dont want to have to sit down and work out PPM for all my tanks, wouldnt it be nice to have something like 1 tsp to a gallon of water? Mix one cup of said mixture into said amount of gallons tank. Something that those of us that are well for lack of a better word LAZY.
Id like to just drop what ever appropriate amount into some water and mix that into my sump to address the specific size tank.

[AYZ]

Hey Guys, Great post and useful info. thank you
Just a quick question. Is it safe and is it recommended to add Vitamin C to a quarantine tank when treating a fish and would it interfere or create any chemical reaction with a copper based products, like cupramine?

[janes_mw]

Pretty old thread. I tried back in 2009 ..... another "fad" if you ask me. Personally, I would steer clear and stick to the basics on quarantine tank as published.

just my 2 cents, but I did use for about 8 months with no appreciable difference in my tanks.

[sgdcover]

Hi all,

I know this is an old thread. Just had one question. The link to the product discussed seems dead and I'm not sure how to find it by name.

http://www.iherb.com/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=10178&at=0

Any thoughts on how I can find the same product?

[LiquidCache]

They probably don't make it anymore. It is a 5 year old discussion.

[sgdcover]

yeah i figured. Thanks!

[reelredfish]

But are people still dosing vit. C in there tanks? If so that gives us many years of data to look at???

[rogergolf66]

I had a friend that just moved all his tanks that was dosing vit C. He thought it helped his zoas.

[jcs401]

Originally Posted by Pufferpunk

VITAMIN C DOSING CHART
Here are the directions:
Use this product:
http://www.iherb.com/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=10178&at=0


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!

[jcs401]

This link does not work anymore. can you please send me what vitamin c you use. I would like to try this out?

[jcs401]

This link doesn't work anymore. could you please assist in helping me find. i would like to try dosing this. Also, is there anything i can get without having to order for now??

[Reeferman1019]

maybe using a product like Reef Energy or Fuel?

[Meeetch]

Will the Vitamin Shoppe brand work for powder?

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