Vodka/vinegar in ato?

chill86 · 09/14/2014, 06:04 PM

I was wondering if I could put vodka/vinegar in my ato to combat no3 and po4? I am not using kalk yet but I am considering switching over from 2 part here soon. Do you think it would mess up the kalk if combined in the ato?

whiteshark · 09/14/2014, 06:07 PM

I wouldn't combine the two and I wouldn't put vinegar in the ato. You wouldn't have fine enough control over the dosage.

Silly clownfish · 09/14/2014, 06:45 PM

You might want to look on the reef chemistry forum. Dosing vinegar with kalk is a good combination and many people use it in ATO. I only recently changed from manual top off to ATO (after 16 years of a manual system on a 30g tank, the upgrade to 75 gwith sump necessitated automation). I've never used 2 part, so I ignore those parts of articles.

If you haven't, read this article:
http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index....arine-aquarium
The author, Randy, is on the chemistry forum here frequently if you have specific questions. He is the subject expert, so better to get answers from him than me!

whiteshark · 09/14/2014, 06:51 PM

I stand corrected. I still wouldn't do it but Randy is exceptionally trustworthy.

chill86 · 09/14/2014, 07:07 PM

Nice article, thanks for posting that! I'm really trying to figure this out because I want to cut down on manual maintenance. At the same time it is just another thing that could go wrong and have ill side effects.

Spiffy · 09/14/2014, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silly clownfish

You might want to look on the reef chemistry forum. Dosing vinegar with kalk is a good combination and many people use it in ATO. I only recently changed from manual top off to ATO (after 16 years of a manual system on a 30g tank, the upgrade to 75 gwith sump necessitated automation). I've never used 2 part, so I ignore those parts of articles.

If you haven't, read this article:
http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index....arine-aquarium
The author, Randy, is on the chemistry forum here frequently if you have specific questions. He is the subject expert, so better to get answers from him than me!

Great read! I have been having trouble with cyano in my sump. But I want to look into this more before I start dosing.

09/14/2014, 06:04 PM	#1
chill86 Lil baby sand shark Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: east coast Posts: 127	Vodka/vinegar in ato? I was wondering if I could put vodka/vinegar in my ato to combat no3 and po4? I am not using kalk yet but I am considering switching over from 2 part here soon. Do you think it would mess up the kalk if combined in the ato?

09/14/2014, 06:07 PM	#2
whiteshark Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bethlehem, PA Posts: 3,024	I wouldn't combine the two and I wouldn't put vinegar in the ato. You wouldn't have fine enough control over the dosage. __________________ Deep Blue 60 gallon cube: Setup in progress.

09/14/2014, 06:51 PM	#4
whiteshark Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bethlehem, PA Posts: 3,024	I stand corrected. I still wouldn't do it but Randy is exceptionally trustworthy. __________________ Deep Blue 60 gallon cube: Setup in progress.

09/14/2014, 06:45 PM	#3
Silly clownfish Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Southeast Pennsylvania Posts: 488	You might want to look on the reef chemistry forum. Dosing vinegar with kalk is a good combination and many people use it in ATO. I only recently changed from manual top off to ATO (after 16 years of a manual system on a 30g tank, the upgrade to 75 gwith sump necessitated automation). I've never used 2 part, so I ignore those parts of articles. If you haven't, read this article: http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index....arine-aquarium The author, Randy, is on the chemistry forum here frequently if you have specific questions. He is the subject expert, so better to get answers from him than me!

09/14/2014, 07:07 PM	#5
chill86 Lil baby sand shark Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: east coast Posts: 127	Nice article, thanks for posting that! I'm really trying to figure this out because I want to cut down on manual maintenance. At the same time it is just another thing that could go wrong and have ill side effects.