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10/26/2018, 12:51 PM
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Dosing vinegar
I am considering dosing vinegar to remedy a little green algae problem.
Read the article on reefkeepers and still have a few questions. 1) how much and how often should I be adding. My system’s total water volume is 70 gallons. 75 gal DT and 30 gal sump. Assume I am using the 5% vinegar that the article recommended. 2) where should I add the vinegar? I have read that ideally it should be added just upstream of the skimmer. In my system this would be in the overflow box. I have a corner overflow with a herbie drain setup. Is this a good location and should I add a little live rock in the overflow box to give the bacteria a place to latch onto?
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75 gal, TriggerRuby30 sump, Reef Octo 150 sss skimmer and Varios 6 return pump, Icecap gyre 3k, (2) Radion xr15 4 gen, Icecap ATO, Spectrapure RO/DI NO3-0, Mag-1385, Ca-430, Alk-9.1, pH-8.1 Current Tank Info: nitrates 0 SG 1.026, pH 8.1 |
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10/26/2018, 01:46 PM
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I've always just dumped it straight into my tank. You build up the dose, there is a table around here somehwere about how to step up doses weekly until you hit top dose.
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10/26/2018, 03:18 PM
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Dump it in the same chamber as your skimmer and just follow the chart..
You dont need to be super accurate and overly complicate the process..
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10/26/2018, 04:48 PM
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Go slow, test often, skim skim skim. Keep in mind your messing with the bacteria count. to me, carbon dosing manges nitrate mostly, I have seen a lesser effect on phosphate likley because there is less in the mix, but yes, it will lower this number. I never got beyond phosphate .1, I needed GFO to mop up the rest to .05, at which the green algae went pale and was easily removable. Last edited by Uncle99; 10/26/2018 at 04:58 PM. |
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10/27/2018, 01:53 PM
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