vodka dosing ?

[cubow78]

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i want to start dosing vodka my water prams are all good except my nitrates they are off the chart at like 60 - 80 so i think me starting to dose vodka will help but my question is my phospates are zero also am i doing somthing wrong 0 phospates but realy high nitrates ? will vodka help me

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Organic carbon dosing may be a fine plan, yes.

Did you use any method of reducing phosphate?

[cubow78]

just water changes

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

OK, I'm not sure why only nitrate is elevated, and it may just be kit error in one or both measurements, but organic carbon dosing is a reasonable thing to try. :)

These have more:

The “How To” Guide to Reef Aquarium Chemistry for Beginners,
Part 4: What Chemicals May Detrimentally Accumulate
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-09/rhf/index.php

Nitrate in the Reef Aquarium
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/august2003/chem.htm