Vodka dosing how much should I up it weekly

[BrentH]

It's a 550 gallon system I'm dosing 20 ml a day bm dosing pump split to 4 times a day about every 6 hours it doses ..... Is this ok to spread it out that much? And also how much should I up it weekly ? .5 ml a week seems kinda slow

[BrentH]

My no3 is at 15 to. 20 and po4 is staying at 0.02 to 0.05 I also dose prodibio with the vodka seems to be helping with the po4 I know a lot of you guys a skeptical of the bacteria additives but I'm trying anything to soles up the nitrate lowering

[BrentH]

I've also thought about adding vinegar again instead of upping the vodka doubt that would slows up the no3 dropping?

[reefwars]

you may make it as high as 50ml on 500g system , although thats a bit high and much IMO.


you can up it by more than 0.5ml a week i would go 5 ml more a week untill you notice no3 dropping.

you MAY have to lay off the prodibio or gfo if po4 is very low in order for your nitrates to drop , once they lower you can go back as needed.

[BrentH]

Do u guys think po4 being at 0.02 is keeping the no3 from coming down? I know u need po4 in order for no3 to come down but how much? Is a little enough?

[reefwars]

Do u guys think po4 being at 0.02 is keeping the no3 from coming down? I know u need po4 in order for no3 to come down but how much? Is a little enough?

yes a little is enough and i dont think its the cause of your nitrates not coming down , although i dont know exactly how prodibio works in conjunction with carbon dosing so not sure if its playing a role or not in keeping your no3 that high :)

[BrentH]

Thanks u for the help I'll keep the po4 we're it is and up it 5 ml a week and go from there I worry a lot and have a hard time being patient I already have a grip of corals but there not thriving 100% due to I believe the no3

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

I've generally been successful ramping up dosing far faster than is generally "recommended".

I'm not sure what the typical ramp rates are based on.

[BrentH]

The .5 ml a week per the reef keeping article .... Randy do u think po4 of 0.02 is ok and not holding me back? Reef wars says it's enough I just want to be sure I had someone tell me that if the po 4 around 1.0 it will drop my no3 faster

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

If 0.02 ppm phosphate is accurate, I don't think it is a problem for organisms, either too high or low.

i cannot be sure what would happen to nitrate if you continue organic carbon dosing and choose to add more phosphate. It might make nitrate decline faster, especially if phosphate is a lower than you think.

[reefwars]

The .5 ml a week per the reef keeping article .... Randy do u think po4 of 0.02 is ok and not holding me back? Reef wars says it's enough I just want to be sure I had someone tell me that if the po 4 around 1.0 it will drop my no3 faster

1.0 is probably a little higher than needed IMO , in all honesty I don't see the need to do prodibio bioptim And digest as vodka and vinegar will do the same thing.

While I don't know for sure what's in the Digest I would imagine its vinegar, vodka or a mix of both going by the smell of it.

The bacteria are already pResent whether you continue on with bioptim Or not.

[BrentH]

Ok thanks for the replays. What's the safest way to increase po4 jut feeding right? Every time I feed it will go up 0.01 and therm back down again to like 0.02 I do have some zeo sponge power and aminos and zeo food I think that I bought awhile back but never used

[bertoni]

A bit more feeding might work well, and it's easy to try. That's what I'd do.

[BrentH]

I got it up to 0.03 by not rinsing my food :) it seems like I'll never get no3 down ... I'll be patient and keep upping the vodka a few ml a week