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Originally Posted by Nanook
I started dosing vinegar on my 470 gallon reef with 100 gallons in the sump 16 days ago. I started at a higher dose than the chart said to speed up the process, I’m currently at 70cc/day. How long does it typically take to see reduction in nitrate? I’m currently close to 30ppm.
Of note, I have 45 fish and feed heavily.
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Just came across this old poll
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...288714&page=14
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Total of 79 votes
I add vodka and the experience is mostly postive : 40 votes
I don't add vodka : 30 votes
I add vodka but don't see any differences : 5 votes
I add vodka and mostly bad experiences with it: 4 votes
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The results from this poll say 9 out 40 attempts resulted in no results or negative results. I’ll summarize this as meaning a ~25% failure rate for carbon dosing. Unfortunately, to this day we still don’t seem to know why the method fails. I wonder if the real success rate is closer to 50% or a flip of the coin. Feels that way to me after reading this Reef Central forums.
Just found this...
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...288714&page=27
“My theorie (that has been proven enough in europ) is that the method is working in lets say 50% of the cases. In the other 50 it dosen't at all, since the method cultures also possible pathogenes.”