Vinegar Dosing

bwitchn · 05/02/2012, 09:26 PM

I would like advice on the useful uses for Vinegar dosing?

BurntOutReefer · 05/02/2012, 09:31 PM

on chips its delish.........

bwitchn · 05/02/2012, 09:35 PM

Very funny BurntOut! HA! HA! Is it to control Nitrates and Phosphates?

Motish · 05/02/2012, 09:49 PM

Suppose to help bacteria development that consumes nitrate. I think vodka dosing is much more researched and you can easily find info on the web, for example
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2008-08/nftt/index.php

There are also youtube guides or testimonies about its good affect.

ajcanale · 05/03/2012, 06:18 AM

+1 on vodka, it won't affect your PH like vinegar would.

SweetTang · 05/03/2012, 07:12 AM

You can find a lot of information over at the Reef Chemistry Forum (On this site, under General Interest Forum). I just started dosing Vinegar to see if I can bring down my Nitrates, only a week in....

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Originally Posted by bwitchn

I would like advice on the useful uses for Vinegar dosing?

Randy Holmes-Farley · 05/03/2012, 01:08 PM

I prefer vinegar to vodka dosing after having used both. it seems less prone to promote cyano.

The utility of organic carbon dosing overall is to allow realtiely easy reduction in nutrients, especially nitrate but also phosphate.

Both vinegar and vodka dosing impact pH similarly in that they lower it, but vinegar does it more at the start (when dosed) and vodka does it more later as it decomposes. Both end up entirely as CO2 which causes the pH lowering.

05/02/2012, 09:26 PM	#1
bwitchn Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 141	Vinegar Dosing I would like advice on the useful uses for Vinegar dosing?

05/03/2012, 06:18 AM	#5
ajcanale JTV Reefcaster Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Memphis 10 Posts: 607	+1 on vodka, it won't affect your PH like vinegar would. __________________ If the spirit moves ya, let me groove ya Current Tank Info: 90g SPS display - 30g sump/fuge - 15g frag tank system. Powered by Neptune Apex, Radions, PC Actinics, MP40s, Sea Swirl Returns. Chaeto, Kalk, GFO/Carbon, SWC Cone Skimmer.

05/03/2012, 01:08 PM	#7
Randy Holmes-Farley Reef Chemist Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Arlington, Massachusetts Posts: 81,937	I prefer vinegar to vodka dosing after having used both. it seems less prone to promote cyano. The utility of organic carbon dosing overall is to allow realtiely easy reduction in nutrients, especially nitrate but also phosphate. Both vinegar and vodka dosing impact pH similarly in that they lower it, but vinegar does it more at the start (when dosed) and vodka does it more later as it decomposes. Both end up entirely as CO2 which causes the pH lowering. __________________ Randy Holmes-Farley Club 65535 Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef

05/02/2012, 09:31 PM	#2
BurntOutReefer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Granada Hills Posts: 4,350	on chips its delish.........

05/02/2012, 09:35 PM	#3
bwitchn Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 141	Very funny BurntOut! HA! HA! Is it to control Nitrates and Phosphates?

05/02/2012, 09:49 PM	#4
Motish Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 141	Suppose to help bacteria development that consumes nitrate. I think vodka dosing is much more researched and you can easily find info on the web, for example http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2008-08/nftt/index.php There are also youtube guides or testimonies about its good affect.