Frank Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 So I have been running vodka for two week now and wanted to update. 5/4 5/8 5/13 5/18 MB7 Drops 4 2 3 3 Vodka 1.2 1.2 1.8 2.4 Nitrates 35 30.8 35 26.4 PO4 .1 .1 .27 .25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisW Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Thats strange that the po4 would go up over double. Should those last two numbers be .027 and .025? Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted May 18, 2011 Author Share Posted May 18, 2011 I stop using GFO they went up and now are coming down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisW Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 ah, ok. Maybe you can stop using it eventually. Wow, it would sure be a lot cheaper to be able to dose a smidgen of vodka as opposed to buying gfo. Good luck! Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted May 18, 2011 Author Share Posted May 18, 2011 Thinking when I bump up to 2.4 ml it should drop. I have water clarity has improve dramatically. I have not seen any bacteria blooms... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Frank good luck and be safe, don't rush my friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted May 18, 2011 Author Share Posted May 18, 2011 No rushing Ryan has big help on this... Couldn't have done it with out his help... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 You know I got your back Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gradth Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 How is your dosing going Frank? I just finished my first week. Nitrates came down to 10, but my phosphates are still holding around .2. Course I have a bit of GTA that sprung up the last couple weeks so that would be sucking some of it up. Just curious how it was going. Start bumping it up this week, hope to see some changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finch6013 Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 I dosed Vodka sugar vinegar on my old sps solana with great results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted June 8, 2011 Author Share Posted June 8, 2011 It is going slow as I was told it would Nitrates are down but PO4 are still high.. Im up to 2.8ml bumping up .8 this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pledosophy Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 It takes awhile to balance it out IME. I still use GFO in combination with carbon dosing, although I use sugar not vodka. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gradth Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Whats the process for sugar? I see people use vodka, sugar and vinegar or a combo of all three. Seems the vodka is a long process but worth it in the long run and a cheap way to keep your phosphates down. Im only in my second week so I got a long way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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