Lowman Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 Well I am on day 4 of vodka dosing. My PO4 was.17 by Hanna meter, (thanks you Dr Merle). I just increased the dosage to 1ml in my 120. I can already see the big patch of hair algae dissapating and the tank looks much better. Now I have to go buy the Hanna Meter and a good nitrate kit. My nitrates were 50 to 100. Way too high for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 Vodka and kalk, cocktail of the reef gods... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowman Posted July 25, 2010 Author Share Posted July 25, 2010 I am not dosing any kalk however. Should I? I read the article in Reefkeeping on RC and it said nothing about kalk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReeFit Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 i'm interested in your results. i was thinking about trying this too for a rock i have alot of hair algae growth on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowman Posted July 25, 2010 Author Share Posted July 25, 2010 Here is a link to the article I read: http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2008-08/nftt/index.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grassi Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 You should try the pellets. There are lots of good results on RC. They are called Vodka pellets, even if there is no spirit in it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReeFit Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 thanks, what kind of vodka are you using and what strength? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algae Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 Well I am on day 4 of vodka dosing. My PO4 was.17 by Hanna meter' date=' (thanks you Dr Merle). I just increased the dosage to 1ml in my 120. I can already see the big patch of hair algae dissapating and the tank looks much better. Now I have to go buy the Hanna Meter and a good nitrate kit. My nitrates were 50 to 100. Way too high for me.[/quote'] Let us know. I have a LaMotte low range nitrate kit that I like. Kinda spendy, but easy to read and the refills are not to dear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 I just like dripping kalk in my ATO water, unrelated to vodka. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowman Posted July 25, 2010 Author Share Posted July 25, 2010 80 proof cheap as I can find unflavored vodka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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