Sharing a drink with the reef?

I also toy'd with the idea, ended up using pellets instead. Unless I hook up a doser there is no way I could remember to dose it everyday.

 

Keep us posted on your experiments with this, I have been researching it lately as well... /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default//emoticons/smile.gif

 

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2008-08/nftt/index.php

I opted for biopellets, but know a reefer that has had very positive results with vodka.

 

been dozing vodka for 3 yrs now and would never stop. I dose wen I feed so it's not like u can forget and if u do it's not the end of the world. I haven't used GFO in 2 yrs either. My thot is GFO is competing with beneficial bacteria JMO.My tank gets warm in summer so an extra pump to run a pellet reactor is outa the ?. I do not use a refugium either "silly to alot of peeps I no" I wrote up "My Smirnoff experiences" 2 yrs ago and shared pics and info on tank. http://www.greateriowareefsociety.org/Community/DiscussionForums/tabid/78/aft/20914/Default.aspx
I hope this helps

 

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2008-08/nftt/index.php.
This is were I got all my dosing info. Remember to use total estimated water volume. Live rock,sand, pumps etc take up volume.

 

I've had bio pellets running for about 8 months and didn't notice a huge change. I had to run gfo after about 3 months cuz they just weren't keeping up. I've heard a lot of people are seeing that the bio pellets just don't do as good of a job as vodka, vinegar, or sugar dosing do. I had my gfo reactor off for about 2 weeks and came down with a ton of hair algae that still hasn't' totally gone away, so about a week ago I started dosing vodka and vinegar. 10 mL of 80 proof vodka is equivalent to 80 mL vinegar and 1 tsp sugar. I calculated out how much vinegar and how much vodka I'd have to dose and divided by 4 so by dosing both I was only dosing half strength combined. It's only been a week, so can't really know for sure.

And just to clarify ThyRaven so you don't overdose, the calculations are based on WATER volume, not tank volume. Rock, corals, sand, etc. all take up space, so make sure you take that into consideration. So if you have 225 gallons, you're more likely to have about 150-180ish gallons of actual water in your system. There's no problem with underdosing, but overdosing can kill your tank!

Do the reading before dosing anything and have a good way to test for nitrates and phosphates. Nitrates aren't as important, but you want to be able to know exactly what your phosphate readings are doing and most test kits SUCK, so I'd recommend buying a Hana Phosphate Checker...

Good luck!

 

I've been dosing Vodka for several months. Some get cyano just from dosing Vodka and then when they go to vinegar or, vinegar and vodka combined (like what Adam is doing), the cyano goes away. If you do dose, follow the guys' suggestions! S_L_O_W is BEST ;=0)