scottyreef Posted September 16, 2008 Author Share Posted September 16, 2008 well i have decided to start vodka dosing tonight to help bring out more color in my coral. I have been tagging along with my LFS buddy dosing on his tank for the last 4 weeks. I am really amazed with the results he got on his tank so i decided to try it out on mine. i am going to be dosing by the guide below and i will update weeky on tank progress http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2008-08/nftt/index.php Quote Link to comment
scottyreef Posted September 16, 2008 Author Share Posted September 16, 2008 (edited) Purple Bonsi Greman Blue Poly Digita Pink Panther Acropora Cerealis Mystery Hard Coral ( i dont even know what species it is) Edited September 16, 2008 by scottyreef Quote Link to comment
jpluttme Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 (edited) I've had my cadlights 22 running for about a week now with the new t5ho with individual reflectors. The tank usually gets pretty warm by the end of the day. I see you have a fan running to cut down on heat on your MH. May I ask what temp your tank currently runs at? I'm cringing at the thought of buying a chiller... I have the tunze 9002 also and was a bit disappointed to find it didn't fit front to back in the rear of the tank, but it seems to be skimming alright. Do you like your chiller BTW? Thanks. Edited September 16, 2008 by jpluttme Quote Link to comment
dtfleming Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 not big on the vodka dosing, neo zeo would be a better method to me because it has been researched. Quote Link to comment
scottyreef Posted September 16, 2008 Author Share Posted September 16, 2008 well my tank runs at 77-79 with the fan going and my houses AC on i do have a chiller but its set for 82 so it will only come if there is a problem. You should be fine also long as the surrounding room is cooler that the tank you should be fine with a fan but make sure you have a lot of top off water to combat the evaporation. yeah the 9002 doesnt fit the way i wanted but it works great so i am still happy with it. Quote Link to comment
lilredneckman Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Sweet new pics scotty! New acans are awesome! And man that red cap in the middle will look so great in a few months! Quote Link to comment
Rehype Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Beautiful pics Scotty. Your tank looks fantastic. Are you dosing or running a reactor? Quote Link to comment
scottyreef Posted September 16, 2008 Author Share Posted September 16, 2008 I am dosing this tank with a dual head masterflex dosing pump but in the past i have used calium reactors but i would rather not use it on something so small I have some or acans that i need to take a picture of that i also got from the zoanuts BOC sale Quote Link to comment
scottyreef Posted September 17, 2008 Author Share Posted September 17, 2008 (edited) second day of vodka dosing i have noticed that after i dose the vodka my skimmer goes nuts i wonder if thats common. other than that i have seen no results Edited September 17, 2008 by scottyreef Quote Link to comment
scottyreef Posted September 17, 2008 Author Share Posted September 17, 2008 Vodka dosing day three i have noticed a quite a bit less algae on the glass than i had previous. so it seems that the vodka my be helping in the reduction of algae. I never had much to begin with but there is a noticeable change nevertheless. Quote Link to comment
scottyreef Posted September 19, 2008 Author Share Posted September 19, 2008 Vodka dosing day fout i have doubled the dose to .2ml. My tank is looking great and noticeable problems as of yet Quote Link to comment
X3-3.0i Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 WOW interesting. i have never heard of dosing vodka into a reef tank before. i am very intrerested in how the effects are and hope its not just a placebo effect. Quote Link to comment
scottyreef Posted September 19, 2008 Author Share Posted September 19, 2008 (edited) yeah me too. one of the definite changes in notice is the algae production has really lessoned and my skimmer efficiency has gone up quite a bit. but we will see so wish me luck Edited September 19, 2008 by scottyreef Quote Link to comment
X3-3.0i Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 i wonder if this can help my large tank. i have a 300G and for some reason i have been having excessiver algae growth (green slime) and i have been dosing with "Red slime remover" from Ultra-life for 2 weeks now. it helped initially but then it creeps back. Quote Link to comment
scottyreef Posted September 19, 2008 Author Share Posted September 19, 2008 I might help your skimmer out but it sounds like you have a execess nutrient problem. I would stop use the red slimer remover its only a bandaide. in my large tank when green and red slime have been giving me problems i do large water changes, cutt down on my feeding, cut down on my light cycle, and make sure my power head are getting all the spots in my tank so there arent any dead spots. i also hear chevron tangs will help with green slime as well Quote Link to comment
X3-3.0i Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 the thing thats frustrating me is that. 2 weeks ago when the slime algae was the worst, i did a 180G water change and that put some stress on all the livestock. i even took all the rocks out with my friend and scrubbed them down with the new saltwater. i siphoned all my gravel also. i put all the rock back in place and the tank looked awesome. but then the skimmer went nuts and i had to slow it down. then i saw some slime buld up and i panicked a bit. i added the Red Slime remover and had to shut off the skimmer completely. now the water is cloudy and i am just waiting it out and praying haha. cant wait to turn my 500G PM skimmer back on full force to suck all that cloudiness out....its driving me nuts. i heard about the chevrons but dang they are expensive and pretty rare too seems like. could it be my UV lights? i think i need to change them cause for the whole time i never had Cyano like this. i have a AquaUltraviolet 120W. Quote Link to comment
jpluttme Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 Just a question for ya. You may have noticed in my 22g cadlights pics that I still have the ugly ballsocket return. It looks like you shortened it and put on a flare nozzle. Is that still what you have? Have you upgraded the return pump at all? Thanks. Justin Quote Link to comment
scottyreef Posted September 20, 2008 Author Share Posted September 20, 2008 (edited) I puyt a eductor and i upgraded the return to a ViaAqua VA2600 the stock one was ok but it crap'd out on me about a month into running my tank Edited September 20, 2008 by scottyreef Quote Link to comment
scottyreef Posted September 20, 2008 Author Share Posted September 20, 2008 vodka dosing day 5&6 my corals seem to be liking the vodka dosing the colors and polyp extension is getting a lot bigger i am glad with the vodka results as of yet Quote Link to comment
hxcaquaman Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 I didn't know skimmers worked better drunk, this is definately a new one for me I've never heard of putting vodka in a tank Quote Link to comment
Mischeif Nite Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 There's no denying the color comparisons in the link he left though.....I hope for some pic comparisons Scotty Quote Link to comment
scottyreef Posted September 20, 2008 Author Share Posted September 20, 2008 no problem i am going to let a couple weeks go by to show good before and after results Quote Link to comment
scottyreef Posted September 21, 2008 Author Share Posted September 21, 2008 i am soo psyced i found some Tyree Purple Monster from a reef buddy of mine and get this it's not going to cost me a arm and a leg like most tyree stuff way under its list price of $135. Vodka dosing day 7 the tank is still chugging along no problems everything still very healthy Quote Link to comment
lilredneckman Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Dang i cant wait to see the new piece!! I think i may just have to try some of this dosing if it works out for you. I know you are not getting many replies when you update about it but trust me, i am paying very close attention. Quote Link to comment
scottyreef Posted September 21, 2008 Author Share Posted September 21, 2008 ahh I dont needs any relpys thanks for watching though Red. I basiclly bullied him into selling it to me when i seen the purple monster and it really from Stevie tyree. Terry the guy i am getting it from got it from stevie almost two years back and his tank is going downhill fast ( divorce hahaha) so i bought the purple moster and two show pieces that will go into my fathers show tank for his birthday a Red Monti big as a paint can and a Purple Edged Monti thats about 8" across Quote Link to comment
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