Vibrant dose more than once a week

Andrisca · Oct 28, 2021

Hi everyone, does any of you guys ever use vibrant more than once a week? I’ve been fighting algae and it start to irritating me

G Santana · Oct 28, 2021

It took me 7 weeks dosing it as recommended. I also dosed hydrogen peroxide and got my phosphates down.
Nothing good happens fast.

Ajayabb · Oct 28, 2021

I dosed it twice a week for Bubble Algae for 6 weeks than decreased it to once weekly once I saw regression of the algae

McCarrick · Feb 20, 2022

Ajayabb said:
I dosed it twice a week for Bubble Algae for 6 weeks than decreased it to once weekly once I saw regression of the algae

Did you do water changes before every dose?

rmorris_14 · Feb 20, 2022

I used it once a week for 7 weeks and have now been using it twice a week since. Algae still wants to grow. I am Working on alternative solutions and then I plan on trying to stop using. I would say give it at least 6 to 7 weeks before going to twice a week.

rmorris_14 · Feb 20, 2022

Also, I cant see your video (iPhone) what kind of algae are you fighting ?

jda · Feb 20, 2022

There are a few recent threads about vibrant, what is actually in it and even some about how the algaecide works in tanks. There is no bacteria in it. The quat (busan 77) will quickly bind to any negatively charged substance (nearly all life forms and maybe even rock and sand) where it will likely stay attached until it is absorbed or broken down after some time. The more organics that you have in your tank, the more places for it to bind. The quat does not selectively seek out just the algae. You can find the threads and decide if it is worth the risk to use it more frequently - if you do decide to use it, AlgaeFix by API is the exact same thing at a substantial cost savings.