Vinegar Dosing questions.

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Sorry, my bad. When I say dosing period, I mean the weeks during which you are ramping up the vinegar until you start to see your NO3 start to decline, not the hours during or after each dose.

OH, yes, that may be desirable to speed the process, but I've never seen a comparison of with vs without.

 

[210 Reef Tank]

Many people have followed the below table for vinegar dosing successfully:

I have a 250 gallon water volume to dose so am I dosing 8.0 MLS vinegar a day to start out and increase per this chart?

 

[JGT]

I have a 250 gallon water volume to dose so am I dosing 8.0 MLS vinegar a day to start out and increase per this chart?

Correct, although I believe there is a view from @Randy Holmes-Farley that you don’t really need to ramp up so slowly.

 

[210 Reef Tank]

I have a 250 gallon water volume to dose so am I dosing 8.0 MLS vinegar a day to start out and increase per this chart?

Correct, although I believe there is a view from @Randy Holmes-Farley that you don’t really need to ramp up so slowly.

I will look for that updated dosing chart you recommended from RHF.
Thank you

 

[JGT]

I will look for that updated dosing chart you recommended from RHF.
Thank you

Not an updated chart. Just use the chart I sent and start with a higher dose and move on from there.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

The revised table just accelerates initial dosing, since the need to start slow seems unjustified to me.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/new-vodka-and-vinegar-dosing-charts.1024056/

 

[JGT]

The revised table just accelerates initial dosing, since the need to start slow seems unjustified to me.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/new-vodka-and-vinegar-dosing-charts.1024056/

Ah so there was an updated chart. Thanks.

 

[210 Reef Tank]

The revised table just accelerates initial dosing, since the need to start slow seems unjustified to me.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/new-vodka-and-vinegar-dosing-charts.1024056/

Ah so there was an updated chart. Thanks.

Thank again for your time and finding this updated vineagr dosing chart.

 

[Isaac Alves]

Do others experience the pink slime build up from Ghostbusters 2 before reaching their target NO3 level?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I never saw any pink slime even at very high vinegar doses (just white haze), but if you do and it is unsightly, I’d switch to a different organic, or stop organic dosing entirely.

 

[JGT]

I switched to a Donovan Nitrate Destroyer which I built myself for under $100 and no slime or haze. The denitrification process takes place in PVC pipes outside the tank.

 

[Isaac Alves]

I never saw any pink slime even at very high vinegar doses (just white haze), but if you do and it is unsightly, I’d switch to a different organic, or stop organic dosing entirely.

I’m doing a mix of vodka and vinegar. It does work to lower nitrate.

Odd thing is that the slime build up does not appear in my display. It accumulates in skimmer (which is good) but mostly in my reactor and in my cryptic area.

I should catch a chunk to let others see it. It can be so thick and dense. When I drop the dose below 40 ml per day the slime slowly disappears.

But I get the most benefit with nitrate control at 80ml per day.

Doses are broken up throughout the day via Versa doser.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I switched to a Donovan Nitrate Destroyer which I built myself for under $100 and no slime or haze. The denitrification process takes place in PVC pipes outside the tank.

FWIW, I considered the bacteria from vinegar dosing a big plus in my previous tank, where it allowed filter feeders such as a yellow ball sponge to grow when it previously did not. There was no have except at very high experimental doses.

 

[JGT]

FWIW, I considered the bacteria from vinegar dosing a big plus in my previous tank, where it allowed filter feeders such as a yellow ball sponge to grow when it previously did not. There was no have except at very high experimental doses.

Yes, I will get a slight haze after a few days but not as much as when I dosed directly to the DT. I am also finding that I use a lot less carbon with the DND. I currently dose 10 ml /day for a 250 g tank.