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I had never been much of a number chaser, i test alk & ca, but as long as they are in an acceptable range I don't worry much. I use my more sensitive sps as an indicator and go from there. After having a small cyano and some sort or dense brown/ green o2 producing algae pop up and live through persistent vacuuming and scrubbing I began to wonder what made it come up. I do regular roughly 27% water changes every two weeks and run Gfo and carbon. No changes to feeding. I dosed cyano solution and did a water change the next day. Killed all remaining cyano. I decided to pick up a Red Sea "algae control" test kit. PO4 = .08 & NO3 = 16ppm one day after water change. ( all corals look normal). I decided to try vodka dosing as I've heard much success with it. I have a new 1456 deltec skimmer to handle the extra waste produced. And a bottle of skoal for the ethanol.
I want to use this thread to share my experiences and learn from others that have tried this approach.
I want to use this thread to share my experiences and learn from others that have tried this approach.