Trying out the Elegant Corals Dinoflagellates regimen which prescribes vodka dosing. I have Titos vodka here at the house already. Will this do or will I have to buy some special vodka?
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Haven't heard of Elegant Corals Dino regime before. Have a link?
I would think carbon dosing(the vodka) would lower nutrients, which is what causes dino's to begin with.
I have fought dino's a few times, and have never carbon dosed to fix it, but rather added nutrients.
You are correct in that assumption. Cruz Arias, the author, explains that is exactly what we are going for.Oddly enough, the procedure that you provided a link for seems to suggest that you have to filter your chosen vodka 10 times through activated carbon. It's not clear to me what the author wanted to accomplish by doing that, but vodka dosing has a long history in the reefing community, and I've never heard of someone recommending filtering vodka (i.e., ethanol/water for human consumption) through GAC.
One other comment - this is the first time I've ever seen this regimen, and I'm not about to declare that it won't work or has other problems if there's a history, even an anecdotal history, of effectiveness. However, I should point out that adding 5mL of (presumably) 80 proof vodka per 15 gal of tank water is a very large initial dose. My guess is that is why the author of the protocol adds an air pump and limewood airstone to the tank, as such a large initial dose of vodka is likely to cause a significant bacterial bloom that will reduce the oxygen concentration of the tank water.
You are correct in that assumption. Cruz Arias, the author, explains that is exactly what we are going for.
You can find more about the method here: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/analyzing-a-bacterial-method-for-dinoflagellates-and-cyano.635165/
It has become the "go to" treatment for dinoflagellates over the past few years
You can find more about the method here: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/analyzing-a-bacterial-method-for-dinoflagellates-and-cyano.635165/
My coral will only drink top shelfI cannot imagine that the very cheapest drinkable grain alcohol cannot replace vodka in any reef application.
I've never read the label before. I've also never came across a drink recipe that called for filtered liquored hooch.This is what I used: