Hello Everybody

[ihavecrabs]

Hi.  A friend recommended this forum to me. I'm a newbie to reef keeping and this site.  So, i thought i would say hello by starting a discussion on "vodka dosing."  My apologies if this has been brought up often before.  Otherwise, i would like to hear peoples thoughts, with their own experiences with this practice.

[JetJumper]

welcome!  Love the name

[Dakotamay]

Welcome to the forums.

Vodka dosing has been discussed here many times. Just do a search. I've used it with great success to get rid of cyano in the past.  I don't dose regularly though with vodka. Only when and if necessary. I've only had to dose twice for cyano outbreaks in 2 1/2 years of being in salt.

[ihavecrabs]

Hi JetJumper.  I'm glad you like the name.  i know i do.    I will search what others have mentioned.  Thanks, Dakotamay.

[brotherluv]

Welcome to the forum!  I'd make sure you do a ton of research before dumping vodka in your tank!  Lots of great info on here about it!

[ihavecrabs]

Welcome to the forum!  I'd make sure you do a ton of research before dumping vodka in your tank!  Lots of great info on here about it!

Will do.  Have been doing a ton of research.  Also read a bunch on this site.  My local lps is telling me to have patience.  I think he is right.  Thanks for the warning. 

[Hookup]

Welcome to OVAS.

No experience here with Vodka Dosing....sorry

[Feivel]

Welcome to the site

IM thinking about starting Bio pellets myself.

[ihavecrabs]

Welcome to OVAS.

No experience here with Vodka Dosing....sorry

Thanks for the welcome.  Seems like a great local forum.  Glad to have something in the area. 

Welcome to the site

IM thinking about starting Bio pellets myself.

Thanks.  I hear Bio pellets are the way to go.  All the benefits of carbon dosing without the worry.  I'm thinking of buying a reactor for this to put in my sump too.  But only still thinking about it.  Yet to be decided.     

[jimskoi]

Welcome to the site.
There is alot of great information and fellow Hobbyists here.

Bio pellets are the way to go.Just make sure you do your reading before trying anything new.

jim

[Dakotamay]

We tried bio pellets. Don't really have a good or bad review of them. The pellets kept clumping up on us so we just gave up on having them.

[asp60]

Hi Elan ... glad to see you took my advice this is a great forum, ask lots of questions seem to be lots of people more than happy to help out.

[ihavecrabs]

Welcome to the site.
There is alot of great information and fellow Hobbyists here.

Bio pellets are the way to go.Just make sure you do your reading before trying anything new.

jim

Thanks Jim.  Agreed.  For every pro i seem to find someone mentioning a con.  Its hard to determine what is what.  That's why its great having people such as yourself willing to help out. 

We tried bio pellets. Don't really have a good or bad review of them. The pellets kept clumping up on us so we just gave up on having them.

You know, i was talking to Don at Crazy 4 Coral in Kingston, and he mentioned that very same issue today.  He said he found away around that (i think a certain type of reactor) and hasn't had any major issues since.  I would suggest talking to him.  He seems to know what he is talking about.  He may have some suggestions for you. 

Hi Elan ... glad to see you took my advice this is a great forum, ask lots of questions seem to be lots of people more than happy to help out.

Hey Don.  I'm glad i joined too.  Seems like a wonderful bunch of fellow hobbyists.  Hopefully, between research, you and everyone here, i can keep my reef inhabitants very happy. 

[Cheebs]

Welcome to OVAS! Not much experience with vodka dosing here. I prefer a good scotch (but not for the tank!)

[ihavecrabs]

Welcome to OVAS! Not much experience with vodka dosing here. I prefer a good scotch (but not for the tank!)

Chubs.  I like your humour.  Cheers to that.  I won't argue there, nothing like a good dry scotch. 

[jimskoi]

Élan. Ur very Welcome.

If u are thinking of pellets. Any reactor will work. But if your going with more than 1 bag.You can't beat the Octopus pellet reactor.

[dakrazyone]

The CAD lights reactor looks very promising because of it's 3-way gate valve.  Having the flexibility to tune the rate of flow leaving the reactor, while keeping the pellets tumbling is a greate feature IMO.

[ihavecrabs]

Élan. Ur very Welcome.

If u are thinking of pellets. Any reactor will work. But if your going with more than 1 bag.You can't beat the Octopus pellet reactor.

The CAD lights reactor looks very promising because of it's 3-way gate valve.  Having the flexibility to tune the rate of flow leaving the reactor, while keeping the pellets tumbling is a greate feature IMO.

Good to know.  Nothing is ever easy in this hobby is it.  Thank you, both for the information.

[Saltcreep]

Welcome aboard! Great name. It reminds me of a restaurnat in Florida. Their T-shirts say "I got my crabs from Dirty xxxx's".