Vodka Dosing~~~~~~~Who has tried or had success??????
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nietzsche
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the MSX skimmers that came out are great for the price. there's also octopus which are alright, do a good job but way better than coralife skimmers. there's also deltec, bubble king, Revolution by korallen-zucht just to name a few but prices are pretty expensive on some of those. I would look into the MSX protein skimmers
spiderwoman
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Originally Posted by Espkh9
http:///forum/post/2540994
just a side note "better skimmer" ? the coralife super skimmer costs over $200 I would say its an OK skimmer..what skimmers are better ? they get great ratings in fish mags. and Coralife is a great brand name ?? just a side note.
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- ASG
- Euro-Reef
- H&S
- Tunze
just to mention a few
http:///forum/post/2540994
just a side note "better skimmer" ? the coralife super skimmer costs over $200 I would say its an OK skimmer..what skimmers are better ? they get great ratings in fish mags. and Coralife is a great brand name ?? just a side note.
...
- ASG
- Euro-Reef
- H&S
- Tunze
just to mention a few
bang guy
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Originally Posted by Espkh9
http:///forum/post/2540994
just a side note "better skimmer" ? the coralife super skimmer costs over $200 I would say its an OK skimmer..what skimmers are better ? they get great ratings in fish mags. and Coralife is a great brand name ?? just a side note.
I'm not sure how to say this delicately - The Coralife Super Skimmer is.. umm... crap. Sorry
http:///forum/post/2540994
just a side note "better skimmer" ? the coralife super skimmer costs over $200 I would say its an OK skimmer..what skimmers are better ? they get great ratings in fish mags. and Coralife is a great brand name ?? just a side note.
I'm not sure how to say this delicately - The Coralife Super Skimmer is.. umm... crap. Sorry
reefkprz
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I just hooked up an old berlin 220 on a 1400 gallon reef and on my 75g Its a decent skimmer for removal purposes but I have yet to find tyhe perfect skimmer, I like the aqua c remoras too. the coralife super skimmer is ok but very finicky in adjustments and the bubble diffuser is crap.
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emeralcrab
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I think I will just dose myself and set back and keep reading the posts.
PS and I don't even drink....
PS and I don't even drink....
ameno
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I have used a coralife skimmer for the last four years, rated for a 125, and it has done the job, not the best skimmer or most expensive, and it is hard to get adjusted, but I have it now on a total of 180 gal. system and have no problem, I did do a mod. on it though when I went to the bigger system. I also dosed vodka for the first year on my old 80 gal. but did not see any significent results from doing it so I stopped.
espkh9
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if the skimmer sux and none offense taken...why is it $200 and its a pretty good name brand just curious ? also how much should you spend on a good skimmer ? my LFS got in some octopus ones he was raving about looked like he found gold..the guys face lit up when he was showing me them I didint bother asking the price because I just spent $200 on the super skimmer i agree it sux but it does an OK job it wouldve been nice to know this before so I couldve spent a few extrabux and got a great skimmer...
nietzsche
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Originally Posted by Espkh9
http:///forum/post/2547608
if the skimmer sux and none offense taken...why is it $200 and its a pretty good name brand just curious ? also how much should you spend on a good skimmer ? my LFS got in some octopus ones he was raving about looked like he found gold..the guys face lit up when he was showing me them I didint bother asking the price because I just spent $200 on the super skimmer i agree it sux but it does an OK job it wouldve been nice to know this before so I couldve spent a few extrabux and got a great skimmer...
here's my octopus needlewheel 150. i did some modifications on it and i have it running on my 28g tank; ill use it for the 75g but i plan on upgrading it to the MSX skimmers. this is the octopus distributed by SWC:
http:///forum/post/2547608
if the skimmer sux and none offense taken...why is it $200 and its a pretty good name brand just curious ? also how much should you spend on a good skimmer ? my LFS got in some octopus ones he was raving about looked like he found gold..the guys face lit up when he was showing me them I didint bother asking the price because I just spent $200 on the super skimmer i agree it sux but it does an OK job it wouldve been nice to know this before so I couldve spent a few extrabux and got a great skimmer...
here's my octopus needlewheel 150. i did some modifications on it and i have it running on my 28g tank; ill use it for the 75g but i plan on upgrading it to the MSX skimmers. this is the octopus distributed by SWC:
bergamer
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Here is my Vodka dosing story.
I was using an ASM g4x and I didn't realize that the riser tube slipped too far down and was blocking the output. This problem lasted a year before I did a nitrate test (fowlr tank)
Test after test (cutting them in half) I finally reached my nitrate number, 550ppm. The fish didn't seem bothered by it.
I started dosing vodka in small doses, but it had no effect. I finally got frustrated and dosed 7 full capfulls (probably 35 ml) of kettle one. Within a hour or so the tank was completely cloudy. This bacterial cloud lasted about a week before clearing up. My skimmer went nuts. I had to clean it out every hour and when I would come home form work my sump would look like a bubble bath. The fish seemed un effected.
After a week I took a nitrate reading....20ppm.
I don't know how this worked for the rest of you, but I realized quickly that if I don't get the bacterial bloom then my nitrates are un effected.
With my new bubble King Supermarine 200, it clears up the cloud within 2 days.
I know reg dose 7 tablespoons of sugar weekly and my nitrates are 0ppm.
I was using an ASM g4x and I didn't realize that the riser tube slipped too far down and was blocking the output. This problem lasted a year before I did a nitrate test (fowlr tank)
Test after test (cutting them in half) I finally reached my nitrate number, 550ppm. The fish didn't seem bothered by it.
I started dosing vodka in small doses, but it had no effect. I finally got frustrated and dosed 7 full capfulls (probably 35 ml) of kettle one. Within a hour or so the tank was completely cloudy. This bacterial cloud lasted about a week before clearing up. My skimmer went nuts. I had to clean it out every hour and when I would come home form work my sump would look like a bubble bath. The fish seemed un effected.
After a week I took a nitrate reading....20ppm.
I don't know how this worked for the rest of you, but I realized quickly that if I don't get the bacterial bloom then my nitrates are un effected.
With my new bubble King Supermarine 200, it clears up the cloud within 2 days.
I know reg dose 7 tablespoons of sugar weekly and my nitrates are 0ppm.