luke1212385 Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 Does anyone vitamin c dose besides me? Ive noticed great results from it for my zoas and just wondered if anyone else does it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin1300 Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 It's typically valuable for zoas and HLLE in fish. I've never done it myself but what supplement are you using? If using a reef branded one, save yourself some money and use some over the counter supplements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke1212385 Posted September 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 I use kroger 1000mg victamin c pills, its way cheaper than anything else even at my discounts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin1300 Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 Good, lots of things in this hobby can be found without the hobby premium margins! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooked Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 You should use a buffered powder. Pills can have fillers/binders. Non-buffered can wreak havoc on your parameters. I use the Nutribiotic brand sold on Amazon.com. 16 oz of the sodium ascorbate will last quite awhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Salt Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 I use kroger 1000mg victamin c pills, its way cheaper than anything else even at my discounts How do you get the fish to swallow the pills? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopEyeTim Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 ^^^^^ bahahaahahah ^^^^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWags911SC Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 Does anyone vitamin c dose besides me? Ive noticed great results from it for my zoas and just wondered if anyone else does it How often and how much do you dose? Thinking about this since I have like six different small colonies of zoa's 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooked Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 From the OP on RC: Dosing Vitamin C ChartUse this product: http://www.iherb.com/ProductDetails....93197697039798 $5 0ff coupon code: LUL789 (always good for first purchase).To figure out how much to use, decide if you want to simply improve coral growth, spread, and color. If so, then you should dose around 5 ppm twice daily. If you are having problems with coral or fish health, dose up to around 30 ppm twice daily. Calculate the total net number of gallons in your tank (minus rocks, sand, etc). Enter that number here ______. You will now need to do a little math. The amounts below are for 100 gallons of water so if you have 50 net gallons, cut the amounts shown below in half etc.Dosing amounts using Iherb product:1/4 tsp=1112 mg. For every 100 gallons:5 ppm ----- 1892 mg VC10 ppm ---- 3785 mg VC15 ppm ---- 5677 mg VC20 ppm ---- 7570 mg VC25 ppm ---- 9462 mg VC30 ppm ---- 11355 mg VCAfter you have figured out how much you want to dose at each dosing, enter that number here _____. This is your dose to be used twice a day.Notes:*Be sure your pH and alk are within normal reef limits before starting. Adjust if needed. Monitor weekly.*Shoot for a ppm of around 5 if only dosing for improved coral growth, coloration, and spread. Shoot for higher amounts up to 30 ppm if you are having melting zoas or closed zoas and look for the causes of your problems as you dose. Check for high nitrates, pests, zoa pox, predators, and unstable water conditions.*Dose low amounts and increase the amount slowly over the course of a few days to a couple weeks. *Do NOT dose at high levels (>10ppm), if you don’t have a skimmer! Especially on a nano tank.* If you notice an algae bloom or increased skim on your glass then cut back by half until it disappears. * Watch your skimmer, it will start to skim more. * Dose the amount twice a day in a fast moving area of your sump or overflow. You may dilute the vitamin c in ro/di water for a minute then pour into my overflow. If adding to sump, try and add the vitamin c after filtration such as skimmers and reactors.* If you have a question, ask here. I check VC threads daily.* The instructions in this guide and throughout this thread are based on using pure Sodium Ascorbate, not vitamin c pills and other non-buffered forms of vitamin c.Be sure to take some "before" pics! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke1212385 Posted September 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 I throw two 1000mg tablets in every day for two weeks then dont for two weeks, then repeat. I usually get about one to two new heads a week on small frags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke1212385 Posted September 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 For example, i bought my rostas about a monthish ago with 3 heads and its already at 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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