UPDATE- Adding Vinegar to my calc drip...

Discussion in 'Water Chemistry' started by Todd_Sails, Jul 3, 2013.

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  1. oldfishkeeper

    oldfishkeeper Giant Squid

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    so it is in effect providing some carbon dosing although in a different way?
     
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  2. jimmy_beaner

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    Different in that you're adding it to something else which gets added to the tank.
     
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  3. norg.

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    I have honestly never heard this even with multiple friends using this method... lol. I dont doubt you are correct, you clearly know more than I do about the matter. But is the vinegar's carbon source diminished when reacted with the kalk? So the small amount of carbon dosing is really just a byproduct of the intended purpose?
     
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  4. jimmy_beaner

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    It absolutely is not diminished. Here's a little bit more reading that while a Wiki page... does an ok job.
    Acetic acid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
     
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  5. Todd_Sails

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    My skimmer pulled a little more darker skim, and my glass is a liitle less algae film on it- that's all I know.

    I drip my Calc in over a few hours like 3 quarts solution over 2-4, thus not spiking Ph, etc.
     
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