Dosing Vitamin C

[MatthewScars]

I got some Kent Marine C and want to start dosing for coral growth/etc. I was wondering what others are dosing?

I have a total water column of about 100g.

I just need to know how much to dose twice a day. The label says 1 ml per 50g once a day, but ive read 50 different things on multiple forums.

 

[ZANYMASTER]

I thought C was mainly for fish?Follow what the bottle says.

 

[MatthewScars]

VC is also for coral growth and a bunch of other stuff.

 

[ghostshadow]

i bought the buffered c used in the rc vitamin c thread.. it works for me.

1/4 tsp a day in my 40gal. i initially used it to stop zoas from melting (which it did!) and i saw other positive effects. my zoa growth is great and the colors really pop.

dan

 

[MatthewScars]

you do it for 30 days every 2 months or constantly?

 

[DrCooper]

Hey, any articles on using Vitamin C? Sounds interesting and I am always interested in reading on supplementation in our aquariums and potential benefits.

Thanks

 

[ghostshadow]

you do it for 30 days every 2 months or constantly?

i've been dosing every day when i remember.. except when i go away for the weekends. i swear my zoos get bigger and pop more. growth has been great too.

have you read a reason to do the 30 days/2 months? i haven't been keeping up with the vc thread on RC.

drcooper- just search for the VC thread on RC.. there are links to related articles and other useful knowledge.. dosing VC is still relatively new as far as i know.


dan

 

[danny13oy]

hmm .. since vitamin-c is an antioxidant .. i thought it was for the fish to boost their immune system = stay healthy from stress and potential diseases .. .. .. good to know that it may benefit corals too.

BTW, i use Kent's Zoe for my fish and Kent's Coral-Vite for my corals

 

[MatthewScars]

ive been slowly upping my dose over the past 3 days. 500mg 750 mg 1000mg

I have not noticed a difference yet, but i read it could take weeks. Im going to up it to 3000mg slow over the next week. VC only has a life of 8 hours in a tank, so dosing every 12 hours is best.

im using Kent Marine C but im ordering the buffered powdered kind today

 

[MatthewScars]

Update

after 3 days of dosing im already seeing a huge difference. my purple deaths and nuclear pally have opened. My RBTA has started to really extend. My hammers/frog spawn have fully opened and really started to split.

BUT my toadstool and xenia have taken a hit. You can tell from the pics.

The dos has been:

day 1: 250mg
day 2: 500mg
day 3: 750mg

Im going to up it to 3000mg

 

[fernandokng]

Matt, what are your other water parameters? Maybe that's the cause and not the vitamin C

 

[Wes]

i'm still skeptical. havnt seen much more than "placebo effect" type claims.

 

[pnoyreefer]

I dose Brightwell Vitamin C 3ml twice a week on my tank and have seen some difference on my zoas...

 

[DrCooper]

ANyone got any articles ? I gotta read this, sounds great

 

[prattreef]

There are no articles or research that I am aware of. Just anecdotal hobbyist experience.

 

[DrCooper]

darn. ok thanks!

 

[ghostshadow]

9/08 pre-VC

12/08 post VC

i saw results within the first week or so..

dan

 

[DrCooper]

ghost shadow, unreal zoas
what are those green and aqua ones in left bottom corner in first pic? LOVE EM

 

[ghostshadow]

thanks doc! on the bottom, those are radioactive greens under 150w phoenix 14k. they've been growing like crazy. i don't know the name of the ones behind but they are purple with a teal ring and mouth.

dan

 

[MatthewScars]

I keep everything at

ALK 8-9
CAL 420-450
MAG I dont test for it
PH 8.1 - 8.3
I do 10-20% water changes every 1.5 weeks
I also dose Garlic directly to the tank before feeding.

There is actually a real difference. ive watched my growth patterns over the past 4 months and this truely is doing something. Ill take the same pictures in a week or two and post them up here for compare. But I am amazingly pleased with the results of 4 days.

The RTBA is loving it also. And i couldn't care less about the effects on the xenia or little leather. The effects on SPS are not current visible.