I am now up to 55ML per day dosing Vodka (Two doses per day). PH has taken a hit but I guess I will deal with the main problem of getting these Nitrates down and worry about PH later. My skimmer produces a lot of wet skimmate and foam. I lost about 4 gallons today so I am replenishing that immediately after removing the skimmate bucket, Since my skimmer waste floats in a 5 gallon container in my sump, there is zero impact on my salinity since I add saltwater before removing the waste. Last year I was not paying attention to this and after a 1 month my Salinity would drop from 1.026 to 1.021.
Dosing vodka daily has improved my daily maintenance. I have no choice but to make sure my skimmer is running properly since the levels are always dropping. Eventually I want to add my becket skimmer to the sump where I can feed LC to this skimmer instead of my Reef Octopus skimmer - which is taking a major beating and never runs consistently without constant rubbing down of the body. I dont like that my skimmer is inconsistent and foam line drops daily. as I power it of and on, that skimmate starts overflowing the cup immediately. This is not a stable skimmer anymore and I hope adding a second skimmer will keep the main skimmer clean and free of LC staining.
Dosing vodka daily has improved my daily maintenance. I have no choice but to make sure my skimmer is running properly since the levels are always dropping. Eventually I want to add my becket skimmer to the sump where I can feed LC to this skimmer instead of my Reef Octopus skimmer - which is taking a major beating and never runs consistently without constant rubbing down of the body. I dont like that my skimmer is inconsistent and foam line drops daily. as I power it of and on, that skimmate starts overflowing the cup immediately. This is not a stable skimmer anymore and I hope adding a second skimmer will keep the main skimmer clean and free of LC staining.
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