Sugar (sucrose) - carbon dosing
carbon
C12H22O11
Partly derived
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Dosing
The maker doses this by schedule rather than by a fixed potency, so the calculator cannot use it. Follow the directions below.
How it’s used
Plain white cane/beet sugar.
Cautions
• Less common than vodka/vinegar; hobby reports link sugar dosing to coral recession/browning (anecdotal) - an assistant should not recommend sugar as a first-line carbon source.
• By carbon mass 1 g sucrose = 2.56 ml vodka = 21 ml vinegar; by O2 demand 1 g = 1.71 ml vodka.
• Vodka-equivalent starting dose (carbon basis): ~41 mg sucrose per 100 L per day; weigh with a 0.001 g scale or use a stock solution (spoils - refrigerate, short shelf life).
• All carbon-dosing guardrails apply.
pH effect: neutral directly.
Sources
Plain white cane/beet sugar.
forums.reefcentral.com/threads/vodka-vinegar-biopellets-and-other-organic-carbon-dosing.1472463/page-3
pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/