Here's how I use vodka:
1) Pour in a glass
2) Add in one of the following:
a) Cranberry Juice
b) Orange Juice
c) 'Tom Collins' sour mix
3) Stir briskly
4) Enjoy - while sitting in front of my plenumed tanks that already have 0 nitrates - 24/7/365 - without any of this dosing "doubletalk nonsense"...
(OK, the "doubletalk nonsense" part was just to stir up Ryan
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Actually, I do think the 'science' of carbon dosing is pretty cool - but I personally wouldn't be able to rely on a method that requires daily attention (vodka dosing), because I would forget to do it every day... and the pellet idea - again, cool sounding - well, why would I trade in my method of nitrate elimination (plenums) that has an already low initial cost - and zero ongoing cost and literally zero maintenance - for a method that requires a higher intial financial cost (buying pellets and the reactor) and also both ongoing regular maintenance and ongoing cost (buying more pellets and replacing them on a regular basis)?