Sugar/vodka/vinigar dosing, which is safest/proven.

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[Jerry Williams]

Don't tell that to my tank that's been getting only vodka for 5 years OP, vodka works great, so does vinegar but watch your pH once your dosage gets higher. You don't need to dose bacteria or anything else, but start off slow to avoid bacteria blooms. Some people get cyano due to the vodka making bacteria pull a lot of gunk out of the sandbed, it's pretty temporary and a sign that things are working, just an annoying hurdle you have to clear with carbon dosing on tanks that eventually goes away on its own. Here's the directions http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2008-08/nftt/

That is my experience over the last year. I do a mix of vodka, 2 tbls. white vinegar and 1 tbls. glucose. Shake it up well. I originally started with NoPoX, then I read around and replaced it with my own mix. Works the same but the Red Sea NoPoX directions gave me a good start as a reference.