Denitrator Hooked up, anyone use one?

bryanh

bryanh

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WOW! 262 gallons, I can see where it would be beneficial for you to have one. 26 gallons would be alot of water to haul for a 10% water change. I was thinking only for us little guys with small tanks, hehe never thought i'd call 72 gallons small. :D
 
wamp

wamp

Active Member
I have used one in the past. I used the aquamedic. I used deni-balls as the food source.
 
memnoch

memnoch

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Jon, it's not too much of a stretch to find a bacteria that can metabolize methanol....which is just a form of alcohol. Methanol=CO3(OH) if i remember correctly and ethanol(that stuff we drink)=C2O4(OH)2. Our own bodies can metabolize methanol as well....it just leads to an acidotic blood pH which eventually means respiratory failure and death:eek: Nature is a wondrous thing.....can it be that this complex ecosystem we call earth could have occurred as a result of accident and mutation?
 
surfnturf

surfnturf

Member
Bacteria can metabolize a lot of things you wouldn't think possible, including petroleum (including Pennzoil) do a search on the web for bioremediation, fascinating.
 
eddie g

eddie g

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Does anyone know if the N-Forcer Electrochemical Denitrator is any good. It says it is the world's only electrochemical denitration system. No Water Changes Needed! No Chemicals! No Bacteria to feed! Flow-Through Denitrification. Easy to install. Environmentally friendly. Does anyone have anything good or bad to say about this? Thanks.
Eddie G
 
surfnturf

surfnturf

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Only bad thing is that the company seems to have gone out of business. Electrochemical, may not be the best thing for a marine tank, since there is a concern with stray voltage and HLLE, just speculation, try posting this in the equipment section, maybe someone has used one before.
 
surfnturf

surfnturf

Member
I have read just about every DIY article on this subject including the one you posted, there may be some merit to the idea, but it does sound like a lot of hastle. If you don't get the drip rate right, you could kill everything in your tank. I think a DSB is definitely the way to go if you want to reduce the level of nitrates in your tank, and the beauty of a DSB is the less you mess with it, the better it works.
 
uel

uel

Member
I use an Aquamedic denitrifier. It uses deni balls for food to feed the bacteria. It is the same principle as a coil denitrifier but uses a food source instead of the coil. It takes time to get one working properly, but they are very effective. I don't know anything about one that use methanol. Personally I would be scared to put fuel of kind in my tank.
 
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