Very Best Nitrate remover.....

[carorella88]

What is the very best way to remove nitrate?? I know filter can remove ammonia, and nitrite, but I have not heard of one that does nitrate?? What are your favorite filters??

 

[fshhub]

an established dsb and good water movement
team it up with lr and a skimmer adn you cover everything, ammonia nitrite and nitrate, as well as excess waste

 

[wamp]

Exactly.... Good natrul filttration is the best way to go.

 

[richard rendos]

Don't forget
Plenums! They do work if setup correctly.

 

[sal t. nutz]

Originally posted by anthem:
<strong>-Nitrate sponges
-Nitrate reduction chambers (aquamedic, etc)
Ed</strong><hr></blockquote>
Can you elaborate on these? I would be interested.

 

[krusk]

Nitrate Sponges = chemical that you can purchase at placed into your Power filter, canister. The chemical will absorb "nitrate" as the water passing through.
If i'm not mistaken anthem meant
Nitrate reduction chambers = Coil Denitrator
Calurpa will also help to reduce nitrate

 

[sgt__york]

Here's some reading material:
"natural Nitrate Reductions" (via Live Sand bases)
<a href="http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.marine-monsters.com%2Ffront%2Farticles.html%23natural" target="_blank">http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.marine-monsters.com%2Ffront%2Farticles.html%23natural</a>
and also... refugiums
<a href="http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.geocities.com%2FHeartland%2FValley%2F3389%2Freeftank%2Frefugium.html" target="_blank">http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.geocities.com%2FHeartland%2FValley%2F3389%2Freeftank%2Frefugium.html</a>
Another detailed reading you may enjoy on the subject:
(part 1 and 2)
<a href="http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.athiel.com%2Flib%2Fjaubert.txt" target="_blank">http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.athiel.com%2Flib%2Fjaubert.txt</a>
(part 3)
<a href="http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.athiel.com%2Flib%2Fjaubert3.txt" target="_blank">http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.athiel.com%2Flib%2Fjaubert3.txt</a>
Just learning myself - but some good stuff there - spent half the day reading about just that.
One other spot that has links to various is:
<a href="http://saltaquarium.about.com/cs/livesandsetup/index.htm" target="_blank">http://saltaquarium.about.com/cs/livesandsetup/index.htm</a>

 

[beth]

I spent 6 mos reading about dsb's...lol Slow reader, I guess.

 

[sgt__york]

lol.. nah.. i'm like an R/O filter.. for every 3-4 gallons of water downt he drain ya make 1 good gallon.
Just because i read it - i'll spend the next 6months RE-reading it, to really get it to sink in.. LOL
has anyone checked my overflow filters? they may be dirty.