Denitrator

do any of you have one of thess and dose it work what is your oppinon
on it;D

What Is a Coil Denitrator, and How Does It Work to Eliminate Nitrate in Saltwater Aquariums?

 

They work great. Talk to Tangster. I think he still makes them......

 

I had one before and I didnt see a difference. Maybe I didnt make it right, dont know. I installed a refugium and that was the "magic bullet" for me.



luna

 

I just made a denitrator, about 2' of 3" pvc. and 50' 1/4" fridge water line. Water line can be purchased at hardware store in 25' sections for about 3 bucks. I connected it together with an air hose connector. I took a T joint ran off of my sump pump and a scrap of hose. Plugged one end of hose w/ safe hot glue and put a hole in the side and inserted another air hose connector w/ more hot glue. Hooked other end to the T off pump. Ran air line tube from pump T attachment to a good 3-way air valve. 1 valve for water in adjustment (drip rate), and 1 valve to inject any bacteria food I might want to try. This runs then to denitrator. Used silicone glue around entrance and exit of denitrator and 1/4" tubes. Both water in and out are beside each other to make sure water runs whole length of tube from bottom of coil into bio balls back to top exit. Denitrator lays over sump and drips into 175 ml beaker on sump shelf for monitoring water. After a while it is always full of only denitrator water, this makes it east to test the water as much and when I want. Also, with pressure and flow adjusted before entering denitrator w/ air valve, there is no worry of pressure build up in denitrator unless there is an internal clog. Running water in from pre filtered sump pump T joint takes care of large particulate. Also, low pressure in denitrator means more leeway with possible leaks on silicone seals. The mechanics of it works like a charm but still waiting to see the chemical products since this is only 2 days old. Cost about 20$ or less to construct. If anyone has any suggestions ondrip rate for this size denitrator, in it's initial phase or established running phase. LEt me know. Also, if I should use bacteria food, what and how much should I use and when. Any suggestions welcomed. Also, if anyonewould like to see a video of this setup (Especially the T adapter for sump pump line to 1/4" hose) see it athttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho4Gha9jKMY. The hardest part was connecting 1/2" sumpline to 1/4" tube into valve. Most fittings to do that at the hardware store were in brass and that wasn't an option for aquariums.