Sulfur Denitrator

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  1. Trueno22

    Trueno22 Flamingo Tongue

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    Trueno22, Feb 7, 2009
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  2. Otty

    Otty Giant Squid

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    You always have to get replacement media for it. I just use one of Tangsters DIY Coil Denitrators.
     
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  3. Zzippper

    Zzippper Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Sulfur denitrators beat coil dentrators hands down. No contest.
    • Coil denitrators takes several weeks to months to cycle and produce results - if they produce results at all (I tried two of them and neither worked).
    • Sulfur denitrators fully cycle in a few days (not an exaggeration) and start reducing nitrates immediately thereafter. Complete elimination of nitrates takes at most a few weeks. The sulfur denitrator I built cycled in 3 days and eliminated my nitrate problem (were at 20 for months) in about 3 weeks.
    • As for replacement media... the media should last for at least 12 months or longer. I've heard 2.5 to 3 years. Besides, who cares when the unit fully re-cycles in 3 days?
    As for the sulfur denitrator in the eBay posting... not the best design I've seen. You could build a much better one yourself.

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    Zzippper, Feb 7, 2009
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