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Ryanqk 11/15/2006 09:07 PM

DIY Denitrator?
 
Anyone have a clue how to go about making a diy denitrator like the ones that use a coil and can be used with vodka as a carbon source. The idea is to feed anaerobic bacteria a carbon source and let them eat my nitrates.
Any ideas guys?
Ryan

Driftwood 11/16/2006 10:59 AM

Article about vodka:
[url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-11/eb/feature/index.php[/url]

Coil denitrator:
[url]http://www.aquariaforums.com/entry_category.asp?CatID=13[/url]
[url]http://www.thekrib.com/Filters/denitrator.html[/url]
[url]http://saltaquarium.about.com/cs/nitratecontrol/a/aa092702.htm[/url]

Good luck!

Ryanqk 11/23/2006 11:30 PM

anyone out there interested in making one to sell?

mikedsokc 11/23/2006 11:57 PM

I've made one of the coils before and believe me, it's easer to just put in a 1/4 tsp of sugar every day. The sugar alone will bring your nitrates down under 5 ppm in two weeks.

jojo22 11/24/2006 01:16 AM

1/4 teaspoon of sugar per how much water???

Ryanqk 11/24/2006 01:20 AM

yeah my total system volumn is only about 35gl with all that rock....


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