Best Diy Dentrinator?

[funkyman]

I just did a search for DIY dentinators. There were 46 threads. It looks like these have been around for 3 or 4 years now.

Is there a specific build that has risen to to the top to be the method of choice?

I will if I have to, but I figured this may be easier than reading 46 threads, and now that 3 or 4 years have gone by there has been enough time to sourt out the facts form the theory and bull.

 

[fade2black]

The sulfur denitrator seems to be the best to me from my limited reading.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1288082

This one looks pretty straight forward too.

 

[serpentman]

From what I have read, the sulfur denitrator is probably the easiest. For any appreciable sized system, a coil denitrator would get somewhat cost prohibitive as you would need a ton of 1/4" tubing and a monster pump to push water through it.

 

[serpentman]

Sounds like an awesome DIY project meeting

 

[DaveOSU]

Hopefully Erik will add to this thread.... I believe there are plans in the works for a summer DIY project making a sulfur denitrifier. Last I heard he was working on gathering up material.

-Dave

 

[Bowman]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12181167#post12181167 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by fade2black
The sulfur denitrator seems to be the best to me from my limited reading.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1288082

This one looks pretty straight forward too.

Yup that is the one everybody seems to be following including me. I believe that is the one we are basing our summer project around.

 

[Bowman]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12181167#post12181167 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by fade2black
The sulfur denitrator seems to be the best to me from my limited reading.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1288082

This one looks pretty straight forward too.

Yup that is the one everybody seem to be following including me. I believe that is the one we are basing our summer project around.

 

[serpentman]

Sounds like it would be perfect. I can't imagine the parts are all that much too. If I recall, they were talking about perhaps a Saturday workshop / BBQ

 

[funkyman]

Mmmmmm. Bar bee kewwww......

 

[Tbohinc]

That works for me I people can bring Chairs I dont mind hosting it in Mentor

 

[itZme]

Tom, why can't you live somewhere centrally located like Brunswick or N. Olmsted

Google says my house to Mentor, OH is: 81.4 mi â€"œ about 1 hour 33 mins. Bleh... 163 miles in the summer will be something like $32 in gas if things go the way they are predicting.

LOL ... this hobby will be getting a lot more expensive.

BTW the best maintenance-free nitrate reducer I know of is called a deep sand bed. :thumbsup:

 

[Fdfiremedic]

Hey Guys

I Can Host I am probably alittle more centrally located in Olmsted Twp and I SHOULD have all the tools we would need to build these. Plus with a big deck for grilling, pool, bar??? What else could we need lol

 

[Kreeger1]

I think were going to go the route of what cove beach offered though.
Thanks for the offers though
Erik

 

[funkyman]

I don't know about you guys, but I'm going to Ben's house.

 

[Tbohinc]

What did cove beach offer ?

 

[Kreeger1]

The Pavilion his club uses in lorain that has power outlets, bunch of grills and a keg a rator

Much more room to setup and its covered in case of rain.

We just need to pick a date and set this in stone.
Erik

 

[EYESEEU]

Lets GIT-R-DONE!!!

 

[serpentman]

I was bored and feeling creative so I decided to take a stab at the design per the link that Paul posted. All in all, it was very easy, taking about 30min and pretty cheap. Therefore, I decided to make a second simple media reactor for carbon, etc.

Total Costs (from HD):

Denitrator:

4" Drain Cleanout and Plug: $8
4" PVC Coupling: $2
24" precut 4" PVC: $6
4" Flange: $3
4" PVC Strainer: $3
1/2 CPVC Pipe: $3
1/2 CPVC "T": < $0.20
1/2 CPVC 90: < $0.20
Maxijet 1200: already had
3 x polyethylene valves: $18

Total Cost: $43.40

Media Reactor:


4" Drain Cleanout and Plug: $8
4" PVC Coupling: $2
24" precut 4" PVC: $6
4" Flange: $3
4" PVC Strainer: $3
2 x 3/8" Nylon barb adapters: $2.38

Total Cost $24.38

 

[Murphs205]

i have a place we can do this as well , right off SR480 in Lorain county
(BUTTERNUT RIDGE RD) and i mean right off SR480 ,,,, 2 mins off highway ,, 20 mins from Cleveland ,50 from Mentor, 30 from Medina area ,, huge VERY NICE indoor building , plenty of electric outlets , grill , tons of parking ,, fridge for yellow pops, batting cage , basketball court , we can crank up the batting machine to about 90 MPH ,,, free frag from me to anyone who can hit it , i go in that darn thing every morning for 1/2 hour before work ,, still can even come close to that 90 MPH pitch

Murph