My first Diy Project. Nitrate Reactor.

[Gary Majchrzak]

Hi, Chuck. Let us know how that contraption works on your nitrates, OK?

Did you ever consider reducing nitrates with a DSB in a bucket / remote deep sand bed?

 

[tmz]

Gary, I use a 3.5 to4.5 inch sand bed in a 30g breeder which is linked into my system. Same idea as the buckett but I also place a lot of frags on it.

 

[redrider911]

I have everything except the air line. I should have mine up and running sometime next week. I'll post weekly results as well.

 

[bosborn1]

Best way to test it is to take a sample from the tank water then test that. Then take a sample of the reactor effulent. Test that also. You should get a reduction of ATLEAST 1 ppm.

Nice job of the reactor.....but the mainstream gave up on this design awhile ago. Seems like I remember getting a long term colony of denitratifying bacteria was hit or miss. The new fad for denitratifiction is the Sulfphor Denitrators....They seem to work well.

One advantage you get with this design is that its probably hard to crash the tank. I am pretty sure that this design doesn't build up any Hydrogen Sulfphides.

As always its great to see more people enbracing the DIY spirit that makes this hobby truely unique.

Goodluck

 

[chuckh]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10810229#post10810229 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bosborn1
The new fad for denitratifiction is the Sulfphor Denitrators....They seem to work well.

One advantage you get with this design is that its probably hard to crash the tank. I am pretty sure that this design doesn't build up any Hydrogen Sulfphides.


Goodluck

From my reading this will produce the sulfphor, and it will crash your tank if it does. you will be able to smell it and it will occur if the water flow is to slow.

Gary i never tried or read up on the deep sand bed. i will let you know how it works, it should take like 3 weeks or so to go through its cycle. im going to put it on my system sunday after i do all my water changes.

Chuck

 

[jimbo78]

does anyone know if this worked?

 

[Ellery]

Yeah this would be interesting to see how this compares to the RDSB.