nitraterductor

[sinister52]

has anyone used one of these? if do how are they

http://www.aqua-medic.com/products/products.php?category=Filter Components&product=Nitratereductors

 

[mta]

I have the Nitratereductor 1000 for about a year.Im very happy with it.

 

[sinister52]

can u tell me how it hooks up and kinda how it works?

 

[mta]

I gravity feed from the display to the sump.Run the flow valve wide open.Feed 4ml vodka per day.Nitrate level <5ppm.Down from 160ppm.

 

[drives300]

Those things are very expensive. TRy growing macroalgae first. I have used chaeto in the fuge and never had nitrates or phosphates.

 

[nyvp]

waste of money. for less than $10 do a remote sandbed in a bucket. Does the exact same thing but better.

 

[sinister52]

thanks for the info guys i am trying to grow algea at this moment i saw one for sale and was wondering if i should look into buying it. it was to small thou.

 

[mta]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8992306#post8992306 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by nyvp
waste of money. for less than $10 do a remote sandbed in a bucket. Does the exact same thing but better.

Its not a waste of money.The reactor does a great job.I would challenge a bucket of sand doing the same job of this unit.Plus a bucket of sand in ones livingroom can might not please the wife.Im sure alot of equipment we have could be replaced with cheaper inferior options.

 

[nyvp]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8994175#post8994175 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mta
Its not a waste of money.The reactor does a great job.I would challenge a bucket of sand doing the same job of this unit.Plus a bucket of sand in ones livingroom can might not please the wife.Im sure alot of equipment we have could be replaced with cheaper inferior options.

1- the amount of nitrifying area that the bucket has it majorly larger
2-why wouldn't you put the bucket in your stand.
3-This is by far not an inferior option it actually is a better option.

I looked into one when I set up my 560g and went with a remote after spending hrs reading up on it.

 

[mta]

You looked into one.I have one.Do you Know the product that you are trashing?Do you know the reator has an internal pump for circulation to avoid dead spots and prvent dangerous gas buildup.The unit is well designed and sturdy.
Person who owns one(loves it)

 

[nyvp]

do you have a rdsb? Have you tried your system with both at different times to see which one does more for the $. I never said that it wasn't well made, for the money it better be. I just said that I belive that you have more sand and surface area with the Rdsb and its pennies compared. When you add the cost difference and the larger bed that the RDSB has there is no comparison.

 

[mta]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8994559#post8994559 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by nyvp
do you have a rdsb? Have you tried your system with both at different times to see which one does more for the $. I never said that it wasn't well made, for the money it better be. I just said that I belive that you have more sand and surface area with the Rdsb and its pennies compared. When you add the cost difference and the larger bed that the RDSB has there is no comparison.

No, I dont have a rsb. That is why I wont say its a waste of money.I have an Aquamedic Nitratereductor that I shared my good experience with someone who asked.

 

[sinister52]

well i just found out that the one i was looking at is to small anyway. ok the bucket thing what do u do just pump the water in and out of a bucket of sand?

 

[hahnmeister]

I made my own nitrate reactor (sulphur based) out of an old cannister filter (eheim2217) I had laying around.

You can just buy the sulphur media, and do this with any cannister filter FWIW, its easy, and its not a permanent mod (no drilling or glueing). If you simply loop the output of the cannister filter to feed back into the intake, so the cannister recirculates, it will work as a reactor. I used 3/4" CPVC to do this. Be sure to have two 'T's in the recirculating loop.

Then fill the cannister up with sulphur media from marine-depot, or aquatic-eco (2 places I know have it).

The two 'T's serve as the inlet and outlet for the tank water to get to and from the reactor. You can use any number of JG or compression fittings for 1/4" flexible line... whatever you want.

Turn it on, feed the reactor with a pump or something so it gets a good drip-rate, and you are in business! Its a good idea to use an ORP meter on the output for a bit to figure out what the best drip-rate is.

 

[UCanDoIt]

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=906253
Check the above out. I'm lucky to be able to observe one of these get tested over the next couple of months. Practically maintenance free.

 

[little_d]

I owned one and could not be more happy. You do not need to feed it all the time if you're using the bactoball (white ones). It's matainance free for me after the first months. I tried all kind of methods (got dsb, large refug with lots of macro algea, feed less food, more water change ect...) to reduce my nitrate and never got it down below 10 and keep it there for long. Now with the reactor my nitrate are zero and sps are color up at it best.

 

[sinister52]

wheres a good online store to buy these from??

 

[UCanDoIt]

Authorized Dealers

Authorized Dealers

This is the list of authorized dealers for H&S equipment, not sure about the other companies. This original post is in the H&S/Fins Reef sponsored forum.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7898066#post7898066 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by FinsReef
Here is a list of the Authorized H&S dealers at this time.
They are in no specific order.
Please call if you need to locate a dealer in your area.

Ocean Environments
Dustin Yates
4075 Pine Ridge Rd Ext
Suite 3
Naples, Florida 34119
www.oceanenvironments.net
oenvironments@swfla.rr.com

Atlantis Aquarium
Marvin Vandelinde
10619 Patterson Ave
Richmond, Virginia 23238
804-377-0243
www.atlantisva.com

Fragfarmer
903 Central Ave # E
Upland, CA 91786
909-931-7977
www.fragfarmer.com
fraggfarmer@yahoo.com

KM Associates Int'l
San Francisco CA 94118
(888) 305-3542
email: ed1022@gmail.com
website: http://home.wwdb.org/kmaintl

Aquarium Specialty
Scott Groseclose
Columbia, SC
www.aquariumspecilty.com
803-309-0234

Aquarium Gallery
Brooke Plaza
30 Lowell Road
Hudson, NH 03051
601-579-2782

Aquarium Showcase
James Jenik
12900 Hwy 9
Alpharetta, Ga 30004
770-754-0868

Midwest Aquatics
Brad Collins
817 Grand Ave
West Des Moines, Iowa 50265
515-202-1627

Bert's Pet Center
Jim Wente
376 Diedrich Blvd
Ashland, KY 41101
606-325-4205 phone

Saltwater Fanta-Seas
Patrick
10648 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland, OR 97220
503-296-2715

 

[little_d]

I got mine from http://www.aquatic-store.com/ you got to get the deniballs if you don't want to keep feeding your reactor all the time.

 

[mta]

The deniballs work great.The Nitrareruductor is a nice unit.