Ways to reduce nitrate.

[Chumpo]

I'm looking for ways to reduce Nitrate, via use of either Deniballs & reactor, Sulphur beads, or a product such as De-Nitrate.

I have a Plenum and DSB, but they may need either cleaning out, or enlarging for my tank load.
I don't want to undertake these 'larger' jobs for now, and just want to supplement them by adding something else....

Does anyone have a view on running either:
- Deniballs & reactor
- Sulphur beads in a reactor
- Seachem De-nitrate or other product.

Thanks

 

[Eklikewhoa]

Water change.

 

[FloridaFisher]

I had off the chart nitrate readings, installed a Korallin Biodenitrator and within a month i have a zero reading. I couldnt be happier with the ease of setup and results. Now if I could get my phosphates under control.......:eek2:

 

[froggy4112]

get a great skimmer. two components i had to buy twice becasue i went cheap initially were lights and skimmer. go in debt over your skimmer and you will be happy. IME.

 

[K' Family Reef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12579638#post12579638 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by FloridaFisher
I had off the chart nitrate readings, installed a Korallin Biodenitrator and within a month i have a zero reading. I couldnt be happier with the ease of setup and results. Now if I could get my phosphates under control.......:eek2:

a phosphate reactor will take care of your phosphates
lil fishies only cost about 30$... we didnt want to add a reactor but after trying to bring the phosph levels down using various 'natural' methods (adding fuge/macro)... we ended up finally getting one and have been very happy w/ it since...

although the original OP was asking specifics
about the products to alleviate nitrate problems...

i would recom using xenia in a refugium or in main display tank
since adding it to our system/fuge have not been able to measure nitrates... look for an article by ron shimek showing how xenia is better at removing nutrients then even caulerpa... it grows far faster then the macro in our system.

good luck.

regards

 

[Twz]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12579571#post12579571 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Eklikewhoa
Water change.

 

[tbar]

about 20% water change every other day for as long as it takes probably 4 or 5 WC's. If you do one and wait a week for another they will probably be back to where it was before the WC.

 

[useskaforevil]

sugar. works the cheapest. i got from over 180 ( test kits max) to under 10 in about 6-8weeks.

 

[PaulieWalnuts]

not saying sugar is bad...would'nt s number of large water changes get rid of it faster. Get a reactor and run media in it...works best to keep it at 0 after the water changes brings it down.

 

[carlso63]

Re: Ways to reduce nitrate.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12579523#post12579523 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Chumpo
I'm looking for ways to reduce Nitrate, via use of either Deniballs & reactor, Sulphur beads, or a product such as De-Nitrate.

I have a Plenum and DSB, but they may need either cleaning out, or enlarging for my tank load.
I don't want to undertake these 'larger' jobs for now, and just want to supplement them by adding something else....

Does anyone have a view on running either:
- Deniballs & reactor
- Sulphur beads in a reactor
- Seachem De-nitrate or other product.

Thanks

Whoa, whoa, WHOA!

Back up the truck here for a minute...

What size tank?
How long has it been up and running?
Specifics on your bioload...?
Skimmer or skimmerless?

I ask these because if you are running a properly installed and properly sized plenum you should ALREADY have ZERO NITRATES...

Not "some"... not "low".... ZERO.

SO - what gives?

 

[paulallen]

Kent Marines Nitrate Sponge works well. Just put it in a filter bag in the sump.

 

[useskaforevil]

big water changes would work quicker than sugar of course, its just that when i tried it the nitrates came back kinda quickly. probably if i was able to get all of the detritus out it wouldn't have been a problem.

 

[onano]

Water changes...great skimmer...and depending on your routine (this is not meant as an insult) possibly just some better husbandry. With a plenum setup trates should be a zero issue. Take a look at your routine.