Long *** tube, aerobic zone, deep sand bed, sulpher denitrator and vodka. If your feeding the reactor with oxygen rich water as in the skimmer compartment it will need to be longer then if fed from a place with little circulation. It took a little while before it started eating nitrates. The Aquaripure Nitrate Removal (or Reactor) Filter, also known as a denitrator, is a comprehensive biological filter which will completely remove all organic matter and nitrates in an Aquarium. Do It Yourself. If you just want a reactor cheap, you could buy a standalone DI pod for not much more than the DIY water bottle solution and less worry about it holding water or the components being reef safe. I run one in a home made pvc setup and the other is in a two little fishes reactor. I was wondering if in the pvc I am feeding the reactor with I could use sulfur. Jan 9, 2014 - Explore Jared Anwyl's board "DIY Nitrate", followed by 311 people on Pinterest. Contact us today to start your advertisement! For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. It also helps to polish the water. Conceivably you could feed it from under your sand bed and use a relatively short length of tubing as the water would already be low in oxygen. You will not save much if you end up in the emergency room. In my 75 gallon I have three chromis, a kole tang, lawnmower blenny, mandarin, maroon clown, and a wrasse. Most of the supplies can be bought from Home Depot or Lowes. So I built a nitrate reactor using sea chem denitrate and I currently am running about 2 drips per second through it. If your feeding the reactor with oxygen rich water as in the skimmer compartment it will need to be longer then if fed from a place with little circulation. This is how I built my unit. If the nitrate remains at zero then it may be necessary to reduce the feeding and flow further until a low level appears found in your system. Joes Lovestruck LIVE SALE - Feb 13th - Official Thread. I am looking at making a de-nitrator that will be relevant for both fresh and salt water. Acurel Nitrate Reducing Pad is a rigid gray polyfiber pad infused with a fast-acting nitrate reducer which reduces nitrate levels in aquarium water. Decided to build my cheap and simple reactor for my turtle tank. Advertise today. The de-nitrate has to have a certain flow. Because of the sheer size of our forum, we've been forced to limit selling and trading to members who've met a couple of criteria. I use a diy reactor ,the diy thread version as shown in Reefkeeeping magazine. DIY Nitrate Reactor for $40? Here�s a schematic of the unit. I do recognize that this would lower my alkalinity to some degree as well as my pH as a consequence. Before it was 10-15hrs a month on top of reg maint. Phosphates? I've been struggling a little with my nitrates. Available from these sellers. :thumbup: As the macro algae grows, it consumes nitrates and phosphates. Let's hear your views. It’s a standard media reactor, doesn’t recirculate or anything. So, I think to use this you either want a very small tank (10-20 gallon) or large tank (75), but you can use it on middle sizes, but you just need a canister too. Any input/modifications/knowledge on this would be awesome. I was thinking about building my own nitrate reactor and found this thread: DIY Nitrate Filter / Reactor - UltimateReef.com I think this is very simple, easy to build and should work great. These still require media to be changed I prefer the injection style myself. I always had problems in prior tanks with nitrates but not using the de nitrate. Free shipping on many items | Browse your favorite brands | affordable prices. Use of this web site is subject to the terms and conditions described in the, http://www.ultimatereef.net/forums/s...d.php?t=387870, http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...8#post22589258, http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2381987. I have to dose nitrates daily to keep the sps happy. It is basically just very porous gravel. Simply inject 5-10mL of cheap vodka every 7-10 days and that's it! Tomorrow it will be operational and ill give updates on how effective it is. I use the matrix, which allows any flow. From what i have read you should coil 50ft of 1/4" tubing on the inside of the reactor so the water coming into the bottom of the reactor is anaerobic. Cleartides Nitrate Reactor N200 (880l) Full Kit Brand: Cleartides. See more ideas about diy, filters, aquarium filter. We are always exploring new and better ways to export nutrients from our aquariums to give our fish and coral the cleanest water possible. JavaScript is disabled. This one has a recirculator and is relatively easy to build with pvc. Inexpensive Sulfur Reactor (for nitrate control)... Reef Octopus MF800B Complete Media Reactor. I saw this link online while I was browsing through fish tank topics. It’s relatively new so I don’t think the anerobic bacteria has had time to take hold because it matches my tank parameters. DIY nitrate reactor Discussion in 'D.I.Y' started by skavatar, Mar 5, 2020. Hey all. Or I have that backward. For Marine and Freshwater aquariums up to 200gals/ 880l. It seems that there is not much to the design of these and they seem pretty hard to screw up as long as you have the main components. I thik a recircualtion set up with a bit of pressurization is the proper application. (aragonite oolitic is a better option, but costs more) Instant nitrate reactor, that will work far better and naturally, than any purpose "nitrate reactor," whether it uses a denitrating media, sugar, spice, sulfur whatever. Always be careful and use safety glasses at all times while building. The Two Little Fishies PhosBan Reactor 150 is designed with the upflow principle to achieve the most efficient use of Phosban or other chemical filter media. It is up to your individual skills. Welcome to ReefCentral. It will be for a 54 gallon tank. (aragonite oolitic is a better option, but costs more) Instant nitrate reactor, that will work far better and naturally, than any purpose "nitrate reactor," whether it … There is o reason the tubing can not be on the outside, as long as the tubing is not opaque. Acurel Nitrate Reducing Pad is a rigid gray polyfiber pad infused with a fast-acting nitrate reducer which reduces nitrate levels in aquarium water. You are using an out of date browser. I’ve got leftover sulfur from a sulfur denitrator I built and never used and figured if sulfur strips the O2 out of the water then it would maximize the effectiveness of the media in terms of nitrate removal. Within 2 weeks my nitrates fell from 16 ppm to 2 ppm – and have remained there ever since. Joined Apr 12, 2017 Messages 57 Reaction score 45 Location Lynchburg Virginia. So I built a nitrate reactor using sea chem denitrate and I currently am running about 2 drips per second through it. I have a skimmer and liverock in my display. Conceivably you could feed it from under your sand bed and use a relatively short length of tubing as the water would already be low in oxygen. Please take a moment to acquaint yourself with our selling/trading rules to help make your stay a long and rewarding one. The rest,a nitrate reactor will oxidise half of that, then whats left over needs to be accounted for or most hobbyists try to reduce that by water changes. This type of filter is also known as a denitrifier, biodenitrator, anaerobic biological filter, nitrate reactor, or simply a nitrate filter. Couldn't tell you how long. 5 gallon home depot bucket, and 60lbs of silica sand. The amount of sulfur you put in it will determine how much nitrate free effluent you can ultimately produce. It has been almost a year that I started the thread about DIY Sulfur reactors in Reefcentral with the intent of helping fellow hobbyists deal with the never ending fight against high concentrations of nitrate levels within their saltwater systems.. Thread starter MICU murse; Start date Apr 30, 2018; Tagged users None Apr 30, 2018 #1 MICU murse Community Member View Badges. Nitrate Reactor found in: BRS Biopellet Reactor Combo Kit, De-nitrate Biological Filtration Media, BR-140 Biopellet Combo Pack - Reef Octopus, BR-70 Biopellet Combo Pack - Reef Octopus, BRS Bulk Biopellets, Matrix Biological.. DIY Nitrate Reactor for $40? When I added the remover once it cycled I only had to deal with the green hair one more time and after that it never came back. 5 gallon home depot bucket, and 60lbs of silica sand. The length of the tubing probably does not need to be 50’, but how long it needs to be is hard to say. Once you ‘harvest’ the algae, those organics are removed from your system.

One … In my garage setup I only use matrix. I would like the nitrates to between 5-10 consistently. What is the reason you cannot use opaque tubing? How often do you clean your "submerged" types of equipment? I actually made one from the first link about three weeks ago. Thread Status: Not open for further replies. See more ideas about diy, filters, aquarium filter. Rebalance the reactor at this point and try to maintain your nitrate level at 1-2 mg/lt and certainly less then 10 mg/lt. DIY nitrate reactor build. It may not display this or other websites correctly. liquidg on 15th July 2012, 2:04 am The way this article promotes, I don’t think you realise that ,myself and others i knew used to do all that in the eighties. There is o reason the tubing can not be on the outside, as long as the tubing is not opaque. I have it on both of my systems. What a difference! interesting, here's another one floating around. Just made this with why I already had and some elbows and o-rings. I run a Aquaripure system on a 240g reef w/ deep sand bed and always no matter what had a nitrate issue. If you dial them down to the appropriate gph, they will strip your nitrates from your tank without the sulfur. I do dose NOPX already. I have been using de-nitrate or the other one for years. I've never had a nitrate reading below 40ppm. Get the best deals on Aquarium Nitrate Reactors when you shop the largest online selection at eBay.com. ... "Nitrate and phosphate removal in sulphur-coral stone autotrophic denitrification packed-bed reactors" ... is that the DIY presented is flushable in-situ through 1/2' fittings where the purchased products only provide 1/4 ports. Sku: Two Little 150 A$109.95 This time though, I put it in a DYI nitrate reactor to make sure it got at least 20 gph of flow (35 gph to be exact). Joined: Oct 11, 2019 Location: Houston, TX. Just fed off a t on my return pump controlled with a ball valve. Growing macro algae in a refugium is a tried and true method that many of us utilize. The N200 full kit helps the removal of nitrates, if not completely. I feed them quite heavily. I once lost the flow to a bio-pellet reactor once and didn't notice it for a while...it smelled so bad I pitched it. The length of the tubing probably does not need to be 50’, but how long it needs to be is hard to say. To have your water completely free of nitrate is very easy with out any reactors or dependence on live rock or deep sand beds for much of the oxidation at all really. The 1/2-inch-thick pad traps free-floating debris while reducing and maintaining nitrates levels. It should theoretically never need replacing itself if you have a sponge in the first part of the reactor that you can remove to clean. They've been between 20-40 ppm. I am starting a 100 gallon tank with a 55 gallon sump and wanted to know if this would be of any use to me? Best Biopellets/Media for Nitrate Control? Do It Yourself. skavatar Well-Known Member. Media -Midwest Aquatic sulfur media from www.midwestaquatic.com or www.premiumaquatics.com I�m sure many other pla… Supposedly the seachem denitrate works like live rock and needs very low flow, under 50gph, to form an anearobic zone inside of it. Maintenance free and no media replacement necessary. 5 gallon home depot bucket, and 60lbs of silica sand. The 1/2-inch-thick pad traps free-floating debris while reducing and maintaining nitrates levels. Thank you for the site. It was so amazing and so simple. Cyanobacteria, being the exception in that it can grow with next to nothing. My nitrates shoot up in that tank and I can't do WC's as often as I'd like so I sought out a buffer. Diy nitrate reactor. Tap water test (Nitrate between 20ppm-40ppm) Tank water test (More than 80ppm but less than 160pm) Side by side comparison As you can see, this is the reason why I'm desperate about my nitrate readings. (aragonite oolitic is a better option, but costs more) Instant nitrate reactor, that will work far better and naturally, than any purpose "nitrate reactor," whether it uses a denitrating media, sugar, spice, sulfur whatever. It's very frustrating especially when you try your best to keep up with your water maintenance. Anybody else tried this or have any insight. Want to grow your business and reach a wider audience? Phosphates were as high as .26 two months ago, now they are down around .04 (ish). The unit can be simply made out of PVC or as fancy as acrylic. (If you're seeing this message, you haven't met them yet.) Re: DIY Nitrate Reactor!!! Control your nitrates right, and no need to worry about phosphates.You only need control one of the several necessities for nuisance algae growth, to halt it dead in its tracks. Jan 9, 2014 - Explore Jared Anwyl's board "DIY Nitrate", followed by 311 people on Pinterest. Equipment Discussion for Saltwater and Reef Aquari. 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