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Post by jackpike on Aug 9, 2006 21:41:21 GMT
Does anyone have any experience with these bio-denitrator units. If so, i would like to hear about it.  |
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Post by janette on Aug 9, 2006 22:24:12 GMT
Mmm i think if i kept Marine fish id think about it but tropical ....nar at the end of the day ...it enables you to control the build up of nitrates but i find if you clean your tank good enough there is no any real need for this, but this is my theory quote me if iam wrong ........ ive looked into and thought about it though... sometimes the less chemicals you put in the better
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Post by jackpike on Aug 10, 2006 20:49:17 GMT
As far as I'm aware, there are no chemicals involved. Just de-nitrating bacteria that is added to the unit, which feeds on nitrate in low Oxygen conditions, to produce oxygen for them selfs and nitrogen gas. From what i can gather this is part of the nitrogen cycle. A natural process.
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Post by mralgae on Aug 10, 2006 22:59:40 GMT
dont know what this bo-denitrator is or used for and i am certainly not a chemist but know these gasses are part of the natural cycle but be careful on the amounts it gives out. the free book you have jackpike mite explain a bit more for you if you read page 19,20,21. inparticular page 20, ''the toxicity of nitrogenous compounds''. hope this helps.
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Post by janette on Aug 11, 2006 8:40:53 GMT
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Post by janette on Aug 11, 2006 8:55:50 GMT
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Post by anthony on Aug 11, 2006 9:45:41 GMT
You can also leave a nitrate sponge in your tank and never clean the gunk from it. This causes anerobic bacteria to grow which apparently nutrifies nitrate into a harmless gas.
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Post by jackpike on Aug 11, 2006 20:54:03 GMT
Reason I'm asking is because i managed to get a hold of a Azoo Twin Effect Bio-Denitrator for a really good price. After alot messing around to get the water flowing into it right, I finally got it setup. And it does seem to be working.
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Post by janette on Aug 11, 2006 21:25:03 GMT
Ah well done, they work from gravity dont they ? it will be interesting to know what your test outcome will be ,keeps us posted  |
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Post by karen on Aug 11, 2006 22:10:02 GMT
Reason I'm asking is because i managed to get a hold of a Azoo Twin Effect Bio-Denitrator for a really good price. After alot messing around to get the water flowing into it right, I finally got it setup. And it does seem to be working. i bought the same one as you jackpike but havent used it yet but i hear great things about it. |
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Post by jackpike on Aug 11, 2006 22:28:56 GMT
No, i wouldn't say it works with gravity alone. There has to be some water pressure, not alot, but some, to get the water to circulate. It come with an attachment to fit onto your filter outlet. But even with this i found that the water flow from my filter wasn't fast enough to supply it. so i had to decrease the diameter of outlet to increase the speed and pressure of the water to get it to work.
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Post by mralgae on Aug 11, 2006 22:35:03 GMT
pardon my ignorance on this bio-denitrator, but surly if this removes all nitrAte from the water am i wrong in thinking that this is not good for the plants? surly regular water changes would surfice in removing enough from the tank or am i thinking in the wrong direction?
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Post by jackpike on Aug 11, 2006 22:42:34 GMT
i don't think plants need alot of nitrates to grow. i bet if you went to a local river or pond and tested it for nitrates, the reading you would get would be quite low. Certainly lower than in your average aquarium.
i don't think this will remove all the nitrate but it will keep at a much lower level. according to the box it also restrains algae growth, prevents PH decline and I won't have to do as much unkeep on the aquarium (e.g. water changes). If it works that is.
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Post by jackpike on Aug 11, 2006 22:51:38 GMT
karen , where did you buy yours from, do you know if they stock the bottles of denitrifying bacteria activator?
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