Denitrators - do they really work?

[Feron]

I noticed this today while I was looking up stocking lists...
anyone here have any experience with this type of gizmos?

http://saltaquarium.about.com/library/blank/bldenitnew4.htm

Heh well... I bought the stuff and am going to make a modified version of that with a removable filtration chamber for carbon in case of sulfer problems (fail safe?).

Going to add it to a tester tank with a messy eater and give it a shot.. Will take a while, but I will report my findings when the time comes.

(and yes, for the record I understand you should remove the source of nitrates, but any dependable measure is a good measure in my book, so we'll see)

 

[dskidmore]

I've heard differing opinions on them. In theory it should work, but theory doesn't always work out in the real world.

How much of a nitrate drop are you expecting?

 

[Feron]

More of a maintaining sort of thing rather then a cleansing sort of thing..
Just another 'entity' to do a little cleanup work...

Not expecting it to make water changes a thing of the past etc etc..
Just an experiment more then anything.
I have all the parts etc, so it's academic to me..

 

[dskidmore]

Have fun! Let us know how it turns out.

 

[AMANIQU77]

AZ NO3

 

[melosu58]

I had one in my 55 a good while ago and it seemed to work good as I had a wet dry that was a nitrate factory. It cut nitrates down from 80 to 20

 

[Feron]

Melosu, what type was it?
I've seen so many differing approaches, some of them seemingly dangerous heh

Was it DIY or purchased?

 

[melosu58]

It was purchased but for the life of me I cant remember the name ,let me look it up. I`ll get back with you.