try to find a easy way to remove nitrate
 

just something to share ,by helping my friend to find a easy way to remove nitrate ,as he is just lazy to fine tune his Coil Denitrator as a result it get choke .so as try to help him find a better n easy , i've shut down my Coil Denitrator for 3 day and try to use my Biosand filter to test whether can it remove nitrate n i found out yes it can but at same time it also create ammonia and nitrite .for right now it is running @ 5sec 1 drop .previously it running full load whice i have test and the result is the same with my tank . for 2 week water have not change .normally i change water about 2wk to 1mth

water from Biosand filter

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water from tank

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Can you post a pic of your setup???

yeah please. i also try many different models in the past. and now i run lfs and still no easy solution :(
for saltwater biopellet is excellent solution.
but these don't work for freshwater.
i like to introduce many many many plants, but this still just help not the solution.
i think reactor with anaerobic zone can work very well though.
thx for sharing

Bio pellets don't work under fresh water condition??? You sure?

Best and most economical way to remove Nitrate is to do water change. Good for the fishes in term of growth as u remove anti growth homones also. Not worth trying all sort of products, wc is still the best. If the set up is outdoor, then other wise, heavy planting is a good option.

Mmmmm.....

Fw.... Try wizz ...! Seems to b almost maintenance free w v minimal downtime...

here is my setup abit kasu :D


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNGGh...ature=youtu.be

Imba K1 siao....
Swee swee.. Respect... you running on two sump ah the white pipes are gravity pull???

Anyway what you bioload ah?

k1 media wont remove nitrate.. they will convert your ammonia to nitrite then to nitrate.. for reducing nitrate u will need to run a media under very low flow (150 - 200l/hr) and in places with low oxygen level.

yes k1 is only my main filteration that y i have a coil denitrator is my main nitrate remover