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sorcerer · 01-27-2004, 04:27 PM

Newsalt here is a link to a DIY de-nitrator coil intended for use with marine aquaria:

http://www.aloha.net/~hqf/indexdondenitrator.htm

and here is a link to a commercial nitrate reductor by aquamedic.

http://www.seaquestmarine.com/cgi-bi...&SEARCH=search

I'm not sure that the u-tube design would work well in saltwater or not. From past discussions, coil de-nitrators can work but are usually difficult to get the flow rate tuned to where it works well. I don't know anyone that has tried the Aquamedic product.

01-27-2004, 04:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
sorcerer Court Computer Wiz Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nashville,TN Posts: 252 View Gallery Karma Komment	Newsalt here is a link to a DIY de-nitrator coil intended for use with marine aquaria: http://www.aloha.net/~hqf/indexdondenitrator.htm and here is a link to a commercial nitrate reductor by aquamedic. http://www.seaquestmarine.com/cgi-bi...&SEARCH=search I'm not sure that the u-tube design would work well in saltwater or not. From past discussions, coil de-nitrators can work but are usually difficult to get the flow rate tuned to where it works well. I don't know anyone that has tried the Aquamedic product. __________________ ------------ walt --------------------- ...and I thought woodworking was an expensive hobby..... 75G Oceanic Reef Tank, 30G Acrylic sump, 12G fuge, AquaC EV-120 skimmer, AquaMedic Kalkwasser Reactor, Mag 12 return pump, FlexiFlow dosing pump. 2-250W AB 10,000K MH, 2 95W Actinic VHO Sorcerer's Home Office Reef - 12G JBJ Nanocube, Minijet 606 pump, 50W heater, 12lbs LR ----------- http://www.reefsanctuary.com/Banners/RS_banner4.gif