T.A. Nitrate Destroyer experiences?/Vodka dosing questions

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by Lance

Here you are: http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/20...nftt/index.php

Thanks Lance

[steveg]

Hi there, I have an inkling that a question I asked in a different manner is related to this, I recently started a thread called "life of live rock", I received some interesting replies and one in particular that is worth considering as it is directly related to Nitrates.

As I understand it the purpose of feeding the tank with Vodka or ethanol is to provide a "food source" to stimluate the growth of nitrate reducing bacteria, is it therefore also worth considering the possibility of adding more bacteria? I believe that there are solutions of bacteria available for this purpose.

[i have crabs]

for your size system if your having nitrate issues id spend the $400-700 or whatever to buy a sulfer reactor/bio denitrator and im shure that would keep them low enough that regular waterchanges would have you under control.
i tried a bunch of different things to keep my nitrates down and i probably spent just as much as if i bought the dam biodenitrator so i would just do it, in 6 months of 200g waterchanges that money will be gone down the drain anyway

[Myka]

^^^ That's a thought. How bad are the nitrates anyway?

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by i have crabs

for your size system if your having nitrate issues id spend the $400-700 or whatever to buy a sulfer reactor/bio denitrator and im shure that would keep them low enough that regular waterchanges would have you under control.
i tried a bunch of different things to keep my nitrates down and i probably spent just as much as if i bought the dam biodenitrator so i would just do it, in 6 months of 200g waterchanges that money will be gone down the drain anyway

Excellent point, I have never heard of a sulfer reactor/bio denitrator. I will have to read up on them and look into where I can find one and how much they cost. Thank-you for the info. do you know of a certain brand of one that is better then another?

Originally Posted by Myka

^^^ That's a thought. How bad are the nitrates anyway?

Fairly bad

[i have crabs]

http://www.marinedepot.com/Korallin_...FRISDN-vi.html

there basicy a converted calcium reactor, i did a bunch of reading and i was ganna buy this one, detlec also makes one that apparently works well aso but has the deltec price attached

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by i have crabs

http://www.marinedepot.com/Korallin_...FRISDN-vi.html

there basicy a converted calcium reactor, i did a bunch of reading and i was ganna buy this one, detlec also makes one that apparently works well aso but has the deltec price attached

Cool, thanks for the link