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01-29-2005, 12:11 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: chicago, IL,Illinois
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 |  coil denitrator yes again
hey guys this is my first post whoopee!!! i have been reading about coil denitrators and i am almost done with mine i read that some of you have made them in the past do you still have them running are the working are they worth the trouble any long term tricks do you still have yours birdlady by the way i have a African grey too he is almost 3 years old
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90 gal rr 2 250w mh 2 65w atinic, ecosystem refugium, fathom skimmer, aqua medic 1500 chiller, coil denitrator, milwakee ph meter, a ton of live rock, maroon clown, powder blue tang, cleaner wrass, manderin, cleaner shrimp, peppermint shrimp, green serpent star, turbo snails, corals, corals, corals!!!
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01-29-2005, 06:47 AM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
Posts: 2,947
| Re: coil denitrator yes again
Hi there woowoodengy!
If you followed the thread all the way through, mine sprung some leaks because I tried to use silicone to seal it up...  *in retrospect, I don't know what I was thinking. *I did use PVC glue, but it was not a tight fit. *I used the thinner PVC for rain gutter drainage etc. and the PVC did not entirely seal, so I used silicone and it leaks. *So I have not gotten around to rebuilding my new one.....sigh.
Dx72fd is using his and gets zero nitrates..I am sure he will chime in here when he sees the thread 
My Rosie is 11 years old now! *They are wonderful birds! *She is in the room with the tank...I think she enjoys watching the fishies  _________  I Love My Sig By John Hawkins!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date Started 9/04 58 gallon Oceanic Tank, 20 gal DIY sump/fuge w/ Kent Marine Auto top-off, Air Water Ice RO/DI, 10,000 K 175 W MH, 2 VHO 03's 96W each, AquaC EV 120 Skimmer
80 lbs LR, DSB in FUGE, 1 - 2 " LS in tank
Black Brittle Star, Chevron Tang, Crocea Clam, red & green Lobophyllia, Frogspawn, Porites Frag, Caulastrea Frag, Green Ricordia, Asst. Zoas, hermits, astreas, stomatellas, fighting conch | |
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01-29-2005, 06:53 AM
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| | Fire Worm
Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Clifton, NJ,New_Jersey
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| Re: coil denitrator yes again
Well BL i used PVC glue and it works great ZERO nitrates.. It started working in about 2 weeks . I was surprized it worked so fast. You should try it again BL.
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01-29-2005, 06:54 AM
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| | Fire Worm
Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Clifton, NJ,New_Jersey
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| Re: coil denitrator yes again
Just make sure u use plenty of PVC glue. | |
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01-29-2005, 06:58 AM
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| | Fire Worm
Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Clifton, NJ,New_Jersey
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| Re: coil denitrator yes again
the only thing i suggest woowoodengy is to try it with a bigger diameter of hose ( bigger then the 1/4 inch.) See if you can get fittings for a 3/8 hose at home depot. My coil nitrater is #) " tall and i used about 120' of 1/4 inch hose. But it has been giving me some problems with the flow slowing down. | |
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01-29-2005, 06:59 AM
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| | Fire Worm
Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Clifton, NJ,New_Jersey
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| Re: coil denitrator yes again
30" sorry about the typo errro | |
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01-29-2005, 07:05 AM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
Posts: 2,947
| Re: coil denitrator yes again
Yup, it is on my list,,,but I have a 6 year old, for whom I am a Browie Troop Leader (and it is cookie time AAARRRGGGHHHH!!!) and I just have not gotten to it yet! I do have a DSB in my fuge so at this time, no nitrate issues.
Drew (Dx7...) made a prefilter for his, check his section out as well. He did that so there would be no clogging
I wonder how often, if at all , one should clean that out? | |
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01-29-2005, 07:08 AM
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| | Fire Worm
Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Clifton, NJ,New_Jersey
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| Re: coil denitrator yes again
Will do . Is it a link or in his pics.? | |
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01-29-2005, 07:14 AM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
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| Re: coil denitrator yes again
It is in my thread, but almost to the very end..if you go backwards from the end, you will see, he has pics posted of the in line filter he made
Page 7 http://www.3reef.com/cgi-bin/yabb/Ya...08;start=90#90 | |
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01-29-2005, 12:45 PM
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#10 (permalink)
| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: chicago, IL,Illinois
Posts: 32
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| Re: coil denitrator yes again
has anyone else out there had good results with a cd | |
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