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08-03-2004, 04:24 PM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Chicago, IL,Illinois
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 |  Natural Nitrate removal
Ok, I'm lazy and like stuff to be fully automated.
SO I figure there has to be some form of a natural nitrate removal.
I was reading that Shaving Brush Plant reduce them and I was hoping Maiden's Hair Plant does too. I was thinking about adding in 1 or 2 mangroves in my refugium.
Do all plants help remove nitrates? If they are, are they just not effective enough to help handle the amount of nitrates produced in the tank?
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08-03-2004, 04:45 PM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Melbourne, VIC,Victoria
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| Re: Natural Nitrate removal
Natural Nitrate remover? Build a de-nitrating coil. Most natural way I know :-)
John
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08-04-2004, 06:09 AM
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| | KingFish
Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Pt. Richmond, Ca. Age: 38
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     | Re: Natural Nitrate removal
John he has a space in the sump he is making that he wants to do a refugium in.. although the coil could be cool.
crutkas, why not caulerpa? It's more of a sponge than Mangroves..
Most of what I know on this stuff I put here, fyi: http://www.3reef.com/refugiums.shtml
There's also posts at the bottom of that page by other people sharing their experiences... | |
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08-04-2004, 12:27 PM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Melbourne, VIC,Victoria
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| Re: Natural Nitrate removal
Matt,
Sorry, I just picked up on the
" Ok, I'm lazy and like stuff to be fully automated "
a lot like me really :-)
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08-04-2004, 12:51 PM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: May 2004 Location: San Diego, CA,California Age: 53
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| Re: Natural Nitrate removal
I think I'm going to make a little denitrifier just to play with. I have found several good plans and they seem to be a tiny natural filter/aquarium in a plastic container, albeit a drip system, but I am sure after 6 months or so it will be quite effective. Any little haven for those nice little bacteria to call a home can't hurt!!! 
I'll post some pics when I get going on it!! (I finally got a digital camera that takes pretty decent pictures...so you don't have to look at them going..."What is that??"  *
Drew _________  80 gal plywood/glass reef tank, AquaC Urchin Pro w/Mag 3, 38gal Sump/refugium w/Mag9.5, 2 Maxi Jet 1200, 2-200 watt Hagen Heaters, 100lbs CaribSea Aragonite, 80lbs handmade Aragocrete rock, 2-110W 48" VHO Actinic Blue, 2-110W 48" VHO 50/50, RO/DI, DIY coiled denitrator, Bi-color Blenny, Damsel, Yellow Tang, red/green lobophyllia, zooanthid frag, cabbage coral, asst. mushrooms, toadstool leather, frogspawn | |
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08-04-2004, 02:13 PM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Melbourne, VIC,Victoria
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| Re: Natural Nitrate removal
A camera? WooooooHoooooo, lot's of pictures please :-)
John
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08-04-2004, 03:02 PM
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| | Ritteri Anemone
Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Tyler, Texas
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| Re: Natural Nitrate removal
I understand that Cheato is suppose to be one of the best to use. I got it for my fuge since my numbers are so high. My fuge is only a 5 gl so I'm not sure how much help it is but its packed full. I just did a 35-40 gl water change yesterday. My nitrates were down to 25 rather than 80 so something is helping. They say that Cheato is less likely to go sexual and mess up your tank.
I like the idea of a denitrifying coil.
Good luck!
Cindy
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08-05-2004, 02:35 AM
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| | Ritteri Anemone
Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Tyler, Texas
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| Re: Natural Nitrate removal
I'll get you a pic of some. Some people also call it brillo pad because that's kind of what it looks like.
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08-05-2004, 03:55 AM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Chicago, IL,Illinois
Posts: 116
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| Re: Natural Nitrate removal
Nitrate coil?
If there is some other way than a water change to lower them and not natural, do tell. | |
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