Sulphur denitrator VS Bio-pellets

Hey anyone using Sulphur denitrator and not bio-pellets or vice-versa? im confused and wana know about it. what is more effective? i will be using GFO and Carbon too.

 

hey anyone any comments? or can u use both?

 

Yes, you can run all those together. Denitrator takes care of the Trates, GFO the Phosphates and Carbon to remove the stinkies. But carbon is not needed all the time. Some of the guys that use Bio-Pellets run into trouble, some not all. Sulpher Denitrator does its job, then you can remove it from the system until needed again. The regular Denitrator runs on the system all the time.

http://www.3reef.com/forums/water-chemistry/3reef-community-bio-pellet-review-125453.html

 

so no point using bio-pellets with denitrator. what if i run denitrator all the time even if my nitrates become 0? gfo ill change monthly and carbon every two weeks.

 

I don't know about running the Sulpher Denitrator all the time, but I know you do run the normal one all the time, even if the Trates are 0.

 

will it cause any problem?

 

I do'nt know about that one, never talked with or read about anyone using the Sulpher Denitrator 24-7, once the Trates were at 0. I don't see why there would be an issue myself, but I don't usually advise if I don't know. I would not want to guess and mess up your tank.

 

ok so if i use a denitrator with bio-pellets, once my trates are 0, i remove the de-nitrator and leave bio-pellets on so the extra nitrates get built, are absorbed by bio-pellets bacteria and i never have to use nitrator again. is this ok?

 

Sounds like a plan.

 

I run my sulfur denitrator all the time. The denitrator builds and kills off its populations based on the demand put on it by your tank. Also the flow rate through the reactor will determine a lot as far as the bacteria density.
Honestly, I think it has the potential to completely wipe out your whole tank if you let the hydrogen sulfide build up... But even if your trying to build them up it is hard to do so! Also even if you can't register nitrates with a test kit, they are still there... Just being sucked up very fast by algae, plankton, etc. IMO running all the time is what makes the difference between good and amazing.