All about Denitrator

bro... all these in ur arsenal of weapons?

[octane]

Originally Posted by atom

There are various method to pump the water into the denitrator.

1. Using T-Off from the return pump.

pros:
- no running cost
- Cheap

cons:
- insufficient pressure. Might not work properly if denitrator is slightly choke or high headmax is required.
- difficult to control consistent flowrate even with a valve attached


2. using gravity/siphoning.

pros:
- no running cost
- almost no cost
- no noise

cons:
- cannot work unless the input is higher than output
- low pressure .....denitrator choke, cannot work
- hard to control constant flowrate.
- require valve to adjust the required flowrate


3. Using a small dedicated powerhead

pros:
- relatively cheap

cons:
- can be noisy depending on the powerhead used
- difficult to control exact flowrate
- pressure might not be sufficient



4. Using peristaltic pump

pros:
- accurate flowrate
- design specially for very low l/hr
- Flowrate can be adjustable ....for certain models only
cons:
- expensive
- normally not meant for continuous 24/7 running ....easy to breakdown.
- very low flowrate if higher volume is required.
- there is a lifespan for the tube which can be expensive.
- if denitrator choke, it might not work.


5. Using solenoid-driven pump

pros:
- high pressure. Can work even when denitrator is choked.
- accurate flowrate
- higher flowrate than peristaltic pump
- flowrate is adjustable ....for some models
cons:
- due to high pressure delivery, the denitrator migh leak
- can be very nosiy
- expensive
- flowrate cannot be restricted by using valve.
- quite big in size
- flowrate delivery very fast



6. Using bellow pump

pros:
- smooth delivery
- very quiet
- compact in size
- high pressure

cons:
- expensive
- hard to find flowrate lower than 10 l/hr. The smallest is about 12.5 l/hr.

IMPRESSIVE!!

Originally Posted by Lonerboi

hmmm... what abt the consideration that anaerobes are very slimy and filmy organism that will easily choke up these medias?

If your denitrator is tuned correctly than the chances of encountering slimy and flimy organism residue is very very slim.

[octane]

Originally Posted by Sunburst

If your denitrator is tuned correctly than the chances of encountering slimy and flimy organism residue is very very slim.

after running denitrator for 3 months, there wasn't much slim when i opened it up. does it mean the denitrator is tuned correctly? output of denitrator is 0mg/l ammonia and nitrate.

If there are lots of biological activities meaning plenty of food available (carbon source), there will be lots of slime. This is especially true for carbon-based type.

[octane]

Originally Posted by atom

If there are lots of biological activities meaning plenty of food available (carbon source), there will be lots of slime. This is especially true for carbon-based type.

haha.. so not enough carbon initially. let's see how the deniballs perform

Originally Posted by octane

haha.. so not enough carbon initially. let's see how the deniballs perform

It should not that bad because of the limtied amount of deniballs. I used to load the NR1000 with 60 pcs and choke within 1 month. Now only use 20 pcs.

[octane]

Originally Posted by atom

It should not that bad because of the limtied amount of deniballs. I used to load the NR1000 with 60 pcs and choke within 1 month. Now only use 20 pcs.

then you pass me 20+

Originally Posted by octane

then you pass me 20+

Because your denitrator is 1.5 times bigger than NR1000.

[octane]

Originally Posted by atom

Because your denitrator is 1.5 times bigger than NR1000.

serious? i didn't know that!