Aquaripure Nitrate Filter

Reef Pilot · #1 10-12-2011, 01:59 AM

http://www.aquaripure.com/index.htm

Has anyone tried these? Sounds almost too good to be true. Gets rid of nitrates without a skimmer or bio pellet reactors.

Cal_stir · #2 10-12-2011, 02:35 AM

it creates an oxygen depleted area to grow anaerobic (nitrate eating) bacteria, it requires dosing a carbon source such as sugar or vodka, i have not used one but i did a lot of research and ended up building a sulphur denitrator which i control with an ORP controller, the sulphur denitrator requires very little maintenance and works very well, my nitrates are less than 1ppm in a heavily stocked 90gal LPS tank with 22 fish.
i do run a skimmer and GFO as the denitrator does not eat phosphates.
i have been running the denitrator for about a year now, the only problem i had was i built it too large and had to remove about one third of the media after my nitrates dropped.

lastlight · #3 10-12-2011, 03:12 AM

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So ... If you did a 35% weekly water change on both tanks it would take 120+ hours per year. Even at minimum wage that would be at least worth $800+.

That is awesome! I had no idea I could charge out my hourly rate while I did tank maintenance!

reefermadness · #4 10-12-2011, 04:17 AM

that has been around for a while....complete garbage if you ask me.

Lexy · #5 12-26-2011, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by reefermadness

that has been around for a while....complete garbage if you ask me.

I m new to this hobby and trying to learn. Why do you think it complete garbage?

dsaundry · #6 12-26-2011, 05:16 PM

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that has been around for a while....complete garbage if you ask me.

Gotta disagree with that statement, mine has been up and running for about a year, numbers are great. I charge it with a few ml of vodka every few days and all is good. My tank is looking the best it has in ages and I haven't changed the water in my tank for almost a year now. So I am sold on mine.