sulfer reactors

[ferret]

Hi, I'm new to canreef. I,ve been using a 'midwest' sulphur denitrator for more than 1.5 years. My nitrate level had reduced from >100ppm to 20ppm and that it never reach 10ppm or less than that. To me, for a fowlr tank with heavy bio-loads, I am satisfied with the result.

[mark]

remember threads here before, here's one, could try a search for others

[dsaundry]

I would also check out Delphinus prior posts, he used a sulphur reactor for a while too

[Sushiman]

THANKS EVERYONE! I'll keep everyone updated once I get it up & running.

[Sushiman]

Any thoughts on ammount of sulfur will work for a system of this size? I'm trying to decide on single or dual chamber reactor.

[i have crabs]

i was gonna fill up 2 extra phosban reactors and give that a try but havnt really looked into what media to buy for it. if that dosnt work good enough i might buy a big biodenitrator since 100g waterchanges hurt the fish budget

[Sushiman]

That was my thought, but on a system this small I was wondering if a 50/50 in a single reactor would work. I think I'll start this way, give it three months & go from there.

[dareefguy]

Originally Posted by mark

remember threads here before, here's one, could try a search for others

I skimmed through this thread, and my understanding is that it works. And it works well in a short amount of time as long as you have enough media, and set to only 1 drop per second.

This seams weird as you would think it would take forever to turn a 400 gallon system 1 drop a second. Not to mention the little bit of recurculation a person will get.

[TRS]

I have been running one for ~2 years now and can tell you that it works fantastic, but admittedly a bit frustrating to start. My Nitrates remain at 0. The only bad thing is rigging it out for a cleaning every 6 months....oh that putrid sulfur smell.