Aquaripure Good/Bad? Waste of Money??

dsaundry · #1 07-13-2011, 05:34 AM

Well its been a few months and I thought I would update on this unit. In short it seems to do all it says it does. Nitrates are zero and holding, no spikes at all. After the devastation I had with my fish a while ago I almost said "screw it"{not my real words} and got out of this {obsession}hobby. The only saving grace for me was after most of my fish died - the corals didn't. I watched the tank go through a nasty algae bloom but the corals hung on and the tank turned a huge corner about a month ago. The corals are looking great again and the surviving fish look happy and healthy. I haven't done a water change at all as I wanted to see how the unit responded. I dose the aquaripure with vodka as it is the recommended way but I am told sugar water will also work. Vodka has the added benefit of dosing me as well.

I am actually getting compliments on my tank and I am actually getting a few pieces of sps growing, something I have had issues with in the past. I will try to post some pics in the near future. In short though if asked I would definately recommend the Aquaripure unit.

phi delt reefer · #2 07-13-2011, 11:59 AM

has there been any impact to your phosphates with the unit?

was the crash related to the aquapure unit?

Cal_stir · #3 07-31-2011, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by phi delt reefer

has there been any impact to your phosphates with the unit?

was the crash related to the aquapure unit?

it's a denitrator, creates a low oxygen enviroment for anarobic (nitrate eating) bacteria, won't remove po4

nlreefguy · #4 07-13-2011, 12:41 PM

Yeah, I used a similar unit for a while... they definitely work. I found positive effects on both nitrate and phosphate but then I also started running GFO simultaneously so whether the unit was doing anything to the PO4 is up for debate. I moved and sold that setup and when I got re-established I made sure I wouldn't have the same problems, but they definitely do work on the nitrates.

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Originally Posted by dsaundry

Well its been a few months and I thought I would update on this unit. In short it seems do do all it says it does. Nitrates are zero and holding, no spikes at all. After the devastation I had with my fish a while ago I almost said "screw it"{not my real words} and got out of this {obsession}hobby. The only saving grace for me was after most of my fish died - the corals didn't. I watched the tank go through a nasty algae bloom but the corals hung on and the tank turned a huge corner about a month ago. The corals are looking great again and the surviving fish look happy and healthy. I haven't done a water change at all as I wanted to see how the unit responded. I dose the aquaripure with vodka as it is the recommended way but I am told sugar water will also work. Vodka has the added benefit of dosing me as well.

I am actually getting compliments on my tank and I am actually getting a few pieces of sps growing, something I have had issues with in the past. I will try to post some pics in the near future. In short though if asked I would definately recommend the Aquaripure unit.

dsaundry · #5 07-13-2011, 03:38 PM

The unit wasn't responsible for the crash, honestly I don't really test for phosphates so I don't really know, but as for the nitrates....zero. I wouldn't hesitate to get another one. One more note though, it does take 4-6 weeks to break in so to speak, but its been great for me.