Szat Clear Water

[tarheel96]

This product is like API NitraZorb which is also recharged in brine solution. I tried that a while ago. These anion resins don't just remove nitrate but also bicarbonate, carbonate and other things that makeup alkalinity. The longer you use these without a water change the greater the amount of alkalinity they remove from the water. Buyer beware.

 

[RD.]

And there it is. Once again we are back to the old Army Corps of Engineers dictum of "The Solution to Pollution is Dilution."

 

[slippery slimecoat]

And there it is. Once again we are back to the old Army Corps of Engineers dictum of "The Solution to Pollution is Dilution."

But my dilution solution is part of the pollution hahaha. Jokes aside, over the years I have generally come to subscribe to the K.I.S.S method of fish keeping. Mechanical filtration, bio media, water changes, and call it a day. But with the nitrates from the tap and not hearing much of this product, it piqued my interest enough to give it a go.

 

[slippery slimecoat]

This product is like API NitraZorb which is also recharged in brine solution. I tried that a while ago. These anion resins don't just remove nitrate but also bicarbonate, carbonate and other things that makeup alkalinity. The longer you use these without a water change the greater the amount of alkalinity they remove from the water. Buyer beware.

Thanks for the feedback. Even with nitrate reduction from this I have had the intention to continue my regular water change schedule.

So that has me wondering... at what point does it begin to negatively impact the alkalinity to become greater than the positive impact of reduced nitrates? Assuming that line will vary from one set up to the next depending on variables such as bio load, water volume, amount of resin, water change schedule, etc...

 

[slippery slimecoat]

Nitrate test after today's water change. Approximately 10 ppm. Has been about an hour since water change, and all fish seem to be behaving normally.

 

[tarheel96]

So that has me wondering... at what point does it begin to negatively impact the alkalinity to become greater than the positive impact of reduced nitrates? Assuming that line will vary from one set up to the next depending on variables such as bio load, water volume, amount of resin, water change schedule, etc.

If you're using an anion exchange resin like this one with moderate to hard, alkaline water then I don't see a problem as long as you're still maintaining a regular water change schedule. But, if you have soft water (low alkalinity/KH) then at the very least I'd suggest you monitor alkalinity with a KH test kit while using the product ... especially if the bioload is high.

Also worth noting my water clarity has noticeably improved as well.

I wonder why that is. Is it removing something else from the water which caused cloudiness? See the list of anions.

http://www.endmemo.com/chem/cationanion.php

 

[slippery slimecoat]

I wonder why that is. Is it removing something else from the water which caused cloudiness? See the list of anions.

http://www.endmemo.com/chem/cationanion.php

Not that I am aware of. But cannot say with certainty. It wasn't so much "cloudy", as it was more of a yellowish tint similar to driftwood tannins that would start to show a few days after water changes. While I do have a good pile of driftwood in there, it is all quite old and I'd think wouldn't be releasing tannins at this point.

 

[RD.]

Yeah I hear you, it must suck to have nitrates right out of the tap. Do you know what your GH/KH is?

 

[slippery slimecoat]

Yeah I hear you, it must suck to have nitrates right out of the tap. Do you know what your GH/KH is?

I do not. But after tarheel96 suggesting it, I will be getting a test kit this week.

 

[RD.]

Ok, thanks.