Denitrator, Denitrate, and Denitration equipment...

[DeLgAdO]

There is no way you can compare oceans of the world to aquariums. They are two completely different systems.

What i was trying to say was denitrators may drastically reduce nitrates, but that in no way means lesser water changes.

Weekly water changes are the bottom line

actually if i was to use it i would use it in conjuction with water changes

 

[guppy]

Using one with plants and water changes would not hurt but if you have a power failure for any length of time eppect that when it comes back on your tank will suddenly smell like rotten eggs and all your fish will die. Have you ever disturded deep mud in a salt marsh, smelled that sulfury rotten smell, that is a byproduct of the anerobic bacteria breaking down nitrates, lethal stuff in a tank.

 

[rkc772]

Using one with plants and water changes would not hurt but if you have a power failure for any length of time eppect that when it comes back on your tank will suddenly smell like rotten eggs and all your fish will die. Have you ever disturded deep mud in a salt marsh, smelled that sulfury rotten smell, that is a byproduct of the anerobic bacteria breaking down nitrates, lethal stuff in a tank.

that's one thing i didn't think about. i'll just get some sand and tough plants to lessen the nitrate. it's a new tank (180) changing 25% 45 gal would be a time consuming since i do a drip type when i return water. it would take at least 3 hours to fill the tank again. what if i age the water and pump the water back. would this have any adverse reaction to my fish?

 

[JardiniBoy]

I wouldn't recommend stopping your water change schedule any time soon, especially with your bio load. What are your nitrate readings? If they're okay and your fish seem healthy, then you should just carry on with what you're doing. If too high, diy a denitrator, but still continue to do your water changes. Monitor the nitrate levels and let us know (not much has been posted here about denitrators, so we could all learn something). I've read that they take a long time to cycle, so be patient..