they exist , has anyone gone down this path, I am not sure if people are aware of our water restrictions here in australia but this would be awesome for my 240 gal set up hopes.
Filter that removes nitrates from water
- Thread starter Geoey
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denitrators do work . . . but I have found plants to be very effective too (assuming your fish won't destroy them)
See I was thinking I would build a algae screen or a hob fw refugium. Supposedly both help with nitrate and ammonia, but which one works better? Idk
i was reading this article about aquaculture... the fish poop waste(ammonia) turns into nitrite>nitrate, then plants (hydroponics) take in harmful particulates and create oxegen for fish... this would do the job no?
Two notes on that:
1) If you are growing plants hydroponically (only roots in water) then they are releasing O2 into the air, not the water, so you will still need mechanical oxygenation.
2) Most plants prefer ammonia to nitrites or nitrates, so you may as well skip the bacterial filter and use plants for the whole process.
Plant filters are very effective, the only real drawbacks are the space they take up and the lighting requirements.
1) If you are growing plants hydroponically (only roots in water) then they are releasing O2 into the air, not the water, so you will still need mechanical oxygenation.
2) Most plants prefer ammonia to nitrites or nitrates, so you may as well skip the bacterial filter and use plants for the whole process.
Plant filters are very effective, the only real drawbacks are the space they take up and the lighting requirements.