IDEA : Japanese Style Filtration...

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i always want to do a Japanese Style Filtration... here are some ideas... you can see they fully submerge the bio media...

 

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Thanks for the idea...

 

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hmmm might try that possible denitrification

 

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So do I.. wet/dry is an exception..I have a small 500litres/hour subsystem in my sump...but all my remaining biological media is submerged and in the flow of water...

 

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other than water level what's the diff between them and wet/dry sumps?

 

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The media used looks slightly different that typical wet/dry media. Looks to be a porous ceramic material.

 

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god that's awesome.......

 

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wet-dry systems have to be more efficient since more oxygen will be available to the bacteria than in completly submerged systems. You would therefore need a smaller sump and a lower flow rate.
Am I missing something with the Japanese system?

 

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Potts050;826965; said:

wet-dry systems have to be more efficient since more oxygen will be available to the bacteria than in completly submerged systems. You would therefore need a smaller sump and a lower flow rate.
Am I missing something with the Japanese system?

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Yeah i thought that was the whole idea behind dripping the water over the bio-media

 

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do anaerobic bacteria break down nitrate better then aerobic?