IDEA : Japanese Style Filtration...

[Loubard]

I am real interested in the flowrate of those filters.

 

[Dr Joe]

Qui...

 

[jdepasqu2]

probably not the place or time to ask BUT......., I was always under the assumption that nitrates cant be removed from the water other than by plants....., there is bacteria that removes nitrates????? but maybe only in small amounts????? i'm confused can some give a quick run down of the cyles in a biological filter....., just to set this thread straight....., Dr. Joe???

 

[johnptc]

probably not the place or time to ask BUT......., I was always under the assumption that nitrates cant be removed from the water other than by plants....., there is bacteria that removes nitrates????? but maybe only in small amounts????? i'm confused can some give a quick run down of the cyles in a biological filter....., just to set this thread straight....., Dr. Joe???

aerobic bacteria: ammonia>nitrite>nitate

[SIZE=-1]Anaerobic[/SIZE] ( lacking O2) :bacteria breaks nitrates down

 

[fish head )'>]

....and water changes. three types of filtration: mechanical, chemical and biological filtration. The latter is what we are talking about here; used in most canister and wet/dry filters. -----and bio-wheels. There are two types of bacteria that are helpful that we are trying to colonize in the different medias.

 

[johnptc]

....and water changes. three types of filtration: mechanical, chemical and biological filtration. The latter is what we are talking about here; used in most canister and wet/dry filters. -----and bio-wheels. There are two types of bacteria that are helpful that we are trying to colonize in the different medias.

there are two types of bacteria which are aerobic ammonia>>nitrite
and nitrite>>nitrate
bio balls, trickle filters, bio wheels

then a third Anaerobic bacteria which breaks down nitrates...this only occurs in the absence of O2...such as water moving very very slowly thru sand or gravel....

 

[neoprodigy]

im going to do similar type of setup... except i will add air stone on the bottom and blow air up...

 

[ozz465]

im going to do similar type of setup... except i will add air stone on the bottom and blow air up...

I believe a member here has a set up like that , has a multi stage w/d with airstones under the bio material , I believe mudskippy

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=88271

I really want to build it that way . just need the right size dimensions on a tank to be my sump.

 

[Hot Slime]

hmmm interesting.

 

[islander671]

im going to do similar type of setup... except i will add air stone on the bottom and blow air up...

Mine are set up like that, in the event of a power outage the battery powered pumps take over and keep pushing air thru the media.