NITRATE FILTER PROJECT UNDERWAY

[vanilla__gorilla__]

AH, yes it was hydrogen sulfide, that just jarred my memory, its cheap but deadly if not vented right, and it only produces hydrogen sulfide if you get O2 or light into the system. im thinking of trying it out with a small vent going to the roof

when using the sulfur denitrator the flow and venting are the most emporten things and are very easy to control light is not as big of a deal as it is with a coil unit

 

[hillbilly]

Damn John! This is going to be interesting. I've heard of this technique before, but didn't have enough info to fully understand it. I'll be following this project with interest.

 

[Scorponok]

this is a bio filter. it uses a bacteria that lives in anoxic conditions ( very low oxygen) and can "eat" bio available carbon ( eg not charcoal) methanol, ethanol, certain sugars or the micro C G product ( http://www.eosenvironmental.com/product/microc_g.htm ) I will be using. the bacteria also consumes the nitrate releasing nitrogen gas.

with slow flow most of the media will be anoxic and support the bacteria needed to do this.

the carbon solution is fed in continuously at about 3 times the nitrate level. if nitrate is 50 ppm you feed 150ppm of the carbon feed ( micro c g) .

if all goes well the output should be about 10ppm nitrate.




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Are you going to use a UV ster? Will it kill off the bacteria that lives in anoxic conditions?

 

[RBE17]

dark blue tanks are 550 gallon each, to hold kaldness k1 bio media. total 4 cubic meters.

Ouch on the checkbook!!!

 

[edotero]

I can not wait to see how good this works.. Maybe I can build a small scale version at my house.

 

[Dr Joe]

Smart not going with a full size one to start with John.

Thanks for the link to the Micro C G, it may solve some old problems (just don't know if I want to resurrect any of that again)
Think I'll just for a while .


Dr Joe

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[johnptc]

Smart not going with a full size one to start with John.

Thanks for the link to the Micro C G, it may solve some old problems (just don't know if I want to resurrect any of that again)
Think I'll just for a while .


Dr Joe

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what if it didnt scale correctly ??

folks at micro c g very nice and helpful

 

[johnptc]

the two 550 gallons tanks being test fit in their final location.....sos checks out the action

 

[West1]

How BIG is your tank?

Very interesting topic. Cant wait to see the final pics

 

[johnptc]

How BIG is your tank?

Very interesting topic. Cant wait to see the final pics

10000 gal