Mega-Powerful Nitrate and Phosphate Remover

[joeyp]

[SantaMonica]

[DoubleTapz]

Hi! I am currently running this system, I'm hoping to reduce my nitrates from a steady 20 down to zero.

Here's my set up on the 2nd week. (water is supplied from the output of my UV filter)






Its only one sided, since i got no rotary tool to cut the pipe.

Do i clean the screen already? I see green, a lot of brown and specs of red.

BTW my nitrates are still in the 20s.

[SantaMonica]

[mbrn88]

[oggietiu]

[SantaMonica]

[SantaMonica]

Reader Hits Zero!

'Gone Postal' who is on the RS site, becomes the first homebuilt screen user to reach zero nitrate. No pics from him yet, but he says, "My trates hit 0 for the first time in the 5 months that my tank has been up. The lowest i had ever gotten them to was 5. I built my setup [9 days ago]. I have some growth, but nothing too spectacular. The screen is completely covered in brown, but it seems as if it's just surface algae - not really hair algae, etc like I'd originally expected. Comes off really easy. If I just wipe my finger across, the screen is clear again."

[audioactive08]

awesome.

[jackryan]

[DoubleTapz]

@StaMonica

Here are pics of the water flow on the screen.
i havent checked for Phosphates since my thank is only FOWLR.
The green screen is just to prevent splashes of water.



The light is 24W reflector CFL 6100k i think. (its on 24/7)

Currently no fan installed



@Oggie
hehehe I haven't given up yet.


@Jack
Heres a pic of entire sump.
i bought the plastic screen tank divider from bio research.

[SantaMonica]

[pong]

[SantaMonica]

[pong]