Long tern sulfur denitrator use

[Tab28]

I was wondering if anyone knows of long term sulfur denitrator issues? When I say long term I mean more than a year of contiunous use.

 

[robert]

I've been watching this post for a while now. By the lack of response, I'm thinking there are few long term issues or few running running sulphur denitrators.
FWIW - I've been running one for about a year on mixed reef with a substantial fish load and heavy feeding. Very, very effective.

I'm curious as to why they are not more popular...

 

[pickupman66]

I think it might have been the initial cost of the reactors. Fwiw, I ran a simple denitrator coil for years and it performed just as well as the sulfur units.

 

[Tab28]

I've been watching this post for a while now. By the lack of response, I'm thinking there are few long term issues or few running running sulphur denitrators.
FWIW - I've been running one for about a year on mixed reef with a substantial fish load and heavy feeding. Very, very effective.

I'm curious as to why they are not more popular...

I am guessing you may be right about the long term affects. I have been running mine for years on and off. The longest for over a year now. When I clean it I usally let it set for a while before re-running it. I always had issues with nitrates years ago. I swear the liverock was manufacturing it. I could do a 50% water change and still no drop in nitrates. With the system never even a slight color change into the measure level.

I was worried since there may be some sulfur level in the water would accumulate, beyond simple water changes to correct.

 

[caudill187]

I've considered these in the past. Good to know they work.

 

[Reef UP]

I believe brad syphus (spelling ? ) sorry if I got that wrong brad but I know he's been running one for a while

 

[VIPReef]

Very effective at removing nitrates, but eat up a little alk in the process. BP nowadays do the same job, much safer and remove phosphates as well. It was a wonderful idea. BTW, I made the DIY Sulfur denitrator that is shown in this reefkeeping article DIY Sulfur Reactor - Reefkeeping.com

djfrankie
VIP Reef

 

[reyesozaeta]

My sulfur denitrator is a part of my “No water change system” for over a year now. It’s just one of the players...the others are, algae reactor, biopellets, coil denitrator and
live rocks/anoxic environment. I use NO3PO4X or vodka for back up. It’s a heavily stocked mixed reef (SPS, LPS, NPS, Softies/mushrooms and gorgonians. I also have 2 riterri anemones. My success is using different denitrator systems working all at the same time

 

[Dkeller_nc]

Hmm, since the thread was started 8 years ago, I'm guessing the OP's figured out what the long-term usefulness of a sulfur denitrator are.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

I can't see any reason for long term issues beyond the alkalinity depletion that starts right away.