Been looking for ways to reduce my nitrates, and yes, larger and more frequent water changes can help, but that being said, in my area, marine salt is expensive and the nearest supply is an 8+ hour round trip to a city on the verge of shutdown. Though I will do so if necessary.
Anyways, I've encountered 4 main products, and want to confirm I am understanding the differences correctly, and what you may recommend.
Seachem Matrix, houses bacteria to provide biological filtration, denitrification only occurs in low flow >50 gph.
Purigen is chemical filtration, removing the same organics and other materials that lead to nitrates. Also helps keep water clear. Can be recharged with bleach.
Chemipure functions pretty much exactly like purigen, but cannot be recharged.
Activated Carbon removes similar things to Purigen, but has a very limited life, depending on the amount of contaminates.
As I understand it, none of these products actually remove nitrate from the system, just prevent more from being made by organic wastes.
Are there any products out there that actually remove nitrates from an aquarium? I tried a 'fuge but my macro melted away on me.
I am currently running a bag of Aquaclear carbon that I got for free, haven't been able to test nitrates as I ran out of testing supplies. It did however, make my water go from slightly milky cloudy to crystal clear overnight.
Anyways, I've encountered 4 main products, and want to confirm I am understanding the differences correctly, and what you may recommend.
Seachem Matrix, houses bacteria to provide biological filtration, denitrification only occurs in low flow >50 gph.
Purigen is chemical filtration, removing the same organics and other materials that lead to nitrates. Also helps keep water clear. Can be recharged with bleach.
Chemipure functions pretty much exactly like purigen, but cannot be recharged.
Activated Carbon removes similar things to Purigen, but has a very limited life, depending on the amount of contaminates.
As I understand it, none of these products actually remove nitrate from the system, just prevent more from being made by organic wastes.
Are there any products out there that actually remove nitrates from an aquarium? I tried a 'fuge but my macro melted away on me.
I am currently running a bag of Aquaclear carbon that I got for free, haven't been able to test nitrates as I ran out of testing supplies. It did however, make my water go from slightly milky cloudy to crystal clear overnight.