Sasquatch
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Are there any articles on this? Ive googled and can't really find much, especially reef related
anaerobic zones
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NC2WA
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The featured article mojoreef and I did briefly mentions it.
Reef Frontiers - Cycling and recycling your tank
What specific question do you have about it?
Reef Frontiers - Cycling and recycling your tank
What specific question do you have about it?
Sasquatch
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Thanks! quite well acquainted with cycling looking for what actually defines an anaerobic zone, typically devoid/low in oxygen, deep sand beds, inside rock, but if you wanted to create a zone what requirements would there be?
Krish
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Are you trying to make your own de-nitrator?
Hey Sas, try googling Cryptic Zone. You will get better results on your questions. There are a few threads here in the data base on this topic but not what I think your looking for.
To create a zone like this your looking for complete darkness and very little water movement. I have messed around with this idea a bit but found it to be pointless in our hobby. There are anaerobic and cryptic zones in most reef aquariums but not to the extent that they matter much like in the ocean.
Because of the depth of sand needed for a good anaerobic zone it is not a very viable source of filtration. That's why I chose either a bare bottom, or shallow sand beds and put most of my focus on husbandry and filtration equipment.
Later bud!
Frank
To create a zone like this your looking for complete darkness and very little water movement. I have messed around with this idea a bit but found it to be pointless in our hobby. There are anaerobic and cryptic zones in most reef aquariums but not to the extent that they matter much like in the ocean.
Because of the depth of sand needed for a good anaerobic zone it is not a very viable source of filtration. That's why I chose either a bare bottom, or shallow sand beds and put most of my focus on husbandry and filtration equipment.
Later bud!
Frank
Sasquatch
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Yes Krish! thanks Mojo and Frankie, I had an idea and haven't seen it tried anywhere and not sure if it would work or how you'd tell if it did, I was thinking of that heavy matting for filters, a baffle at the end of the tank just wide enough to jam a slab of it in, baffle very close to the bottom and an inch or so below the water surface, no direct flow involved just suction at the top from tank flow, I think this would supply a slight negative pressure and draw a small volume of water up, a piece of black acrylic to keep out the light?
DonW
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Sound like your going for an in-tank denitrifier? I did one and it worked just fine. I used a 1" thick box 12x17 17 was 1" below water line 1/4" off the floor. Bottom open with plastic mesh to keep sulfur beads from falling out. Top sealed with small air tube siphon hose running to sump with a drip valve. It worked just like any other denitrifier and did not have to be fed. It ran for 6 months without a crash bud did drop the tanks ph.
Don
Don
Sasquatch
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hadn't considered sulfur denitrifiers, seems like a lot of if's? so you were producing sour water and it dragged down ph? interesting!
Mojo, I am trying to stimulate conversation lol, not a clue really just a thought about a simple no maintenance add on that would consume nitrate, in the yawning cavern of my imagination I don't see why this wouldn't work, just don't have a guide line for the mechanics of low oxygen zonal fumnubery
Mojo, I am trying to stimulate conversation lol, not a clue really just a thought about a simple no maintenance add on that would consume nitrate, in the yawning cavern of my imagination I don't see why this wouldn't work, just don't have a guide line for the mechanics of low oxygen zonal fumnubery
Sasquatch
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already full of hot air and dirty thoughts
but are they nitrate-dirty or organic dirty???
Organic requires oxidation for cleansing ...
Sasquatch
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not really positive on the gaseous identification butt... there is a lot of sulfurous emissions near the vent
hwell:
Sasquatch
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its my specialty, I start threads people are either afraid to take the leap in, don't know or just dismiss as the rambling's of crazy people, IBM laughed at Gates once hehe
