DIY "Anoxic Filtration System" eliminates nitrates? Anyone tried this?

[farebox]

Hey you all please check his video out on anxoic filteration system: https://youtu.be/jfPy8HGxSmA

[Jack L]

wow, this thread is still going and might be the view record holder, good for the site at least. youtube is notifying my of more novak videos. good luck if it works for you, but i gave it a year, got rid of them all, only thing i got out of it was kitty litter debris still in my sump.

[farebox]

Hey Jack L I did the same thing a awhile back, but this time I only made one big basket and found some laterite on e-Bay. So far none of the kitty litter has spilled out of the basket. Only 7 days in and all seems fine for now. NO3 was 10ppm this morning.

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Video of the second try on the anoxic filtration system:https://youtu.be/7s3ng3QikYw

[giberica]

For anyone who is interested:

https://aquariumscience.org/index.ph...nosis-reactor/

"This plant is absorbing all the nitrates, OBVIOUSLY [...] Once again, note the large lush plant in the tank. LOL"

Not trying to take sides, I have no "C.V." or academic titles (at least not in chemistry) but if one plant would have been all is needed for a tank to be nitrates free, oh well...

[Jack L]

@giberica
at first i assumed this site was a novak site, skimmed it, thought wow, besides oddly remaining anonymous, this info seems good. went to the BCB page and read its anti BCB, LOL makes more sense now. guess the anonymous author is not novak

[farebox]

Four weeks in with the second attempt with anoxic filtration system (BCB): https://youtu.be/BcKmgM8fNLY

[Jack L]

hi roland, do you have any test data without the BCB? your tank is not heavy stocked, BB, and with plants. so i'd not expect you have much issue with or without the basket. the clarity of water and cleanliness of you glass indicates you are committed to good tank husbandry. i tried 3 of the BCBs, wasn't able to find any benefit.

[farebox]

No, I didn't test the tank before adding the BCB. I don't test my tank that much, I just go by how the fish look and their behavior. I learned many years ago per say "don't chase the monkey". Thanks for your kind comments....