Would it be possible to combine, phosphate & nitrate medium and carbon in one reactor

THEPHISHGUY · 03/14/2006, 09:37 PM

What do you all think? Pros and cons. I understand that these medias need to be changed at different intervals, but if you were willing to change them all at the time when the first of the three needs to be changed then is there any chemical reason why it would not be feasable to do? What negative effects can be caused? Would it outweigh the costs of running two or more reactors. I have relatively limited space and it would seem in theory to work well for my application. SO.... what the thoughts????

Ti · 03/15/2006, 12:09 AM

not worth it

THEPHISHGUY · 03/15/2006, 11:30 AM

Elaborate please.. WHy not?

03/14/2006, 09:37 PM	#1
THEPHISHGUY Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Baltimore Posts: 386	Would it be possible to combine, phosphate & nitrate medium and carbon in one reactor What do you all think? Pros and cons. I understand that these medias need to be changed at different intervals, but if you were willing to change them all at the time when the first of the three needs to be changed then is there any chemical reason why it would not be feasable to do? What negative effects can be caused? Would it outweigh the costs of running two or more reactors. I have relatively limited space and it would seem in theory to work well for my application. SO.... what the thoughts????

03/15/2006, 12:09 AM	#2
Ti Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 7,927	not worth it __________________ Hair algae is my Macro algae.

03/15/2006, 11:30 AM	#3
THEPHISHGUY Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Baltimore Posts: 386	Elaborate please.. WHy not?