DIY Denitrator?

[Ryanqk]

Anyone have a clue how to go about making a diy denitrator like the ones that use a coil and can be used with vodka as a carbon source. The idea is to feed anaerobic bacteria a carbon source and let them eat my nitrates.
Any ideas guys?
Ryan

[Driftwood]

Article about vodka:
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-11/eb/feature/index.php

Coil denitrator:
http://www.aquariaforums.com/entry_category.asp?CatID=13
http://www.thekrib.com/Filters/denitrator.html
http://saltaquarium.about.com/cs/nitratecontrol/a/aa092702.htm

Good luck!

[Ryanqk]

anyone out there interested in making one to sell?

[mikedsokc]

I've made one of the coils before and believe me, it's easer to just put in a 1/4 tsp of sugar every day. The sugar alone will bring your nitrates down under 5 ppm in two weeks.

[jojo22]

1/4 teaspoon of sugar per how much water???

[Ryanqk]

yeah my total system volumn is only about 35gl with all that rock....