Sulphur media

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Hi! Thinking of trying this out. Can i just place the right amount of sulfur in a high flow area in my sump? Would that work well enough?

What are you trying to accomplish?

 

[Belgian Anthias]

Hi! Thinking of trying this out. Can I just place the right amount of sulfur in a high flow area in my sump? Would that work well enough?

yes, you can!

But what you mean by "well enough". For me, "well enough" means having full control over the nitrogen removal rate and over the nitrate level.

Adding some sulfur will increase the nitrogen export capacity but will not give any control over the export rate.
BADES can be used in many applications, have a different outcome.

Using BADES can be overdone as some applications remove very effectively ammonium-nitrogen and may export most of the nitrogen before it has the change to be used.

Nitrogen management using elemental sulfur, by using BADES

 

[ryanuy]

What are you trying to accomplish?

I want to try lowering nitrates a bit more in my tank using another method aside from carbon dosing. Im dosing quite a bit of vodka already and its still not going down low enough. Im dosing 60ml currently for a 400g system.

 

[Belgian Anthias]

I want to try lowering nitrates a bit more in my tank using another method aside from carbon dosing. Im dosing quite a bit of vodka already and its still not going down low enough. Im dosing 60ml currently for a 400g system.

It is not a good idea to combine vodka dosing and a BADES aplication. Building off vodka dosing should be done very slowly, spread over several weeks. What is considered to be "low enough"?

 

[shnapper20]

hi im in oz and cant source any sulphur media I found this Pastille Sulphur - Devco Australia the msds lists arsonic and lead in very small amounts, would i be right to use it?

 

[Mywifeisgunnakillme]

Yes, it is "pure" sulfur, which is mostly a cyclic ring of 8 atoms.

Is this suitable for a sulfur reactor? Or am i out to lunch?

Pure Sulfur Prills for Plants, Crops & Fish Tanks (99.5% Purity)

Pure Sulfur prills contain 100% sulfur (the purest source) and contains no fillers or additives. The result: higher quality plants, crops, and flowers with more vigorous growth and increased yields.

purechemco.com

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Is this suitable for a sulfur reactor? Or am i out to lunch?

Pure Sulfur Prills for Plants, Crops & Fish Tanks (99.5% Purity)

Pure Sulfur prills contain 100% sulfur (the purest source) and contains no fillers or additives. The result: higher quality plants, crops, and flowers with more vigorous growth and increased yields.

purechemco.com

Without knowing that the other 0.5% is, I cannot say with certainty, but it is likely to be fine.