Nitrate remover

[New Boy]

Through a mail order company in the UK you can buy a product called ‘Nitrapod’ which is supposed to remove nitrate from tap water – I’m quite interested as my tap water has 40-50ppm nitrate content. Unfortunately this pod costs £40 ($65ish) so I wondered if anyone had experience of this kind of pod before? Or if anyone knew the science involved – will I be changing nitrate for something else bad? Short description on the internet attached below;


“Single pods
Individual pods to treat tapwater for the removal of either Nitrate and Phosphate (Nitragon), Nitrate (Nitrapod) or Hardness (Softener pod).
All 3 pods are easily recharged using a salt solution and include tap attachment.”

Cheers
Andy

 

[Lateral Line]

I did a google for "nitrapod" and it came up with 1 hit for a place called "animal house" - however - when I try the link - it 404's. I'll try again later. Is that the place you saw it?

 

[New Boy]

Yep, that's the one.....thanks LL

 

[andyt_uk]

the animal house web site is a nightmare to navigate
i think they have moved their catalogue to another domain, but failed to update all their links
http/www.aquaticmailorder.co.uk/acatalog...t_Pods_235.html
is probably the one you want, and most likely what new boy found
if y ou recharge it with a salt solution i would suspect it turns the badies, to not so baddies, by converting them to their sodium salt, eg NaNH3, or NaPO4
the sodium phosphate may well soften your water
not sure about the other

 

[guppymonkey]

I am wondering if its really a nitrate remover or something that makes nitrates less deadly? I know for ammonia they have Ammo-Lock which supposedly makes ammonia into something less deadly but completely ruins the cycle in the tank and ends up being more hinderance than help.

 

[teknikz]

i use a new sponge brought out by juwel......its a green nitrate removing sponge and cost £3.50