ro water!

[perezmk1982]

:splitspinIm getting a ro unit on tuesday. and i was just wondering. i never had to prep my water. i was in a place were they sold something from kent to prep the water. my ? is do i need that to prep the water or do i just add salt and calcium and that all? also what salt is the best on in the market?:tongue1:

 

[KathyC]

Your RO unit 'preps' your water.
You just need to circulate the water with a powerhead (so there is oxygen in it when you add it to the tank), get it to the correct temp and add the proper amount of salt mix (the calcium & all you need is already in the salt mix).


Do you already have a tank set up?

 

[mbg75]

Is it just RO? or RO/DI?

 

[saltwaterinbrooklyn]

here is the thing with that ro/ is the reverse osmosis/ di is the deioniser this really makes crystal clear yet unsafe to drink water lol, its really the best way to make your saltwater and if you have to get a unit and this is a high recommendation on my behalf i would recommend the typhoon reefekeeper from airwaterandice.com comes tested and assembled and ready to go with all the gear you need filters as well , and my unit came with a tds meter so you can test the perfection of your water , it was about $ 159 and worth every penny, but with the 3 5gallon poland spring bottles i use i kind of have 1 shower instead of two now .lol and salt is something of a mystery to me i use instant ocean cause its cleaner than reef crystals but there are at least 5 others that i have recently heard of that are better than that .
hope this helps.

 

[InfernoST]

your ro unit 'preps' your water.
You just need to circulate the water with a powerhead (so there is oxygen in it when you add it to the tank), get it to the correct temp and add the proper amount of salt mix (the calcium & all you need is already in the salt mix).

+1

 

[perezmk1982]

yes i do.

 

[perezmk1982]

ro/di