Top Off water..I feel stupid.

[Sub-Mariner]

Ok I thought topping off with crystal geyser was ok...but It has quite a bit of phosphate in it. It says DI water on the bottle...The guy at the LFS told me to get an RO unit. Damn this hobby is getting crazy....

 

[Anonymous]

Drinking water is typically filtered RO or RO/DI and then stuff is added back in for taste.

 

[MartinE]

Check with your local dealers some will sell you RO/DI water for a fair price (mine charges 25 cents a gallon, cheaper than drinking water).

 

[aquamarine]

Hey. Here is a link on ebay to a pretty good deal on a RO DI system and it comes witha free TDS meter.
It ends in 8 hours

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... %3AIT&rd=1

 

[Anonymous]

aquamarine, I don't know how you are related to the eBay seller, but if you are the same person, please in the future try not to do it again in this board. Thank you for your cooperation.

 

[ChrisRD]

Aquamarine, commercial posts are a violation of the user's agreement. Please refrain from making such posts in the future.

 

[HClH2OFish]

umm..isn't this the 3rd thread I've seen where he's pushing his units???


Back to the thread:

I buy my water from the store...just make sure it is RO/DI. Usually says in small letters somewhere on the label something like "Prepared by reverse osmosis and ionization"

Never use Natural Spring water, distilled water, or Drinking water. The distilled doesn't have enough garbage removed from it and the other 2 add minerals for taste.

 

[Anonymous]

umm..isn't this the 3rd thread I've seen where he's pushing his units???

Actually all of his posts have been about him pushing his business.

 

[Anonymous]

Zero "0" feedback too! 8O Run away! :lol:

~wings~

 

[Anonymous]

Sooner or later you're going to want to get an RO Unit. It makes things much easier, and you don't have to drag yourself out of the house to get your water. ...not to mention... we use our for drinking and cooking.

~wings~

 

[SnowManSnow]

OK I don't work for the company.. but I bought a very nice 75gpd RODI unit from www.buckeyefieldsupply.com for under $200 if i remember correctly.. and it works great.

B.

 

[Anonymous]

Ok, ive posted this before, but you can get a kitchen countertop unit from a company called ecoquest. I have one and it is the best investment I ever made not only for my aquarium, but I am on a well and i use it for my drinking water which is even more important!
It uses a uv light chamber, ozone, .05 micron solid carbon filter, and cyclonic action. Its a bit pricey at around 350, but test data blows away any other unit i have ever seen.

 

[K9coral]

Im glad I broke down and bought one a while back. Water is beautiful and the fish seem to love it and the algae hates it :lol:
Not advertising for anyone but I purchased a new 110 gpd RO/DI unit on Ebay for under $100 and it works great. Dont waste a bunch of money on one at the lfs or some online retailers.

 

[Gaffes]

I'm thinking of getting a RO/DI, but can anyone tell me how they work?

I see them all advertised in terms of gallons per day, which has me confused. Does it really take that long to make the water? I was hoping I could just connect it up to the faucet in the kitchen sink, and the water would flow through it at the usual rate. Then I could remove it after the water change. Is this not how they work?

 

[Anonymous]

I'm thinking of getting a RO/DI, but can anyone tell me how they work?

I see them all advertised in terms of gallons per day, which has me confused. Does it really take that long to make the water? I was hoping I could just connect it up to the faucet in the kitchen sink, and the water would flow through it at the usual rate. Then I could remove it after the water change. Is this not how they work?

Gallons per day is all you get. The water comes out of the RO filter very slowly. There is also a lot of waste water to carry away the impurities. For each gallon of good pure water you can expect about 5 gallons of waste water.

 

[Gaffes]

Thanks, guy.

So, if I hook it up for the faucet, and turn the water on and let 5 gallons run through, one gallon of clean water will come out of the RO/DI unit?

Is it feasible to just have one in the closet and dig it out once a week for a water change? I usually change about 5 gallons at a time.

(Sorry for the simple questions, I couldn't find this info anywhere)

 

[Anonymous]

That sounds like a pain in the a##. For 5 gallons of water I would tend to just go buy distilled water.

Typically the RO/DI is permanently installed an turned on for the time it taked to make the desired amount of water.

 

[Talonstorm]

I recently got a unit from Buckeye Field Supply (no, I don't work for them, just saw them recommended here, so I purchased one). It is the 100 gallons per day RO/DI filter. Since I live in an apartment, I didn't want to permanantly plumb it in. My solution was to get some plumbing parts from the local borg (big orange retail giant). I got an adapter for my bathroom faucet, a quick disconnect designed for a dishwasher, and a fitting to bring it down to the correct 1/4 " OD tubing size. It works great and when I am done, I just disconnect it and coil the hose around the unit (which is mounted to the bathroom wall). This way I can still use the bathroom faucet. Just an idea to consider. Best of luck!

Tina

 

[Anonymous]

Great idea Tina.

 

[Anonymous]

Ok, repost:

Ok, ive posted this before, but you can get a kitchen countertop unit from a company called ecoquest. I have one and it is the best investment I ever made not only for my aquarium, but I am on a well and i use it for my drinking water which is even more important!
It uses a uv light chamber, ozone injection,double .05 micron solid carbon filter, and cyclonic action. Its a bit pricey at around 350, but test data blows away any other unit i have ever seen.