ro/di water

[Savager]

I am thinking about getting 6 stage ro/di filter. Where did you guys buy it from? I saw few items from ebay, I think I am going to get it from there. Anyway, can you drink water from ro/di filtered water? Are they too pure for human to drink or is it just fine? Thanks.

 

[FRY]

http://cgi.ebay.com/AQUA-SAFE-100GPD-MAXIMUS-REVERSE-OSMOSIS-WATER-FILTER_W0QQitemZ4449525235QQcategoryZ20684QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[chasesng]

i got the one below on ebay about a month ago. $60 plus $32 for shippping. i didnt want the tank. its worked great for me. hooked a dual tds to it and it cranks out at better than 3:1 ratio with very cold water. tried cutting and pasting but this was best i could do.


New Reef 6st 100GPD Reverse Osmosis RO+DI Water Filters

 

[beefbroccoli]

correct me if i am wrong, from what i saw on other threads, the RO filter is for drinking, the DI is for aquarium use, I think DI is too pure for the human body, you will get sick if you drink it.

chasesng, i got the same ro/di like urs, but somehow the flow is very slow, can u tell me how did u hook it up? thanks

 

[chasesng]

chasesng, i got the same ro/di like urs, but somehow the flow is very slow, can u tell me how did u hook it up? thanks

pm'd you

 

[chasesng]

btw...the flow is supposed to be slow, relative to a faucet anyway. i seem to recall that my unit makes 5 gals every 3 hours or so. i try to make note of timing but always forget what i was supposed to remember.

anyway, what i watch more closely is the ratio of waste water to filtered water. i'm usually around 3:1 which i'm pretty pleased with.

 

[yessongs]

There is no such thing as water too pure to drink.
I also have a AquaSafe unit its hooked up so RO + carbon goes into the holding tank then through the faucet for the family.

Then with a Tee and a ball valve i bought from Home Depot i shut off the holding tank, turn on the ball valve and fill up buckets of RO/DI - carbon for the reef.

RO/DI water can NOT hurt you it tastes like **** But keep in mind old DI filters contain microorganisms that can harm you.

 

[Nsr250NYC]

question for ppl with aquasafe systems. what's the last stage of the filter? do you use it for the tank? some ppl told me to skip the last stage. so it's 3 stages on the bottom with 2 on top, the membrane and di(?). thanks

 

[FRY]

GAC FINAL FOR TASTE AND ODOR

 

[jhale]

I have my RO output split, one goes to the DI filter for the tank,
the other goes through a carbon filter, like fry mentioned, for my drinking water.

 

[yessongs]

I have my RO output split, one goes to the DI filter for the tank,
the other goes through a carbon filter, like fry mentioned, for my drinking water.

Hey! Im not Frank

 

[Nsr250NYC]

so the last stage is only for drinking water? and not needed for our tanks right? im only using this for the fish tank.

 

[beefbroccoli]

i though the first 4 stages is for drinking water, and the last stage is for the tank use ( i saw some ppl's house has the ro filter, and its only up to the membrane). am i right???????

 

[yessongs]

It depends on the unit, the last stage on most is carbon. IMO no need to use in our systems.
But the DI is the last stage used for reefs.

 

[Buckeye Field Supply]

A properly configured system will have no additional stages after the DI. You would want a inline GAC stage between a pressurized storage tank and a faucet.