Aquatic Life Classic RO, RO/DI & DI Systems - Economical Filtered Water using Standard 10" Cartridges. The Classic RO systems provide up to 50 &100 GPD of economically filtered reverse osmosis water, removing harmful substances such as heavy metal ions and total dissolved solids from tap water...
I’m looking into making a saltwater mixing station, with an RODI filter hooked into my houses freshwater supply. Fortunately, there is a copper pipe already T’d off of the cold, freshwater supply, running to my backyard hose. And it’s in the perfect area for me to make the mixing station in.
In...
BRS reverse osmosis plus system 150gpd 6 stage water saver system. Has booster pump and new carbon filters and resin kits. Also includes a separate TDS meter.
Hello everyone,
I have a very interesting problem related to my RO filter. It has been going on for almost a year. Lots of troubleshooting has already gone into it last year. Talked to multiple vendors, tried different proposed solutions. But the problem keeps coming back.
Problem:
Any new...
Hi all! I have been in water purification for many years and I have always wanted to venture into saltwater. I have been not only helping a local fish store but also taking care of the tank at my workplace recently along with troubleshooting RODI for many years, I feel that now is the time to...
6 stage RODI unit w/ TDS METER and booster pump. Used less than a year. Great setup for well water! Can ship but would rather have it picked up- zip code 16001, western PA. Asking 300 obo for all of it. Would need to quote shipping.
BRS reverse osmosis plus system 150gpd 6 stage water saver system. Has booster pump and new carbon filters and resin kits. The water containers are 44 gal with floats installed to prevent overfill. Also have half a container of instant ocean reef crystals and a TDS meter.
The stand is also...
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I have a 200G salt water mixing station still at my place after a tank tear down. It's worked great with a Panworld mixing pump (included), and side-by-side US Plastics 100G holding tanks. I have a float valve on the fresh water side leading back to a BRS 7 stage unit (all media...
In my never ending quest to gather as much information as I can BEFORE I start my tank, I have a question about premixing saltwater for water changes.
I know that regular water changing is very important for keeping a health reef aquarium. Having premixed, ready to go, saltwater will make that...
Hi guys! I know the title sounds ridiculous, why would you run a uv sterilizer on a mixing station? Long story short my step dad has had some health issues in the past which had led him to using a CPAP machine. With a CPAP machine you need to use distilled water due to the fact that it has no...
Does anyone have actual evidenced backed input on the most efficient way to run a five-stage RODI unit?
Is it better to run in small, frequent batches (example: 1 hour per day, 7 days per week), or occasional longer sessions (example: 7 hours once per week)?
I'm thinking mainly from a DI...
I’ve used plastic gallons of distilled water ever since I got my tank (2018). The price for 1 gallon of distilled water just went up 57% at the grocery store. Figured it makes more sense than ever to get one. Plus it’ll help reduce the use of plastic. Inflation..whew it’s hitting hard.
Preface: I know float valves can fail and shouldn’t be completely relied upon. However in the years since I started reefing my old containers and floats never had an issue; I always felt comfortable trusting them overnight at least. This new setup though….
I can’t figure out why my RODI...
What RO systems do yall use and what's your average ppm? Recently, I've been using the Puratek 150GPD Deluxe for about 3-4months, and have noticed my ppm has gone from 0-8 very steadily. I havent noticed any changes in my tank(s) and I figured 8ppm was too little of most things to seriously...
So I have a local friend that runs cation, then anion, then two mixed bed resins (all color changing). He almost never runs out of cation but does run through anion. Being that I’m using the same city water supply, is there a reason that I can just skip the cation and run two anions instead? I’m...
There are always a lot of questions regarding which RO/DI setup do I need, how many stages, how do I know when to change filters/membranes, I’m getting a weird TDS value, etc. Hopefully this clarifies a few things and helps some of you out one day.
My first recommendation would be to find the...
I've been struggling with red cyano again; and my corals haven't been happy for about a month.
The issue I found is that my RODI membrane is putting our 36 TDS and the DI resin is only polishing it down to 8 TDS. I'm not sure how I missed this. So I've been cleaning out the cyano with water...
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How can you tell when it is time to change out the resign media in the BRS Mixed Bed Di Resign/Cation Di Resign canisters? My Anion Di Resign canister (middle canister) is easy to tell as it changes to orange as its depleted. The other two I'm not entirely sure. I do have a triple...
I’m planning on building a stand in my garage to hold a brute up top and one underneath. The top one will store RODI. My tank is about 60 feet from this. Id like to have a length of RODI tubing that I keep rolled up in the garage to reach the tank to fill up my ato container. Can this be gravity...
I have filled my rodi container and mixed it with salt and had the heater turned on and let it circulate for more than a week. I was unable to use the water immediately due to being sick. Now when I looked inside of it I found this brownish film along the edge and the water itself looks kinda...
Hey all, though I’m not a reefer yet, I’ve been having fun using stuff from the reefing hobby but on my freshwater planted tank. First post!
Anyways I had a dumb question around RO/DI water and the DI resin. After reading a couple of posts, I came across this notion of “food grade” DI resin as...
I currently have a 4 stage filter for my tap water that is 550 TDS. I run through DI resin in about every 2 months for my 25 gallon tank. My tap water is not treated with chloramines. My filter does manage to remove everything so my output is 0 TDS. Lastly, I use the RODI buddy booster pump...
I just plumbed in everything for my 6 stage rodi. Everything's new. I didn't realize that my blue handled faucet is actually hot water till I burned the @#$% out of myself. Not to mention I don't think it's set up correctly, the amount of water coming out the waste line is not normal. I will...