wontonflip
I failed Kobayashi Maru
I've seen a few easy DIY RO/DI filters. And from what I gather, the housing is the cheap part, but the actual filter material and carbon is what may cost more.
What is everyone's take on it? I have nitrates in my tap, and I don't feel like running the the fish store everytime I need a water change. I'm currently battling a very very very high nitrate level (160ppm!!!) to an old inherited marine tank (which I started over from scratch, with just live rock, crabs, and snails). My partial water changes weren't helping in the least because of the pre-existing nitrate level on my tap.
What is everyone's take on it? I have nitrates in my tap, and I don't feel like running the the fish store everytime I need a water change. I'm currently battling a very very very high nitrate level (160ppm!!!) to an old inherited marine tank (which I started over from scratch, with just live rock, crabs, and snails). My partial water changes weren't helping in the least because of the pre-existing nitrate level on my tap.