saline
Reefer
Wow. That's cheap. Thanks.
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wsboyette
Fishy, Fishy, Fishy, Fish
Awesome ! I never saw such a low price on water purification equipment ! :bounce:
When my membrane comes due for replacement next year, I'll just replace my unit with a higher capacity one, and put my old one on Craigslist.....
Bifferwine
I am a girl
I used to recommend Purewaterclub.com, because they had a good product for the cheapest I'd ever seen. But I can't recommend them anymore in good conscience because so many people had terrible customer service experiences with them. If you shop there, buy at your own risk.
wsboyette
Fishy, Fishy, Fishy, Fish
Well, sometimes it just isn't worth the savings to deal with some vendors.... I ran into that in the model airplane hobby with some of those discount Chinese suppliers.
Bifferwine
I am a girl
Exactly. PureWaterClub is a Chinese knock off outfit. When people had problems with their products, they found it impossible to get assistance, and never got their money back.
bjohanson1234
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I reccomend bulkreefsupply.com more expensive than some places, but excellent customer service. Plus we usually run a group buy every couple months.
wsboyette
Fishy, Fishy, Fishy, Fish
Well Reefers,
In light of my findings regarding errors from my cheap test kits, etc. I can only conclude that the IO water conditioner must be a good, effective product. I have always been pleased with Aquarium Systems products. And having this forum handy for technical advice is as good as having a good reef shop around the corner !
In light of my findings regarding errors from my cheap test kits, etc. I can only conclude that the IO water conditioner must be a good, effective product. I have always been pleased with Aquarium Systems products. And having this forum handy for technical advice is as good as having a good reef shop around the corner !
Buckeye Field Supply
Reefing newb
For those of you with chloraimnes and RODI units:
We recommend two carbon prefilter stages.
You'll note a shorter life span on your DI resin as it removes the ammonia.
Russ
We recommend two carbon prefilter stages.
You'll note a shorter life span on your DI resin as it removes the ammonia.
Russ
wsboyette
Fishy, Fishy, Fishy, Fish
Mine is just a plain 3-stage RO unit. Maybe I should replace the particulate filter with another carbon block ?
Buckeye Field Supply
Reefing newb
No - you need to use a sediment filter ahead of the block(s). What you'd do is add a housing in front of your system. Move your sediment filter to the new housing, and put a CGAC filter or carbon block where your sediment filter was.
Your RO water will have ammonia in it.
Russ
Your RO water will have ammonia in it.
Russ
wsboyette
Fishy, Fishy, Fishy, Fish
Do you sell a housing and the necessary hose & fittings to connect it in line with my Coralife RO unit ?
Buckeye Field Supply
Reefing newb
Sorry but we can't make posts in threads that directly promote our products!
Russ
Russ
wsboyette
Fishy, Fishy, Fishy, Fish
Oh Right - but that's easy enough for me to figure out; just a standard filter canister.
wsboyette
Fishy, Fishy, Fishy, Fish
Actually, I had already replaced the existing carbon block prefilter with a better one, and the Salifert test shows zero ammonia in the RO water. I have yet to check it for chloramine, test kit now on order for that. But I would like to add two stages to my unit some time in the future; another carbon block prefilter & a DI resin canister to make it a full-blown 5-stage RO/DI unit.
Buckeye Field Supply
Reefing newb
Hmm. There's nothing in your system that will remove the ammonia, so I'm not clear on how you don't have it in your RO water.
Russ
wsboyette
Fishy, Fishy, Fishy, Fish
The newer type carbon block prefilter element I just installed is supposed to be effective at removing chloramine, but I cannot yet verify that its output is completely free of chloramine until I get my chloramine test kit. The Salifert ammonia test, as I understand it, will not detect chloramine, only pure ammonia.
Buckeye Field Supply
Reefing newb
Carbon doesn't remove chloramine - it just splits it back into chlorine and ammonia.
wsboyette
Fishy, Fishy, Fishy, Fish
So does the DI resin remove the ammonia, then ?
Buckeye Field Supply
Reefing newb
Yes - the DI resin will remove it.
wsboyette
Fishy, Fishy, Fishy, Fish
I remember reading that ammonia is very destructive to the TFC membrane. Does the DI canister stage go in the line before the TFC membrane, or after ?
