anamilasti
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ok ive been using tap water, i want 2 use RO water what do i need to know before i buy a unit, and also is culligan water the same stuff? the unit my LFS has is made by coralife and makes 60 gallons a day (120$)
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miaheatlvr
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Originally Posted by anamilasti
ok ive been using tap water, i want 2 use RO water what do i need to know before i buy a unit, and also is culligan water the same stuff? the unit my LFS has is made by coralife and makes 60 gallons a day (120$)
RO/DI is the way to go, this way you will remove all impurites from your water prior to putting it into your tank. Phophates, Nitrates, Disolved impurities etc, etc Culligan is just Filtered water i think, Not even Revoerse Osmosis or Deionized, do a search and type in ro/di units you will get all the info you need and places to get it as well.
ok ive been using tap water, i want 2 use RO water what do i need to know before i buy a unit, and also is culligan water the same stuff? the unit my LFS has is made by coralife and makes 60 gallons a day (120$)
RO/DI is the way to go, this way you will remove all impurites from your water prior to putting it into your tank. Phophates, Nitrates, Disolved impurities etc, etc Culligan is just Filtered water i think, Not even Revoerse Osmosis or Deionized, do a search and type in ro/di units you will get all the info you need and places to get it as well.
miaheatlvr
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Originally Posted by chub
the culligan water i use is RO
But it definately isnt DI.. But if you have no choice then the Culligan Water is the best way to go in your situation!
the culligan water i use is RO
But it definately isnt DI.. But if you have no choice then the Culligan Water is the best way to go in your situation!
skywatcher
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The only way to know how good the Culligan water is to test it with a TDS meter. And remember you rarely get the rated GPD of any RO unit unless you have the correct water pressure and water temperature. How many stages is this Coralife unit?
teviesfish
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We are using culligan and so far no problems. We know when the filters are changed properly because we watch them do it. and the unit we got is the same filtration as rodi water. We have tested ours and its the same as my friends who do have a rodi. We had culligan put the unit in our basement hooked up to our water line. Drains in to a huge holding tank that we have a heater and filter going on it to keep the water going and we salt it and get it ready. When we do water changes its already temp and salt controled so less stress on our fish. So far no problems Good luck.