If it was your choice

[salisbury a d]

If it was your choice would you
Upgrade your lighting system?
Or
Get and ro/di unit?
Thanks
Adam

 

[orby]

Tough choice, I guess it depends on how bad your tap water is right now. If you have a problem with Nitrates and Phosphates in your tap water I would say go with the Rodi, however if your water quality has been ok I'd say go with the lights. If you have higher levels of Trates and Phos's and you add new lighting to the tank you may end up with a nice Green tank.

 

[salisbury a d]

The corals are two colonies of muchrooms (stripped and hairy) Green lace gorgonian, an unidentified cup coral, two unidentified polyps, one branch cualestea, a small anemone about an inch in diameter, and a feather duster.
Curently the test are
nitrate 0
nitrite 0
ph 8.2
ammonia 0
phostphates .1 ish (because of tap not salt mix)
temp in the lower 80's
Lighting is three 55 watt pc bulbs two white one atinic.
Adam

 

[salisbury a d]

Now would which would you choose:
the kent marine Maxxima ro unit
1) r.o.35 hi-s 35 gpd
2) R.O.60 hi-s 60 gpd
3) t.o.120 hi-s 120 gpd
4) Max35 hi-s 35 gpd
5) max60 hi-s 60 gpd
the kent marin mazzima r.o./d.i. unit
1) Maxxima R.O./di. 24gpd
2) Maxxima ro/di 50 gpd
The kent marine full size ro unit
1) full size ro tfc24 gpd
2) full size ro tfc 50 gpd
3) full size ro tfc 100 gpd
The kent marine bare bones ro unit
1) bARE BONES CTA 10 GPD
2) bare bones tfc 10 gpd
3) bare bones hi-s 35 gpd
4) bare bones hi-s 60 gpd
which one do you recamend?
Also what is gpd?
Adam

 

[orby]

Gpd = Gallons Per day Produced
I would go with one that has a DI or dionizer on it in order to remove Phosphates.

 

[broomer5]

I recently purchased the Kent Marine Maxxima RO/DI Hi-S combination unit.
It's awesome, no problems to report, and it has good output of RO/DI water.
Brian

 

[salisbury a d]

I have read that some people fill a 30 gallon garbage can. Is this for one water change because of a large tank or are they planning ahead and mixing water for the next few changes?
Adam
Thanks for the replies

 

[oceanblue]

they're just planning ahead...

 

[jimi]

Get the R/O!!!!!!!!!!!!!