need some help, opinions, thoughts whatever is good lol...

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mxsnow145

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A drinking water RO unit has an in-line carbon filter as the post filter to remove any abnormal tastes or odors. It normally comes with a pressurized storage tank and a RO faucet. They reduce the TDS down low enough for safe drinking water levels, but are not completely free of TDS. fish tank only are RODI systems and provide 0 TDS water reading. and do not come with any tanks or faucet. but i guess its all the same, it's much better then tap water ;p
 
cubnb79

cubnb79

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ok so with all that said i still dont know whats best for me...i drink bottle water so i just need to know whats best for the tank...not really concerned with drinking it but if i can get both for one price that works too....i just want to buy the unit and at least have 10g on hand if not more for emergency wc...so i guess it's still up for debut
 
2quills

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Originally Posted by cubnb79 http:///forum/thread/387060/need-some-help-opinions-thoughts-whatever-is-good-lol/40#post_3406132
ok so with all that said i still dont know whats best for me...i drink bottle water so i just need to know whats best for the tank...not really concerned with drinking it but if i can get both for one price that works too....i just want to buy the unit and at least have 10g on hand if not more for emergency wc...so i guess it's still up for debut
I think you'll find most reef hobbyists use an RO/DI filter. Reef salts/crystals come with minerals already in the mix to help maintain specific levels so people don't tend to want the extra stuff in the water already.. The DI removes minerals in tap water so you can mix your water up specifically to your tanks needs.
 
teresaq

teresaq

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I have this unit
Typhoon III
5 Stage 75 or 100 GPD RO/DI unit with high rejection, Automatic shut off valve and quick connect PUSH-IN fittings
I bought an extra fitting and have it connected to a food grade hose on my back lani. I has a valve that I can turn off the DI filter and just get RO water for drinking. I had no place inside to hook it up and it was very easy to just connect it to the hose outside.
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cubnb79

cubnb79

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quills i really have good tap water not hard at all barley any nitrate...but i have fish only right now but getting ready for corals so looking for whats best recommended...but i thank you and everyone for the info very much taken in so keep bringing it not just for myself but anyone else reading this thread....teresa how much did it cost im kinda around the $150 budget...i've also read that no need more than a stage 4 but im sure that's all up for debate...i can get ro/di salt from lfs for 1.30 per gallon but that's just going to add up i'd rather invest and it pay itself off in a few months then get ahead after that....like always thx for all input i take it all in and figure out whats best for me...can never have enough information in this hobby that's for sure
 
teresaq

teresaq

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the typhoon 111 is around 190.00 but they also have a typhoon 5 stage that is about 150.00. I will tell you it was the best investment I ever made. No more lugging water. I just set it up so I could put a 35 gal bute trash can next to it. I keep it full for top offs and when I need to make water for changes, I just syphone it to my water mixing can. I keep a pump in my top off water all the time. Never have to worry about being out of water.
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cubnb79

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sweet thats what i looking for...i've always used my tap/city water which i've been scalded for on here but it's a learning experience so ill look into doing just that here very soon...thx for the heads up...
 
cubnb79

cubnb79

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found one on amazon for $160 5 stage...and whoever said to google air water and ice that's who its from so +1 for that
 
cubnb79

cubnb79

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yea i seen that after my last post...so the 75g and the 100g are the same price if im reading it right....also im not a plummer by any means but im sure its not hard to hook up with instructions...i am wondering how long it takes to get that amount of water because really i dont need that much in a months time..so i just fill up and turn it off or what???
 
cubnb79

cubnb79

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good vid..the unit looks bigger than it will fit under sink or is this just the setup...basically what im thinking this hook it up under sink lines and running line to a container for my top off/wc water and use it as needed...that's basically what im working with so is that going to work or am i going to have to do something else???
 
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i would look on amazon.com you can find a nice 4stage there for under $200
 
flower

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I don't have an RO/DI unit...mine is just Reverse Osmoses, I have no idea what the filters do, I just know there are 5 of them....the more filtration the purer the water. It's the same unit in Walmart, the holding tank under my sink is smaller. I know mine was intended as drinking water. I don't understand why any water purifier would be labeled not fit for drinking water and expect me to put it in my fish tank, but not drink the water or use it for coffee or cooking...that's just dumb advertisement.....I wouldn't buy it.
I do remember the news making a big todo about the bottled water not having anything usful in it, that we need the bacteria. What is not taken into consideration is that we eat yogurt, and nice green veggies...we get what we need elsewhere to stay healthy. I prefer my RO water to the crap my well dishes out.
 
2quills

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Originally Posted by Flower http:///forum/thread/387060/need-some-help-opinions-thoughts-whatever-is-good-lol/40#post_3406189
I don't have an RO/DI unit...mine is just Reverse Osmoses, I have no idea what the filters do, I just know there are 5 of them....the more filtration the purer the water. It's the same unit in Walmart, the holding tank under my sink is smaller. I know mine was intended as drinking water. I don't understand why any water purifier would be labeled not fit for drinking water and expect me to put it in my fish tank, but not drink the water or use it for coffee or cooking...that's just dumb advertisement.....I wouldn't buy it.
I do remember the news making a big todo about the bottled water not having anything usful in it, that we need the bacteria. What is not taken into consideration is that we eat yogurt, and nice green veggies...we get what we need elsewhere to stay healthy. I prefer my RO water to the crap my well dishes out.
Some places like labs and factories need completely purified water for mixing chemicals and stuff, medicines..etc. In our case the fish don't actually drink the water and besides that we are replacing those minerals and salts that have been removed with the ones in our salt mixes to the levels that our tanks require. I wouldn't buy a unit either without the option of bypassing or removing the DI stage of the filter.
 
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