Official Declaration of War

[yannifish]

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Originally Posted by Bang Guy http:///forum/thread/385694/official-declaration-of-war/20#post_3384481
Yeah, the waste water has 5 time the contaminants of what goes into the RO but remember it has passed through one or two sediment filters and a very high quality carbon block. The RO waste water is typically much cleaner than tap water.
RO/DI is drinkable. People will mention the lack of ions and how it "steals" ions from your body. This is poppycock. Although DI water has no taste and that alone can make it unpalatable, it is perfectly safe.
Hmm, okay. Good to know. That expands the number of uses that the waste water could have.
Thanks.

 

[yannifish]

Well, just a little update. I haven't been on here much lately because I've been busy, and not much has happened in the tank.
But, last week I received a letter from the retailer I ordered my phosphate reactor from, instructing me to place my order again, as they had the item in stock (after me wating three months). So, I'm not going to get the phosphate reactor at this point, and will get an RODI.

 

[yannifish]

The water pressure in my house is 40-45 psi. Can I run a RODI unit with this pressure?

 

[tangs rule]

Quote:
Originally Posted by yannifish http:///forum/thread/385694/official-declaration-of-war/40#post_3390031
The water pressure in my house is 40-45 psi. Can I run a RODI unit with this pressure?
Absolutly - Mine runs 42 psi, and my unit makes about 90% of it's rating.

 

[jstdv8]

my turf scrubber has been going just short of a year now, I have no HA in the DT anymore, feed like crazy both coral food and fish food, I grow LPS, SPS and softies in the tank.
Mine is held into the pipe by zip ties, but I just take the whole top section of pipe off of mine to clean it, I don't cut the zip ties or anything like that. I run 27 watt CFL bulbs, noticed quite a bit of change in growth over the 23W's.
Can't say enough good things about my scrubber.
Used to have a load of HA in my DT when I ran a skimmer and cheato.
Now no skimmer, the cheato died off becuase of the ATS overpowering it. no GHA present except in the sump where I want it.

 

[yannifish]

Quote:
Originally Posted by tangs rule http:///forum/thread/385694/official-declaration-of-war/40#post_3390109
Absolutly - Mine runs 42 psi, and my unit makes about 90% of it's rating.
Well, later in the day I checked again and I got 25 psi.

So, I'm going to get a booster pump. Oh well.
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Originally Posted by Jstdv8 http:///forum/thread/385694/official-declaration-of-war/40#post_3390114
my turf scrubber has been going just short of a year now, I have no HA in the DT anymore, feed like crazy both coral food and fish food, I grow LPS, SPS and softies in the tank.
Mine is held into the pipe by zip ties, but I just take the whole top section of pipe off of mine to clean it, I don't cut the zip ties or anything like that. I run 27 watt CFL bulbs, noticed quite a bit of change in growth over the 23W's.
Can't say enough good things about my scrubber.
Used to have a load of HA in my DT when I ran a skimmer and cheato.
Now no skimmer, the cheato died off becuase of the ATS overpowering it. no GHA present except in the sump where I want it.
I'd love to do a ATS, but I don't have room for one in my sump or next to my tank.