ro water or distilled

[newfishguy]

Both of my local Walmarts have RO machines. Sometimes they are hidden in the store. You should ask someone. In one of my local stores the machines were way in the back near the eggs and somewhere else at the other store. I went there and bought a couple of empty 5 gallon jugs. I took them to one of my local drug stores that has an RO machine out front.
Originally Posted by KevtheIris
Went to the local Walmart couldn't find it... All they had was spring water, distilled, and drinking water-which was nothing but tap water...

 

[fishhead81]

Originally Posted by newfishguy
Both of my local Walmarts have RO machines. Sometimes they are hidden in the store. You should ask someone. In one of my local stores the machines were way in the back near the eggs and somewhere else at the other store. I went there and bought a couple of empty 5 gallon jugs. I took them to one of my local drug stores that has an RO machine out front.
My Wally World across the street has an RO machine (Culligan is the brand water) and it's $0.33 a gallon! I used "drinking water" at $.56 a gallon to fill the tank up about 2 months ago but now I just take 5 empty jugs every week or so and for a whopping 2 bux I get the best water possible.

but to answer the post question RO water is better but distilled is okay too. IMO :happyfish

 

[newfishguy]

IMO don't buy an RO system to use for your tank. I bought one for around $100. It produced around 100 gallons a day. However, if you break that down it is only around 4 gallons an hour. If you need a quick 20 gallons it won't happen with one of these. I still need to sell mine. IMO it is much easier to fill it up at your local Walmart or other store. Instead of producing 4 gallons an hour I can get 4 gallons in 4 minutes at my local drug store.

 

[the reef]

Originally Posted by newfishguy
IMO don't buy an RO system to use for your tank. I bought one for around $100. It produced around 100 gallons a day. However, if you break that down it is only around 4 gallons an hour. If you need a quick 20 gallons it won't happen with one of these. I still need to sell mine. IMO it is much easier to fill it up at your local Walmart or other store. Instead of producing 4 gallons an hour I can get 4 gallons in 4 minutes at my local drug store.
you could also get a preshurized tank to fill with ro watter you simply hook up the ro unit directly to the tank and when it reaches a full tank the ro unit goes off and you can just turn a knob and it will pour out your ro watter that is in the tank

 

[reefnut]

I'd recommend getting your own for sure!! Then you are in control of the maintenance and filter changes and therefor can control the quality of water you're getting.
I use a 30g rubbermade trash can to hold the RO/DI water... so I always have 30g on hand. Works great and much easier than hauling bucket back and forth to the store.

 

[the reef]

Originally Posted by ReefNut
I'd recommend getting your own for sure!! Then you are in control of the maintenance and filter changes and therefor can control the quality of water you're getting.
I use a 30g rubbermade trash can to hold the RO/DI water... so I always have 30g on hand. Works great and much easier than hauling bucket back and forth to the store.

hey reef nut is that a float switch on their I would love to set it up so that it turns off when the desired amout is full then I wouldent have to sit and watch it all the time?

 

[reefnut]

It is a float valve. When the can is full the float valve closes off the water flow, the back pressure triggers the automatic shutoff valve and shuts down the unit. It starts back up automatically when the water level drops.

 

[the reef]

Originally Posted by ReefNut
It is a float valve. When the can is full the float valve closes off the water flow, the back pressure triggers the automatic shutoff valve and shuts down the unit. It starts back up automatically when the water level drops.
how would I set up the automatic shutoff valve to the ro unit?

 

[evilbob22]

Originally Posted by Franciee
Hi All I am new here I know this sounds dumb but what is RO water. Thank you so much
I just noticed no one answered your question...
RO stands for Reverse Osmosis, which is the filtration process. It is (arguably) the best kind of filtered water there is, except for RO/DI... RO water that has also gone through a de-ionization process. Most of the better RO filters are actually RO/DI.

 

[kevtheiris]

was considering a reef 6 ro unit or the one i saw - home depot (GE), its and RO/DI but only does about 10G/day. Was thinking that would be enough, one i got it setup couldnt i just buy a few 5g jugs to keep on hand just in case? Anoyne familiar with either of these?

 

[reefnut]

I'm not familiar but a 10g per-day will only produce .42g per-hour at maximum performance. You can do as you said and fill buckets but it will take a long time for each bucket.
Reef, would would need to find a place that sells them if your unit didn't come with one on it.

 

[the reef]

Originally Posted by ReefNut
I'm not familiar but a 10g per-day will only produce .42g per-hour at maximum performance. You can do as you said and fill buckets but it will take a long time for each bucket.
Reef, would would need to find a place that sells them if your unit didn't come with one on it.
I have a 75 gpd and it does about 5 gallons every 35 minutes

 

[seahorse11]

HI,
I will be setting up a 125gallon, what would be the best way to fill the tank? I have seen the things that attach to a sink for easy water changes and fills. I really dont want to carry 125 one gallon jugs back and forth from walmart.
How is a RO unit attached to the tank equip? Is it kept on all the time? Our water from the tap is very hard, I even have lime deposits on my freshwater tank hood. Will I have to treat the water even with the RO unit?

 

[the reef]

Originally Posted by seahorse11
HI,
I will be setting up a 125gallon, what would be the best way to fill the tank? I have seen the things that attach to a sink for easy water changes and fills. I really dont want to carry 125 one gallon jugs back and forth from walmart.
How is a RO unit attached to the tank equip? Is it kept on all the time? Our water from the tap is very hard, I even have lime deposits on my freshwater tank hood. Will I have to treat the water even with the RO unit?
if it takes longer to get ro watter then so be it never use tap watter better to add the watter really slow than to rush a bunch of tap watter into it causing many problems down the road

 

[seahorse11]

How is a RO unit attached to the tank equip? Is it kept on all the time? Our water from the tap is very hard, I even have lime deposits on my freshwater tank hood. Will I have to treat the water even with the RO unit?

 

[acrylic51]

Originally Posted by The reef
acrylic if your asking what is ro watter is just reverse osmosis watter
Trust me I wasn't asking what RO water is.....I one of the ones that push good quality RO/DI units around here

 

[acrylic51]

Originally Posted by The reef
how would I set up the automatic shutoff valve to the ro unit?
You have to get the automatic shut off valve for your RO unit......You can buy external deals that you plumb up to your RO unit or you can go to a site and just replace the pressure vessel (houses the membrane) and it's already built into it and and you would just plumbed your good water line (product) line to the float valve in your collection container.....If you want to know where you can get the pressure vessel or automatic shut off valves email me at shwncbb@verizon.net