water changes/ bad water
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1journeyman
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If they were selling RO/DI water at 90 TDS I hope you got a serious refund. They owe you all the money you spent on water, and I'd seriously argue for enough free salt to mix up an entire water replacement.
Do water changes once a week at about 20% for a few weeks. You should see an improvement. you might also run carbon and see if that helps clear the water up.
Is the brown covering diatoms?
Do water changes once a week at about 20% for a few weeks. You should see an improvement. you might also run carbon and see if that helps clear the water up.
Is the brown covering diatoms?
joncat24
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I think so...i think it is silacates in the water... I would get a refund, but they really hardly ever charged me for it. The manager felt so bad he gave a free bubble tip anenome. and a free float valve a auto shut off for my ro/di
he also ordered a whole new unit for the store.
I think he was embarassed
he also ordered a whole new unit for the store.
I think he was embarassed
1journeyman
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Good for you. Definitely an issue the store needed to address.
joncat24
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thx journeyman...I was just wondering how much I could safely do to get rid of it. I will go with 35 gallons/week for a couple more weeks and see how it goes....Thanks for the fast replies.
and for everyone else out there that questions the need for your own ro/di....this should answer it for ya>>>>>
and for everyone else out there that questions the need for your own ro/di....this should answer it for ya>>>>>
monalisa
Active Member
Originally Posted by joncat24
thx journeyman...I was just wondering how much I could safely do to get rid of it. I will go with 35 gallons/week for a couple more weeks and see how it goes....Thanks for the fast replies.
and for everyone else out there that questions the need for your own ro/di....this should answer it for ya>>>>>
I've actually seen those units and seriously considered getting one, but I don't know how the darn things get set up. My daughter has also started (very successfully at this point) a 55 gallon, soon to be, reef. Any advice on this is greatly appreciated. Would this benefit both of us? Me with a brand new 46gal bf and a 37gal, and my daughter with her 55? Do these things come with explicit instructions? I just don't know. At this point we're heading out to Wal Mart to lug water home from there.
Lisa :happyfish
thx journeyman...I was just wondering how much I could safely do to get rid of it. I will go with 35 gallons/week for a couple more weeks and see how it goes....Thanks for the fast replies.
and for everyone else out there that questions the need for your own ro/di....this should answer it for ya>>>>>
I've actually seen those units and seriously considered getting one, but I don't know how the darn things get set up. My daughter has also started (very successfully at this point) a 55 gallon, soon to be, reef. Any advice on this is greatly appreciated. Would this benefit both of us? Me with a brand new 46gal bf and a 37gal, and my daughter with her 55? Do these things come with explicit instructions? I just don't know. At this point we're heading out to Wal Mart to lug water home from there.
Lisa :happyfish
mandarin w
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Originally Posted by MonaLisa
I've actually seen those units and seriously considered getting one, but I don't know how the darn things get set up. My daughter has also started (very successfully at this point) a 55 gallon, soon to be, reef. Any advice on this is greatly appreciated. Would this benefit both of us? Me with a brand new 46gal bf and a 37gal, and my daughter with her 55? Do these things come with explicit instructions? I just don't know. At this point we're heading out to Wal Mart to lug water home from there.
Lisa :happyfish
An RO/DI unit is very simple to set up. If you have room in your laundry room.That would be a good place for it. You can get the garden hose connector and hook it to the spiket that you hook your washer up to. Just get one of those "Y" conectors. Or you can hook it up to your kitchen sink. There is a way to put it directly into the water line. Now that I don't know about. I rent my place, so I decided no to do anything permanant. I opted for the kitchen sink attachment. That just screws on the faucet. and you are hooked up. When you order your RO/DI unit, Look for a TDS meter. This will allow you to monitor your water. So you know when it time to replace your filters.
I've actually seen those units and seriously considered getting one, but I don't know how the darn things get set up. My daughter has also started (very successfully at this point) a 55 gallon, soon to be, reef. Any advice on this is greatly appreciated. Would this benefit both of us? Me with a brand new 46gal bf and a 37gal, and my daughter with her 55? Do these things come with explicit instructions? I just don't know. At this point we're heading out to Wal Mart to lug water home from there.
Lisa :happyfish
An RO/DI unit is very simple to set up. If you have room in your laundry room.That would be a good place for it. You can get the garden hose connector and hook it to the spiket that you hook your washer up to. Just get one of those "Y" conectors. Or you can hook it up to your kitchen sink. There is a way to put it directly into the water line. Now that I don't know about. I rent my place, so I decided no to do anything permanant. I opted for the kitchen sink attachment. That just screws on the faucet. and you are hooked up. When you order your RO/DI unit, Look for a TDS meter. This will allow you to monitor your water. So you know when it time to replace your filters.
f14peter
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Mandarin is correct, they are easy to hook up (Dare I say absurdly easy?).
-- Water source: This can be the kitchen faucet (And some units come with the appropriate adaptor), as mentioned the water source for a washing machine with the Y-fitting (Or even gardenhose tap), or you can physically tap into a water pipe. The AirWaterIce unit I got came with all these fittings.
-- Drain/waste-water: If in the laundry area, you can use the drain for the washing machine. Mine was merely an open upright pipe, so I just stuck the waste-water tube down there. I imagine most units come with (like the A-W-I), or offer the means to permanently tap into a drainpipe (Most often seen with under-the-sink installations). If set up on your kitchen counter, the tube can simply be put down the drain.
The A-W-I unt I have utilizes those simply slip-joint fitting for the small tubes, no tools necessary in that regard (other than scissors to cut the tubing). For a permanent installation, the unit comes with a self-tapping fitting for source water, and a harness requiring drilling a hole for the waste-water drain.
Don't be discouraged by a potentialy difficult installation, these things are a breeze. Mine took a little over an hour to put in, and that time included a trip to the big-box homestore to get a fitting since I ordered the wrong one when I bought the unit.
Frankly, I haven't had to deal with non-RO/DI water, or store-bought, but I can't imagine being even semi-seriously into this hobby and not having RO/DI water in-house. There are just too many advantages.
BTW, good on your LFS for dealing with the problem. It's easy to be a good business when everything goes right, but the true test is when something does wrong . . . do they blow it off or do something about it? Sounds like this store at least knows when a mistake is made and is willing to deal with it.
-- Water source: This can be the kitchen faucet (And some units come with the appropriate adaptor), as mentioned the water source for a washing machine with the Y-fitting (Or even gardenhose tap), or you can physically tap into a water pipe. The AirWaterIce unit I got came with all these fittings.
-- Drain/waste-water: If in the laundry area, you can use the drain for the washing machine. Mine was merely an open upright pipe, so I just stuck the waste-water tube down there. I imagine most units come with (like the A-W-I), or offer the means to permanently tap into a drainpipe (Most often seen with under-the-sink installations). If set up on your kitchen counter, the tube can simply be put down the drain.
The A-W-I unt I have utilizes those simply slip-joint fitting for the small tubes, no tools necessary in that regard (other than scissors to cut the tubing). For a permanent installation, the unit comes with a self-tapping fitting for source water, and a harness requiring drilling a hole for the waste-water drain.
Don't be discouraged by a potentialy difficult installation, these things are a breeze. Mine took a little over an hour to put in, and that time included a trip to the big-box homestore to get a fitting since I ordered the wrong one when I bought the unit.
Frankly, I haven't had to deal with non-RO/DI water, or store-bought, but I can't imagine being even semi-seriously into this hobby and not having RO/DI water in-house. There are just too many advantages.
BTW, good on your LFS for dealing with the problem. It's easy to be a good business when everything goes right, but the true test is when something does wrong . . . do they blow it off or do something about it? Sounds like this store at least knows when a mistake is made and is willing to deal with it.
1journeyman
Active Member
Originally Posted by MonaLisa
I've actually seen those units and seriously considered getting one, but I don't know how the darn things get set up. My daughter has also started (very successfully at this point) a 55 gallon, soon to be, reef. Any advice on this is greatly appreciated. Would this benefit both of us? Me with a brand new 46gal bf and a 37gal, and my daughter with her 55? Do these things come with explicit instructions? I just don't know. At this point we're heading out to Wal Mart to lug water home from there.
Lisa :happyfish
Lisa, I didn't bother to install mine (although it would be easy to do.). I bought an adapter so it hooks right up to my bathroom sink faucet. About once a week I hook it up, fill up my water containers, and put it back in the closet.
I've actually seen those units and seriously considered getting one, but I don't know how the darn things get set up. My daughter has also started (very successfully at this point) a 55 gallon, soon to be, reef. Any advice on this is greatly appreciated. Would this benefit both of us? Me with a brand new 46gal bf and a 37gal, and my daughter with her 55? Do these things come with explicit instructions? I just don't know. At this point we're heading out to Wal Mart to lug water home from there.
Lisa :happyfish
Lisa, I didn't bother to install mine (although it would be easy to do.). I bought an adapter so it hooks right up to my bathroom sink faucet. About once a week I hook it up, fill up my water containers, and put it back in the closet.