Reverse Osmosis system help

NeonFlux

NeonFlux

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Reading of which, I saw temptress's RO thread (didn't want to hijack thread) and that reminded me....How would one setup such a system? Is it difficult? Eh I know my ADA AS2 wont last any longer to soften my water.. takes about a year until it finally stops softening the hard tap water. I want to take the initiative! It's time to take my aquaria technology to teh next level! :evil_lol: Haha I could afford one RO system for future use one day. Perhaps the one Amphiprion mentioned is great. Here.

What is RO/DI <- Btw? What's DI for?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
 
if you purchase a system like mentioned.. they are sent ready to use. just supply water.

depending on your water source at your house you may have enough pressure to use the RO/DI system without the use of a pump.

I got mine from
http://www.thefilterguys.biz/

there are others just as good.

mine came ready to go all I needed to do was use the saddle tap...
but since I can do handy man plumbing.. I opted for an alternative method ;)


but to be honest if you have a python and don't want to set the filter up permanent you can simply use a faucet adapter and garden hose adapter.
 
How hard is your tap water? No sense in getting one if it isn't needed.

However, they are very easy to setup. Almost every one you would consider would be plug and play out of the box. You'll need a reservoir.

Personally, I would go RO/DI, not just RO. Adding the DI component isn't that much more expensive and it significantly improves filtration.
 
My water softener is basically a resin DI unit but I stopped using it because the salt ions were killing my plants. Now I buy RO at 20 cents per gallon, 50 gallons at a time for my bi-monthly 20% water chnages (50% RO + 50% Tap). Since I have a nitrate filter my water changes are infrequent and since I use RO, dissolved mineral build up is not a problem. Partial RO really makes a difference IMHO, as it not only replaces but absorbs allot of toxins and organic build up away from the tank during water chnages, whereas regular water softened or not allways add minerals and organics to a tank over time regardless of water chnages, IMHO.
 
jpappy789 said:
DI=DeIonized

RO uses a semipermeable membrane while DI uses ion exchange resins.
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Interesting
jpappy789 said:
But they're usually not needed for most FW setups unless your source water is undrinkable or you are keeping very sensitive species.
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Oh, I am intending to use RO for aquatics plants that prefer soft/acidic water and fish that prefer acidic water like GBR's, tetras, and hatchetfish, etc.
Star_Rider said:
if you purchase a system like mentioned.. they are sent ready to use. just supply water.

depending on your water source at your house you may have enough pressure to use the RO/DI system without the use of a pump.

I got mine from
http://www.thefilterguys.biz/

there are others just as good.

mine came ready to go all I needed to do was use the saddle tap...
but since I can do handy man plumbing.. I opted for an alternative method ;)


but to be honest if you have a python and don't want to set the filter up permanent you can simply use a faucet adapter and garden hose adapter.
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Interesting..star could you show me a picture of how your setup is done? Since you are quite the handy person. I use the python. :) Thanks Star (:
jmhart said:
How hard is your tap water? No sense in getting one if it isn't needed.

However, they are very easy to setup. Almost every one you would consider would be plug and play out of the box. You'll need a reservoir.

Personally, I would go RO/DI, not just RO. Adding the DI component isn't that much more expensive and it significantly improves filtration.
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Oh, our water here at socal is very hard. A pH of 7.6 right from the tap.
 
How hard is the water? pH means nothing...

Most plants shouldn't have an issue with your water, and neither should healthy fish stock. I'm not saying it's a bad idea to try to go with a more "natural" setup, but it's not a necessity. :)
 
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