Water Conditioner with RO/DI?
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Germanman
My fish are my babies
not usually but it depends on the system you got it should say that it does. if it doesnt say so call the company that made it and ask. if they dont know then use declorinator just to be safe lol.
If you have a TFC membrane, chlorine will damage it, hence there is usually 2 chlorine removing carbon blocks prior to the RO membrane.
What type of RO membrane do you have? How many and what kind of pre-filter cartridges are you using?
Product water from a properly functioning RO or RO/DI unit should have no chlorine in it.
What type of RO membrane do you have? How many and what kind of pre-filter cartridges are you using?
Product water from a properly functioning RO or RO/DI unit should have no chlorine in it.
Ehhh.... is it okay if I use tap water then treat it with Ammex i think its called. You put a tablespoon or two in and it removes chlorine and says it lowers ammonia. Is that good enough instead of RO/DI filter?
The water here is quite good... do i need to test it and post results? BTW how much does a RO filter cost? Will it just be for my tank water? or can it be used for my whole house or soemthing?
http://stores.ebay.com/Filter-Direct-store
Second page towards the bottom. Yes a test result would be nice. The ro unit only makes 100 gallons per day so it wouldn't run your whole house but you could use it for drinking water.
Second page towards the bottom. Yes a test result would be nice. The ro unit only makes 100 gallons per day so it wouldn't run your whole house but you could use it for drinking water.
RO unit is kinda pricey:huh: I tested my tap water and it was at 7.5 PH. Is that okay if i use ammex? do I need to test for ammonia? If i did its at 0. Any other tests needed?
OK if you think $99 is pricey then you really need to sit back and think about if you want to do a saltwater tank and if you have the money to take care of your animals. Think about it, one coral can easily cost 50 to 100 bux. now is 99 dollars really that much to protect an investment that will surely be in the thousands?? I am a firm beliver of if you can't do it right then don't do it at all. So if you want my answer no your tap water no matter how good will NOT work for a reef. You should by all rights buy an ro unit and use/maintain it. After being given this answer you still came back and asked again probably hopeing to her what you want, that it is ok to use your tap water so that you don't feel bad not buying the ro unit. Well if that is what you want to do then fine but you will have a marginal tank at best as if you won't pony up fo an ro unit then I am sure you won't for many of the other things you need.
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Have a great day and good luck!
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Have a great day and good luck!
Well it is not exactly that expensive compared to the other things for the tank i bought, but I already spent quite a bit and dont want to spend alot more. I will eventually get some sorta filter fortunately. For FOWLR is it okay for now to use ammex?