What RO/DI Unit do you use?

[cookiemn]

I was thinking of getting this unit for my new tank.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=20756&item=4300743785&tc=photo

Does anyone have any experience with this company? What do you use?

 

[wooddood]

from what i have heard a very good company to deal with and for the price i would say go for it, looks like a nice unit. good luck.

 

[bc_slc]

I second that. 6 stage for less than $100 is a good deal.

 

[jasontatro]

Everything I have read on Reef Central says they are a good company with a good product.

For what it's worth... I got mine off of EBay from a company called Aquasafe Canada. I have been very happy with it, and the support has been great. 6-stage for $95.

 

[cookiemn]

Jason,
do you have yours set up with an auto-top off for your water storage? My idea was to have it hooked up to my indoor garage sink and then have it pump into a garbage can that I will use as storage. I want to add a switch that would stop the flow of water so there is no chance of it overflowing.

Erwin

 

[jasontatro]

Erwin,

No.... dont have it hooked up to a top-off, but I have been wanting to do the same thing. I'm sure it would be pretty easy.

 

[DonW]

Did you bid on that filter. I'm thinking about an upgrade but dont want to outbid you.

Don

 

[mattseattle]

i'm sure he has several auctions going so you could do a 'view sellers' other items' and find another one.

 

[jasontatro]

they also usually offer "buy it now" for pretty much the same price that it will go for.

 

[cookiemn]

I haven't bid on it.They always have things on sale.

 

[Curtswearing]

have it pump into a garbage can that I will use as storage.

You want to get a food grade trash can or food grade plastic RO water storage tank as opposed to any run of the mill trash can. The plasticizers used in el-cheapo trash cans contain a lot of phosphates. Storing water that has been de-ionized will suck the phosphates right out of those plasticizers and put them into your water and will end up in your tank. Rubbermaid makes a line of trash cans named Brute that use food grade plasticizers and that is what I use. (TDevil has some inside info). PS....even these have trace amounts of phosphates but they disappear rapidly.

Your other option is to fill up a regular trash can with RO/DI water and let it sit there for a week and then dump the whole trash can full of water down the drain. Fill the tank partially up again, let it sit for a couple of days, then do a phosphate test on the water. That will tell you if you need to fill it to the rim for a week again. You want to make sure that your test kit can be used on freshwater....not all of them can.

 

[NaH2O]

Good Post, Curt. Storage containers are often forgotten as a phosphate source. Why spend all the money on a good RO/DI unit, if you are introducing phosphates just from storage. My Brute cans have the wheel attachment, so I can just wheel them across the house.

I use the Kent Marine Maxxima Hi-S 60 gpd unit. I love it....my water is horrible. TDS reading of the high 400s sometimes into 500. The output is 0.

 

[Cougra]

I'm currently using an Aquasafe Canada RO/DI unit that I got off e-bay/ 6 Stage 100GPD with storage tank. After I set it up I haven't had any problems with it and think it's the best investment that has been made towards my tank todate.

I also store my extra water in 5Gal water jugs. I find they are easy to move around, the lids are easy to get so you don't have to worry about contamination and I know they were designed for the purpose of storing water longterm without releasing phosphates.