SRC Member ah^siao Posted February 5, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted February 5, 2005 any bros here using for their own use, for their fish tanks, or planning to buy 1 to use it for their fish tanks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAV-65 Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 Better to use RO/DI right? Quote People do not plan to fail; Often they just fail to plan... Wat I do to prevent myself from tearing my hair out... My stress remedy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member ah^siao Posted February 5, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted February 5, 2005 y is it better to use ro unit? from wad i know ro water got totally no minerals and no nothng in it... minerals are important to living things... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Ekia Posted February 5, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted February 5, 2005 y is it better to use ro unit? from wad i know ro water got totally no minerals and no nothng in it... minerals are important to living things... You will get all the minerals u want from the salt we add in There are more of harmful materials in our tap water source than the minerals we want. Rav: I know that a RO unit produce quite a lot of waste water to obtain the RO water required. Eg. To obtain 10l of RO water, 45l of water is wasted. What about a RO/DI unit? Any water wastage?? Heard that the wastage will go thru the DI and be used... wonder how true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Ekia Posted February 5, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted February 5, 2005 Just went to search the net for more info... seems like DI is run directly after the RO process... which means there will still be water wastage. Not like what I have heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weileong Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 A booster pump to ensure that the pressure going into the RO stage is high will reduce the waste water ratio. Quote Weileong's 4ft tank Part I Weileong's 4ft tank Part II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member ah^siao Posted February 6, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted February 6, 2005 ok another question... y is it that the fishes in the sea seems to be livelier and healtier than the fishes in our tank? is it cauz we lack of something in the water itself? if u don understand the question i stated above.. think of it int his manner.. a computer nerd who stays at home everyday playing the computer and study is no where as healthy as a beach hunk or a person who does outdoor sports.. Y is it so.. the above 2 situation is very similar as the fishes in the sea is like the person who does the sports and fishes in our tank is like the computer nerd who stays at home.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAV-65 Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 Ekia, the so-called waste water is actually clean water, safe for drinking and even to water plants. wash clothes etc etc... Juz not good enough for your precious reef which requires pristine water quality!! Quote People do not plan to fail; Often they just fail to plan... Wat I do to prevent myself from tearing my hair out... My stress remedy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Ekia Posted February 6, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted February 6, 2005 Ekia, the so-called waste water is actually clean water, safe for drinking and even to water plants. wash clothes etc etc... Juz not good enough for your precious reef which requires pristine water quality!! yah I know.... but u have to find some way to make use of it... need to have large storage containers. Not suitable for ppl like me staying at HDB flats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAV-65 Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 yah I know.... but u have to find some way to make use of it... need to have large storage containers. Not suitable for ppl like me staying at HDB flats. Yeah, I understand... see if you could use those coralife salt buckets?? Or maybe attach the waste water tubes directly to your washing machine?? Or your doggie bowl?! Quote People do not plan to fail; Often they just fail to plan... Wat I do to prevent myself from tearing my hair out... My stress remedy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member ah^siao Posted February 6, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted February 6, 2005 ok if u say pristine water quality.. does diamond water fulfill the conditions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member AquaRa Posted February 7, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted February 7, 2005 wad does diamond do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member ah^siao Posted February 8, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted February 8, 2005 diamond water simply remove all the minerials and all the chemicals in the water system.. so it's as good as a RO unit... if there is a another system that is able to remove all the chemicals but not the minerals, is it better??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member AlfaRomeo Posted February 8, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted February 8, 2005 Bro, we should be aiming to use pure water as top-up minus all chemicals and minerals and contaminants. Same goes for water being used to with the salt-mix. All the necessary elements/minerals will be provided for by the salt-mix So far, its best to use RO/DI for top-ups and water-changes. Those distilled water in 5G containers can be used for Water-changes too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member ah^siao Posted February 8, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted February 8, 2005 isn't the extra minerals can be used by the fishes also? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member AlfaRomeo Posted February 8, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted February 8, 2005 I dunt think the fishes use minerals from the water. They get the vitamins/minerals from the food they eat? Minerals from top-up water could be used as fuel for algae in the tank tho. So i think its safer if we get as close to pure water as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gouldian Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 Hi Alfa how about if we just used DI unit? It is cheaper and it does not have wastage???? Quote "Reefs, like forests, will only be protected in long term if they are appreciated" Dr. J.E.N. Veron Australian Institute of Marine Science -----------------------------------------------------------------------Member of:UEN: T08SS0098FPlease visit us here: http://www.facebook....uaristSocietySG Facebook Group: http://www.facebook....gid=34281892381 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member AlfaRomeo Posted February 8, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted February 8, 2005 Bro, the cost of replacing the DI Resin is more expensive than the waste water generated by a RO. The RO part will clean the water significantly and thus the DI will last much much longer Also, I think with DI only, u cannot get 0-1 TDS.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Ekia Posted February 8, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted February 8, 2005 Anyone tried the 6 stage RO/DI selling at ebay? RO/DI I think the price is very affordable but not the shipment. In fact, the shipment actually cost more than then filter! Think I have seen this discussion months ago and someone actually shipped one over... wonder how's the performance... Next time should ask someone to hand carry over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member AlfaRomeo Posted February 8, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted February 8, 2005 Problem with the 6stage is the cannisters. We should be looking at transparent cannisters instead of opaque. Transparent cannister will be good to see at a glance if the DIs are exhausted or the filters clogged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Ekia Posted February 8, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted February 8, 2005 Problem with the 6stage is the cannisters. We should be looking at transparent cannisters instead of opaque. Transparent cannister will be good to see at a glance if the DIs are exhausted or the filters clogged. If I'm not wrong... the transparent canister on top is holding the DI resin... should take care of what u r worried about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member AlfaRomeo Posted February 8, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted February 8, 2005 If I'm not wrong... the transparent canister on top is holding the DI resin... should take care of what u r worried about What about the rest of the cannisters? Any Idea how to chekc the condition of the prefilters etc etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member hamannbmw Posted February 8, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted February 8, 2005 reefer guy is using one of these.. i'm also thinking of getting one for myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member ah^siao Posted February 8, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted February 8, 2005 hmmm..how much does one of these units costs? and how much it cost to change the filters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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