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water help

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mookie

if anyone has an extra ro/di and wants to sell or trade for it...i just tested my water and found the
cause of my nirtates :mad:.
just wondering if anyone has an extra one lying around? cant afford a new one but if anyone can offer some help??

or even some water thats cheaper the the friggin LFS?(i have a large container.40g rubbermail so if anyone has cheap water for sale...im desperate anything would help

been doing water changes like crazy and never thought to check the tap water, nitrates were basicly the same from my tap to my tank.
 
C

Carlo

I'm making about 100 gallons a day. I use a couple of 5 stage RO/DI units to produce water. I've got digital salinity meters and mix my salt water to a conductivity of 53 mS/cm (35 ppt, corresponding to a specific gravity of about 1.0264 - natural sea water).

I could either help you with pure RO/DI water or pre-mixed salt water. I'm in Bordentown (exit 57 off Rt 295 or exit 7 off the turnpike). Depending on distance it could be worthwhile. What location are you in?

Carlo
 
Phyl

Phyl

Officer Emeritus
Officer Emeritus
I got my RO/DI off of ebay for 100$. It is still reading 0-1 TDS. Needless to say I love it. FilterDirect was the username.
 
mynd

mynd

What model would that be guys? Just curious since I am making that tds list. Thanks for the information.. :)
 
A

Absinthe

To the OP: I apologize that I cant help you at the moment...my RO/DI is on its way!

And yes, I ordered the same one from FilterDirect that people are talking about above.

I owned an 85gpd unit from them a few years ago. Sweet machine, worked great.

My 100gpd should be here today!

Just be sure that when you go on ebay you search for FilterDirect (california) and NOT FilterSDirect (canada). The one in canada is an imitation selling second rate units trying to capitalize on the similar ebay username
 
M

mookie

sounds good I'm gonna check it out.
are these things difficult plumb because i bought one from home depot a while back but ended up returning it because i couldn't figure out how to set the damn thing up. or are there ones that just screw into the faucet out there?
 
J

jerseyguy1996

They usually have the adaptors to screw it into the faucet but if you can find a water pipe and a drain close to the room that you are going to store your water in, it is pretty easy to plumb it. I used a saddle valve to tap into a water line and it hasn't leaked yet so I guess everything is okay.
 
T

Treadingwater

My RO/DI unit is set up near my washing machine, so I used a "Y" fitting and connected the washing machine to one side of the wye and the filter to the other side via a compression fitting. It was very easy to install.
 
A

Absinthe

Im going to set mine up right to the faucet in the basement bathroom and the waste water will go right into the shower. :)

Thats also where Im storing my water, or so the "boss" tells me!
 
C

Carlo

2 things to watch out for. The screw/twist-on fittings like to leek but that's not a big deal if it's in the sink. The one thing to watch out for is the waste water line. If you do this in the shower make sure to push the waste line down the drain a bit and not just lay it on the shower floor. The waste water will have a lot more sediment then your normal water and might discolor the shower floor. If you push the line into the drain an inch or two you won't have a problem.

Carlo
 
L

lithivm

I have mine in the basement and I used a "Y" hose adaptor on the washing machines cold water line. The eBay guy that the other members recomended has a nice faucet/garden hose adaptor.

I keep mine on a timer instead of a float, it can run 3h at a time.

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lithivm

If something goes wrong with a float switch your basement can be flooded, the timer stops the water in about 3 hours, I just feel safer with a timer.

Both ways work fine, you can get a garden hose timer in many department stores, they dont need power/batteries to run
 
malulu

malulu

NJRC Member
lithivm,

thx

that mean, you will need to check/measure how long the timer should be on to cover enough drip to fill the storage tank full... well, i guess even it would take half a day, is still better than 24 hours always on.

i will get a timer with floating swtich combination for my setup.
;D
 
C

Carlo

Remember to set the timer so the water addition happens when you are most likely home and around the aquarium in case there is a problem.
 
malulu

malulu

NJRC Member
good point Carlo.

but this could be an issue, cause all my bumblings are in the basement, and i don't go downstair often... may be i should get something to detect the flood in the basement around my water storage area instead of the timer...

thx

cayars said:
Remember to set the timer so the water addition happens when you are most likely home and around the aquarium in case there is a problem.
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