Bottled water?

[jong11]

Originally Posted by HUNTER1

Cost is not a problem. Just like you said this hobby is not cheap. My problem is I live in an apartment and I don't know if I need to drill any hole in the sink and not sure if I'm allowed to do that. Can this be installed under the sink? I have no knowledge in plumbing and who can I call to install this for me?
One more thing, can i use this for drinking instead of bottled water or this system has the option of turning off the DI process for drinking purposes. I red DI filtered water is not needed or suggested for drinking.

I live in an apartment as well. I built a portable rack for rodi setup out of 2x4s. It sits under the sink and when I need to use it, I just pull out the tubes and connect to the faucet. I believe the BRS rodi comes with the adapter for the faucet. Its as simple as switching out a part. When you move you can replace the old one and no one will ever know the difference. It takes about 10 mins and some plumbers tape. I run the waste water directly into the sink.
BRS and other companies do sell a drinking water kit as well. This will by pass the DI. While drinking RODI water won't kill you, there are essential minerals in water that the human body needs. By only drinking RODI water, you are depriving your body of them. At least that is my understanding.

[Mxreef887]

Originally Posted by HUNTER1

One more thing, can i use this for drinking instead of bottled water or this system has the option of turning off the DI process for drinking purposes. I red DI filtered water is not needed or suggested for drinking.

Also yes it can be. I just have a tee in between the water from my RO membrane and DI canister for when I want drinking water I just turn the valve off to my DI unit and get the water straight from the RO membrane.

[HUNTER1]

Sounds really good and simple enough. I will try to get the $129. Not to excited dragging 2 five gallon jugs at a time, thanks for the help

[kissman]

they sell one with pressurized tank too for drinking water

http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/bulk-r...tem-75gpd.html

yea I got tired of lugging 5g jugs too, I ended up getting a 20g Brute Trash can store make-up water in and keep it mixed

[HUNTER1]

That looks like a good combination, thanks

[soldier.1102]

I use a RO/DI that plugs into my kitchen facuet and I have had zero problems!

[HUNTER1]

I watched the installation video for under the sink I think I can handle that. Also, if you just want the RO for drinking just bypass the DI tubing and that's good. The only thing, price went up $40 but still good.

[Reeferz412]

Just buy some home depot 5 gallon buckets with water seal tight black lids (they should be in the same aisle). Go to your lfs and purchase the water you need $1 per gallon. Bottled water (depending on your area) can be loaded with minerals that are not suitable for your aquarium and can cause unsightly growth of pesty algaes.

[meegwell]

I dont see how the $$ make sense not to get a rodi system. I'm still planning everything for my first tank and one of the very first things I concluded was that I will get a rodi system. It's one of the least expensive items of all the bigger stuff, but imo the best bang for the buck.

Even at a dollar a gallon, with initial setup, topoff, waste, and water changes you are pobably going beyond the cost of a rodi system within one single year, even on a small tank. Without rodi system, you continue to pay for years to come. Borrow the $150 on a 12 month payment plan if need be.

More importantly for me, you avoid the back breaking labor of lugging water. Water is heavy. Real heavy. The thought of lugging 5 gallon buckets anywhere hurts, much less lugging them to/from the car, then to the tank, then dumping them each in the tank....geez. No way. $140 and some hoses and mixing container that you break out now and again to change out or fill a topoff.

Lugging water is not fun, takes a real long time, and will likely cause you to procrastinate on basic tank maintenance.

Just my thoughts for those that are thinking about buying rodi in 5 gallon increments vs. buying a rodi system.

[Landsailor]

Sure, you can buy water at the store, but what's your time worth to you? It's water, for Pete's sake! Use what you have at the house! It's the cheapest thing in this hobby!

The cost of an RO/DI system is recouped quickly by not paying for product from the store, gas for the car, additional unintended purchases at the store, and a dramatic reduction in time invested.

What's your time worth to you?

Plus, you can get a long tube and fill the tank directly from the output.

Be sure you let the water run through the RO membrane for awhile (ten to fifteen minutes) before you start pumping it through the deionizing resin. Since you're looking to save money, you probably won't buy the Dual TDS Monitor (although, I highly recommend it) to let you know when to switch to the DI resin.

When it's not running under pressure, the dissolved mineral ions will work to equalize the concentrations on each side of the membrane. It takes several minutes to flush them out and get the output from the membrane to acceptable levels. In my 150GPD membrane system, the initial output is usually 250+ TDS, then it starts dropping rapidly. Ten minutes later, it's down to an acceptable level (6-8) that I don't mind pushing through the DI resin. (If I had a properly rated booster pump, it would be lower, but that juice isn't worth the squeeze.)

If you don't "bleed" the accumulated ions out of the system, you will exhaust your resin much quicker.

[HUNTER1]

I'm definitely buying. I can also fill up my 5g drinking bottle just need to bypass the DI filtration. I'm looking at their 5 stage system. I'm already spending $10 a month for 5g bottled drinking water, imagine the added cost when my tank is running.