Water Purification Equipment

MushingJeeper · 12/18/2006, 10:08 AM

Hello all. I am new to reef keeping, I have had freshwater on and off for some years, and have always wanted to move into reef keeping, so here I am. I live out in the country around farm fields, and have heard that using tap water will pretty much ruin your tank. I purchased a RO unit from Lowes, have yet to install it but see it only produces 14 gpd and wastes 5 gallons per gallon produced. I am looking for something maybe a little cheaper than the $170 I paid and that can turn out a higher output. I don't want to go super low quality to where it kills everything, but I also don't want to spend $400 for the best water in the world. I seen on some of the aquarium supply websites a Deionization filter, that can produce higher outputs of water and is a bit cheaper. Would DI water work also? Or do I have to go DO? I appreciate all the input. Thank you!

bkbailes07 · 12/18/2006, 10:37 AM

i got mine on ebay.com from aqua-safe and it is 150 gallons per day(i think) and it only cost me about $130 w/ shipping. it is a very good ro/di unit with 6 stage filtration.
HTH

kau_cinta_ku · 12/18/2006, 10:54 AM

check out www.purelyh2o.com they have great systems and are great priced. i am not sying ebay is bad but i own 1 of those and own a purelyh20 system and hands down purelyh2o is much better for results

fsn77 · 12/18/2006, 11:17 AM

RO water is ok to use, but RO/DI (reverse osmosis followed by deionization) is ideal.

Check out the sponsors page -- there are several RC sponsors that focus on water purification. You can easily get a good unit for around $150 that will suit your needs. If you have questions, e-mail them, as they can help you choose the unit that will work best for you and possibly customize one for you.

Also, take a look at the RO/DI FAQ (link from homepage) and read some of the posts by AZDesertRat about RO/DI water. There's a lot of good information there.

Henry Bowman · 12/18/2006, 12:41 PM

I'd stick with the folks that are on the forum here. either the filterguys, purelyH2O or the buckeyefieldsupply. They all are involved in reefkeeping to some ixtent and know their stuff. I have read many posts of ebay nightmares from purchasing units and having to spend more to upgrade into getting suitable units for reefkeeping.

shanersnyder · 12/18/2006, 01:03 PM

I just bought one for 130.00. Its a 75 gpd unit. Works great. Check out the sponsors pages.

jeffbrig · 12/18/2006, 01:51 PM

I still like "the company that can't be named" on RC

Do a search for "Typhoon".

12/18/2006, 10:08 AM	#1
MushingJeeper Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: West Michigan, USA Posts: 16	Water Purification Equipment Hello all. I am new to reef keeping, I have had freshwater on and off for some years, and have always wanted to move into reef keeping, so here I am. I live out in the country around farm fields, and have heard that using tap water will pretty much ruin your tank. I purchased a RO unit from Lowes, have yet to install it but see it only produces 14 gpd and wastes 5 gallons per gallon produced. I am looking for something maybe a little cheaper than the $170 I paid and that can turn out a higher output. I don't want to go super low quality to where it kills everything, but I also don't want to spend $400 for the best water in the world. I seen on some of the aquarium supply websites a Deionization filter, that can produce higher outputs of water and is a bit cheaper. Would DI water work also? Or do I have to go DO? I appreciate all the input. Thank you!

12/18/2006, 12:41 PM	#5
Henry Bowman Reefing since '87 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Allegheny Mountains of VA Posts: 2,162	I'd stick with the folks that are on the forum here. either the filterguys, purelyH2O or the buckeyefieldsupply. They all are involved in reefkeeping to some ixtent and know their stuff. I have read many posts of ebay nightmares from purchasing units and having to spend more to upgrade into getting suitable units for reefkeeping. __________________ Have a good'un Current Tank Info: 90 gl SPS dominant / upgrade in the works

12/18/2006, 01:51 PM	#7
jeffbrig Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL Posts: 5,548	I still like "the company that can't be named" on RC Do a search for "Typhoon". __________________ Beware the power of stupid people in large groups..... Current Tank Info: formerly 250g room divider

12/18/2006, 10:37 AM	#2
bkbailes07 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston Posts: 266	i got mine on ebay.com from aqua-safe and it is 150 gallons per day(i think) and it only cost me about $130 w/ shipping. it is a very good ro/di unit with 6 stage filtration. HTH

12/18/2006, 10:54 AM	#3
kau_cinta_ku Moved On Join Date: May 2005 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,669	check out www.purelyh2o.com they have great systems and are great priced. i am not sying ebay is bad but i own 1 of those and own a purelyh20 system and hands down purelyh2o is much better for results

12/18/2006, 11:17 AM	#4
fsn77 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: SC Posts: 777	RO water is ok to use, but RO/DI (reverse osmosis followed by deionization) is ideal. Check out the sponsors page -- there are several RC sponsors that focus on water purification. You can easily get a good unit for around $150 that will suit your needs. If you have questions, e-mail them, as they can help you choose the unit that will work best for you and possibly customize one for you. Also, take a look at the RO/DI FAQ (link from homepage) and read some of the posts by AZDesertRat about RO/DI water. There's a lot of good information there.

12/18/2006, 01:03 PM	#6
shanersnyder Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Philadelphia PA Posts: 218	I just bought one for 130.00. Its a 75 gpd unit. Works great. Check out the sponsors pages.