AquaFX Barracuda 4stage

pjb9166 · 05/16/2013, 10:13 PM

Hi everyone..

I won the raffle at the OSARS show in R.I..
Well too it out of the box today and it was a mess it was leaking bad.
The connector between the fiber and carbon filter was cracked. Replaced the connector with the on from my old Coralife 3 stage 25 gpd.
Then AquaFX forgot one of the O rings for the RO screw cover and then the waist water hose was leaking.
From what I gather on Utube it is rated at 100 gpd.
Now they state you have to have at least 40 psi for feed water. I have a little more than double that.
I timed 1 gal of water it took 11 min 48 sec. That is roughly 122 gpd.

Is that OK? Is it ok that the unit is producing 22 gpd more than rated.

Paul

alton · 05/17/2013, 05:05 AM

I got my unit 7 years ago and love it. Temperature and water pressure regulate how much water you will get per day.

pjb9166 · 05/17/2013, 05:07 AM

Again what about the amount of water mine is producing. Why so much and is it ok?

fishgate · 05/17/2013, 08:58 AM

What is the waste water rate?

pjb9166 · 05/17/2013, 03:22 PM

It's a 100gpd unit. Because of my pressure 90 psi. I am getting a flow rate of 122gpd.
A representative from Aquafx called me today. That was fast I called them at like 6:30 EST yesterday and got a call from them around 1:30 today.
Well what he told me was the more the pressure the more efficient the Unit. AS a company man he told me no more than 80psi. But he said I should be fine or I could use a inline pressure reducer.

Thanks Paul

05/16/2013, 10:13 PM	#1
pjb9166 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Hartford County CT. Posts: 887	AquaFX Barracuda 4stage Hi everyone.. I won the raffle at the OSARS show in R.I.. Well too it out of the box today and it was a mess it was leaking bad. The connector between the fiber and carbon filter was cracked. Replaced the connector with the on from my old Coralife 3 stage 25 gpd. Then AquaFX forgot one of the O rings for the RO screw cover and then the waist water hose was leaking. From what I gather on Utube it is rated at 100 gpd. Now they state you have to have at least 40 psi for feed water. I have a little more than double that. I timed 1 gal of water it took 11 min 48 sec. That is roughly 122 gpd. Is that OK? Is it ok that the unit is producing 22 gpd more than rated. Paul

05/17/2013, 08:58 AM	#4
fishgate Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Damascus, MD Posts: 3,340	What is the waste water rate? __________________ 125RR in-wall, 40B Sump, CS180 BM Skimmer, ATI 4x80 watt, eheim 1262, custom wrap around rock wall, ReefKeeper Elite 120g in-wall, 40B Sump, PC 54wx4, Jabao DC-6000 (full siphon), future seahorse t Current Tank Info: 125g, 120g, 2x40b sumps, ATI 4x80 T5HO

05/17/2013, 05:05 AM	#2
alton Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Zuehl, Texas Posts: 4,460	I got my unit 7 years ago and love it. Temperature and water pressure regulate how much water you will get per day.

05/17/2013, 05:07 AM	#3
pjb9166 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Hartford County CT. Posts: 887	Again what about the amount of water mine is producing. Why so much and is it ok?

05/17/2013, 03:22 PM	#5
pjb9166 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Hartford County CT. Posts: 887	It's a 100gpd unit. Because of my pressure 90 psi. I am getting a flow rate of 122gpd. A representative from Aquafx called me today. That was fast I called them at like 6:30 EST yesterday and got a call from them around 1:30 today. Well what he told me was the more the pressure the more efficient the Unit. AS a company man he told me no more than 80psi. But he said I should be fine or I could use a inline pressure reducer. Thanks Paul