Portable RO/DI

SauceyReef · 01/05/2021, 01:00 PM

Anyone here know of a solid portable RO/DI unit that is not insanely expensive? I have been renting houses a while and want to get back into the hobby with a nano/pico tank!

I found this one online with some reviews of use for saltwater.
https://www.chewy.com/aquatic-life-r...hoCvB8QAvD_BwE

SauceyReef · 01/20/2021, 02:38 PM

anyone??

Vinny Kreyling · 01/20/2021, 05:23 PM

Any unit can be portable.

Misled · 01/20/2021, 05:30 PM

So I can't say what upkeep costs will be, but it should be better than nothing. Look into a TDS meter to add so you can keep an eye on the water coming out of it. Once purchased, a regular RO/DI has minimal costs to run. Like I said, how much "THEIR" replacement filters are and how much trouble they'll be to buy, I can't help with. Replace the pre-filters every 6 months and the DI when it gets to one on the TGS meter. The RO membrane in mine is about 3 years old, and I've run others over 5 years.

Misled · 01/20/2021, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vinny Kreyling

Any unit can be portable.

Hey Vinny, I agree, I had one attached to a 2x4 with a screen door handle on it to carry it around.

SauceyReef · 01/22/2021, 10:18 PM

I know very little about plumbing and hardware like this in general. I had a really hard time setting up my last RO/DI unit and ended up getting help because I did not want to ruin anything. From my understanding I thought they connected into the waterline and thus were unmovable once established? I was trying to find something easy to setup and portable because I rent and move locations every year or two.

Misled · 01/23/2021, 07:53 PM

Mine used one of these to connect it to a sink in my laundry room. Put valves on supply, waste and pure water so the system wouldn't dry out. Just hook it up when you want to use it.

01/05/2021, 01:00 PM	#1
SauceyReef Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: Ohio Posts: 21	Portable RO/DI Anyone here know of a solid portable RO/DI unit that is not insanely expensive? I have been renting houses a while and want to get back into the hobby with a nano/pico tank! I found this one online with some reviews of use for saltwater. https://www.chewy.com/aquatic-life-r...hoCvB8QAvD_BwE

01/20/2021, 05:23 PM	#3
Vinny Kreyling Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Miller Place, NY Posts: 7,206	Any unit can be portable. __________________ 250 gallon mixed reef, 2 Reefbreeder's Photon V 2, Deepwater BLDC 12, DAS EX-3 Skimmer, MTC mini cal, 2-3/4" Sea Swirls, Aquacontroller & 6 Tunze pumps.

01/20/2021, 05:30 PM	#4
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	So I can't say what upkeep costs will be, but it should be better than nothing. Look into a TDS meter to add so you can keep an eye on the water coming out of it. Once purchased, a regular RO/DI has minimal costs to run. Like I said, how much "THEIR" replacement filters are and how much trouble they'll be to buy, I can't help with. Replace the pre-filters every 6 months and the DI when it gets to one on the TGS meter. The RO membrane in mine is about 3 years old, and I've run others over 5 years. __________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

01/23/2021, 07:53 PM	#7
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	Mine used one of these to connect it to a sink in my laundry room. Put valves on supply, waste and pure water so the system wouldn't dry out. Just hook it up when you want to use it. __________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

01/20/2021, 02:38 PM	#2
SauceyReef Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: Ohio Posts: 21	anyone??

01/22/2021, 10:18 PM	#6
SauceyReef Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: Ohio Posts: 21	I know very little about plumbing and hardware like this in general. I had a really hard time setting up my last RO/DI unit and ended up getting help because I did not want to ruin anything. From my understanding I thought they connected into the waterline and thus were unmovable once established? I was trying to find something easy to setup and portable because I rent and move locations every year or two.