ro unit

mfishy · 09/11/2006, 11:59 AM

i have hard a lot of people say that a ro unit is a very important peace to have. i have a 12inch carbon filter and the place that i got it from they say that it dose all what a ro unit dose so it is a ro unit. how good is this carbon filter?

drummereef · 09/11/2006, 12:08 PM

Part of an RO system is carbon filtration. You would see a significant change in the water quality by employing a full RO and even better with RO/DI. Get yourself a tds meter and check the water quality yourself. If it reads 0, which most likely it won't (yet), then get yourself an RO/DI and be amazed.

mfishy · 09/11/2006, 12:11 PM

sorry but what is a /DI and a TDS meter?

mfishy · 09/11/2006, 12:13 PM

and can u put it on a hose pipe?

jgrossman · 09/11/2006, 12:38 PM

DI means De Ionization. And TDS means Total dissolved solids. RO means Reverse Osmosis.

Simply put the DI and RO are forms of filtering water to its purest state. (that is about as simple as it gets) This is measured in units of TDS. A TDS of 0 is as pure as it gets.

There are several systems that employ a RO then DI filtration to get the water to a 0 TDS.

I would suggest doing a search on here for RODI and you will find all kinds of good information.

alkataz · 09/11/2006, 12:39 PM

Yes you can put it on a hose pump. You can purchase an adapter for just such a purpose.

mfishy · 09/11/2006, 12:52 PM

cool if they are that good i will get one dose it matter wich one to get

09/11/2006, 11:59 AM	#1
mfishy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: cornwall uk Posts: 58	ro unit i have hard a lot of people say that a ro unit is a very important peace to have. i have a 12inch carbon filter and the place that i got it from they say that it dose all what a ro unit dose so it is a ro unit. how good is this carbon filter?

09/11/2006, 12:08 PM	#2
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	Part of an RO system is carbon filtration. You would see a significant change in the water quality by employing a full RO and even better with RO/DI. Get yourself a tds meter and check the water quality yourself. If it reads 0, which most likely it won't (yet), then get yourself an RO/DI and be amazed. __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

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09/11/2006, 12:11 PM	#3
mfishy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: cornwall uk Posts: 58	sorry but what is a /DI and a TDS meter?

09/11/2006, 12:13 PM	#4
mfishy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: cornwall uk Posts: 58	and can u put it on a hose pipe?

09/11/2006, 12:38 PM	#5
jgrossman Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Daytona Beach Fl Posts: 41	DI means De Ionization. And TDS means Total dissolved solids. RO means Reverse Osmosis. Simply put the DI and RO are forms of filtering water to its purest state. (that is about as simple as it gets) This is measured in units of TDS. A TDS of 0 is as pure as it gets. There are several systems that employ a RO then DI filtration to get the water to a 0 TDS. I would suggest doing a search on here for RODI and you will find all kinds of good information.

09/11/2006, 12:52 PM	#7
mfishy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: cornwall uk Posts: 58	cool if they are that good i will get one dose it matter wich one to get