How often should I flush

thecichlidpleco · 12/05/2007, 01:27 PM

We want to save water so we have not been flushing the toilet everytime and have been leaving number ones and number twos sometimes in the bowl, no not really, how often should I flush my RO membrane?

PSam · 12/05/2007, 01:53 PM

I flush before and after each use for about 30 seconds.

jnb · 12/05/2007, 01:57 PM

I never flush

lancer99 · 12/05/2007, 03:30 PM

If it's yellow, let it mellow.

If it's brown, flush it down.

The instructions in the flush kit I have say to flush every two weeks. But of course that depends on what's going in.

I don't see how flushing too often would harm the R/O membrane, but the R/O experts might very well have different thoughts.

HTH,
-R

Snowboarda42 · 12/05/2007, 04:15 PM

I flush mine for 30 mins every month

When I'm at someone else's house, I'll turn the water off, flush the toilet so theres no water, and dry dock a big stinky

12/05/2007, 01:27 PM	#1
thecichlidpleco Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ann Arbor Posts: 1,227	How often should I flush We want to save water so we have not been flushing the toilet everytime and have been leaving number ones and number twos sometimes in the bowl, no not really, how often should I flush my RO membrane? __________________ knowledge is power, power leads to abuse, study hard, be evil Owning a tank is like being with that girlfriend who could care less about you, but you couldn't stand being without her. Current Tank Info: 125 Reef, (3) 250w aquamedic oceanlights ETSS 600 skimmer, mag12 return, (2) Tunze 6055's with 7095 controller, 100 gallon sump

12/05/2007, 01:53 PM	#2
PSam Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,036	I flush before and after each use for about 30 seconds. __________________ ..no vemos las cosas como son las vemos como somos nosotros...

12/05/2007, 04:15 PM	#5
Snowboarda42 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Warshington Posts: 1,094	I flush mine for 30 mins every month When I'm at someone else's house, I'll turn the water off, flush the toilet so theres no water, and dry dock a big stinky __________________ 40B Mixed Reef 100% Captive Grown Corals See, that's the trouble with the world today. Not enough danger to kill off stupid people before they get old enough to breed. Bring back lawn darts! -PrivateJoker64 Current Tank Info: 40B, 20L Sump/Fuge, Mag 9.5 Return, 2x Hydor Koralia #2's, 150W 14K HQI, 139W T-5, Euro-Reef RS-80P Mesh Modded, 40LB LR, 80LB LS, 54x Turnover, Mostly SPS, Some Softys Too.

12/05/2007, 01:57 PM	#3
jnb Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: S.E. Florida Deerfield Beach Posts: 2,581	I never flush

12/05/2007, 03:30 PM	#4
lancer99 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Falls Church, VA Posts: 1,100	If it's yellow, let it mellow. If it's brown, flush it down. The instructions in the flush kit I have say to flush every two weeks. But of course that depends on what's going in. I don't see how flushing too often would harm the R/O membrane, but the R/O experts might very well have different thoughts. HTH, -R