Chlorine in RO / DI?

mangelo · 09/04/2008, 09:52 PM

Do I still need to add the stuff that gets rid of chlorine and whatever else to the RO / DI water?

buddy381 · 09/04/2008, 09:53 PM

not if the RODI is working properly...i have some 6 in 1 test strips that i use just to be safe.

tmz · 09/04/2008, 09:56 PM

The carbon block filters that come before your membrane are designed to remove chlorine in order to protect the membrane.

Flipper62 · 09/04/2008, 10:30 PM

If its a true RO/DI unit, all the crap & chlorine should be stripped out.

Make sure that your filters are fresh ( new ).. Also get your self a TDS Meter..... The best is a COM-100...... It measures right down to the 0.0. By the way, true 0.0 Tds IS 0.3...& The Com-100 will read this. Other meters will read 0.0...when the real reading is 0.9

You can buy the COM-100 from the filter guys for $50.00.......here it the link http://www.thefilterguys.biz/tds_meters.htm

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crvz · 09/05/2008, 07:07 AM

you do not need to add de-chlorinators to RO/DI water, as tmz points out that's a function of the prefilters on the unit.

09/04/2008, 09:52 PM	#1
mangelo Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 480	Chlorine in RO / DI? Do I still need to add the stuff that gets rid of chlorine and whatever else to the RO / DI water?

09/04/2008, 09:56 PM	#3
tmz ReefKeeping Mag staff Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: West Seneca NY Posts: 27,691	The carbon block filters that come before your membrane are designed to remove chlorine in order to protect the membrane. __________________ Tom Current Tank Info: Tank of the Month , November 2011 : 600gal integrated system: 3 display tanks (120 g, 90g, 89g),several frag/grow out tanks, macroalgae refugia, cryptic zones. 40+ fish, seahorses, sps,lps,leathers, zoanthidae and non photosynthetic corals.

09/04/2008, 10:30 PM	#4
Flipper62 Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Naperville, Il. Business Owner, President & CEO Posts: 3,045	If its a true RO/DI unit, all the crap & chlorine should be stripped out. Make sure that your filters are fresh ( new ).. Also get your self a TDS Meter..... The best is a COM-100...... It measures right down to the 0.0. By the way, true 0.0 Tds IS 0.3...& The Com-100 will read this. Other meters will read 0.0...when the real reading is 0.9 You can buy the COM-100 from the filter guys for $50.00.......here it the link http://www.thefilterguys.biz/tds_meters.htm Trust Me..Its the Best __________________ If todays automobile had followed the same development as the computer, A Rolls Royce would cost $100.00. It would get a million miles per gallon, but it would explode once a year killing everyone inside." Current Tanks... 90 gal Reef... My awesome Office BioCube....( 180 was on hold ..no time ) ... The 180 gal has been sold...Yay..yay..yay. Hobby Experience: 19 years Reef...22 years FW

09/05/2008, 07:07 AM	#5
crvz Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: houstonia Posts: 7,989	you do not need to add de-chlorinators to RO/DI water, as tmz points out that's a function of the prefilters on the unit. __________________ -Chris- You don't win friends with salad. "Look! They're trying to learn for free!" ... "Use your phony guns as clubs!" Current Tank Info: rectangluar? wet?

09/04/2008, 09:53 PM	#2
buddy381 Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Fenton MO Posts: 474	not if the RODI is working properly...i have some 6 in 1 test strips that i use just to be safe.