ro water

Hi all, This may only apply to UK Reefers, but we bought a new build house and it came with the dread water meter 😭 We want to get back into reefing but need to work out a few things. Ideally we want to make our own salt water again. But terrified of the water meter. Anyone make their own...

Question is in bold and underlined, the rest is explanation. I just put in a 2 400gpd RO membrane system in my basement mainly to use for my tank top off and water changes but I also piped in three refrigerators and a few drink fillers throughout my house all ran off of a 30 gallon RO pressure...

So I have an RO system in the basement. It makes the water and puts it in a 55 gallon trashcan. When I do a water change, I pump the water upstairs to another 55 gallon trashcan. Both of these trash cans are kept full. I have noticed that the water in the upstairs trashcan smells… Stagnant? Not...

Hi folks. I have a dilemma and need advice. I have a RS Reefer 250 with a mesh lid so I have tons of evaporation. I have to fill my RO tank every 4-5 days. I usually have a good supply (bought from my LFS) but I’ve run out and my LFS is closed until tomorrow. I know I need my own RODI system at...

So in a continued effort to understand what's in my City Water and what poses a potential risk and would need to be filtered and treated for a tank (Fish Only With Inverts), I found my local plant water quality report, and am curious from others who have more knowledge than me, how good (or bad)...

I only just got a TDS meter after making about 150-200 Gallons of RO Water with the “Aquatic Life RO Buddie Three Stage Reverse Osmosis, 100-Gallon”. My tap water is reading 70ppm on the TDS and my RO is reading 4ppm. I know 0 is ideal, but does 4 mean I’ve burnt through the filters already...

Hello everyone, I have a very interesting problem related to my RO filter. It has been going on for almost a year. Lots of troubleshooting has already gone into it last year. Talked to multiple vendors, tried different proposed solutions. But the problem keeps coming back. Problem: Any new...

Hello everyone About the Auto Shut off valve in a RO water filter system... I see two ways of installing it. The most common way of installing it is so that the ASOV shuts off water flow coming into the membrane. I have also seen another way, where the ASOV shuts off drain water (coming out from...

So I installed and used my RO buddie for the first time today. Did a water change with it and all went well. I read that drinking RO water is fine to drink just not the DI resin. I don’t have the DI attachment anyways so I tried it. It tasted quite bad and left a weird feeling in my throat. Is...

I have been dealing with high phosphate recently, I've been running a rowaphos reactor to try and bring the levels down but I just tested my fresh saltwater for phosphate and it says that the water has .08 phosphate in it. Where would this come from? My ro water is testing 0 tds and I am using...

I'm installing a RO faucet on my sink and want to use the hole where the current dishwasher overflow drain is. Can anyone tell me if this green "Y" (and the overflow above the sink) is necessary for the dishwasher drain? Could i go directly into the garbage disposal from the dishwasher? I...

I purchased the RO drinking water add-on from BRS for my 5 stage RODI unit (also BRS). I was told to just T off between the RO membrane and DI chamber with a check and ball valve provided. I'm guessing I leave the supply line to the RODI filter on and it will fill up the RO pressurized tank...

How many of you look at your local water quality reports? I really did not pay attention to mine until I started burning through DI resin faster than normal and I have been also dealing with some issues. I figured I would put this out there, so other would have the information. Chloramines...

I found a great deal on some 55 gallon drums but the guy said paint stripper was in them. He said he's sold them to fish guys before and they cleaned it out with bleach and all was good. Is this true? Isn't bleach just as bad?