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Hi everyone,

Beginning to piece together my first reef tank. Want to get ahead of the game and buy a RODI filter, however I am in an apartment with limited space. Ideally, I would like a unit that can fit under a sink for use, either by a T or adapter in a bathroom if necessary. Having not bought a RODI in the past, what brands would fit the bill for this? Compact and worth the $

100 gallon tank
In my early years I had a full unit 4 stage under the sink, then moved it to laundry area with a connection to faucet adapter.
Air -water and ice are good as are spectrapure and BRS units
 

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Hi everyone,

Beginning to piece together my first reef tank. Want to get ahead of the game and buy a RODI filter, however I am in an apartment with limited space. Ideally, I would like a unit that can fit under a sink for use, either by a T or adapter in a bathroom if necessary. Having not bought a RODI in the past, what brands would fit the bill for this? Compact and worth the $

100 gallon tank
Ro buddy , do it in the tub for when it will eventually, one day, definitely definitely overflow.
 

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Hi everyone,

Beginning to piece together my first reef tank. Want to get ahead of the game and buy a RODI filter, however I am in an apartment with limited space. Ideally, I would like a unit that can fit under a sink for use, either by a T or adapter in a bathroom if necessary. Having not bought a RODI in the past, what brands would fit the bill for this? Compact and worth the $

100 gallon tank
Buckeye hydro sells a kit. I tie my waste tube back onto my sink faucet with a 3d printed holder and the RODI sits under the sink.
 

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Hi everyone,

Beginning to piece together my first reef tank. Want to get ahead of the game and buy a RODI filter, however I am in an apartment with limited space. Ideally, I would like a unit that can fit under a sink for use, either by a T or adapter in a bathroom if necessary. Having not bought a RODI in the past, what brands would fit the bill for this? Compact and worth the $

100 gallon tank
I live in a small japanese apartment, and I was still able to use the full size BRS 5 stage filter (with a booster pump). While I have it on the outside of my cabinet, it also would have fit under the sink as well (I didn't want to mess with the plumbing so I chose to connect it directly to the faucet instead)
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I live in a small japanese apartment, and I was still able to use the full size BRS 5 stage filter (with a booster pump). While I have it on the outside of my cabinet, it also would have fit under the sink as well (I didn't want to mess with the plumbing so I chose to connect it directly to the faucet instead)
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I second brs unit. I added a buster pump. People bash brs but you can't go wrong with their rodi units.

AQUATICLIFE Smart Buddie Booster Pump for 50-100 GPD Reverse Osmosis Water Filter Systems RO/DI Units, White, 12 Piece Set (540292) https://a.co/d/gJuvITM
 

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I'll second the RODI Buddie or Smart Buddie Booster Pump. Made a process that took hours to make a gallon into getting over 15 gallons in 3 hours. Good luck!
 

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I have to manually move mine and attach it to the sink every time I use it because I don’t have space under my cabinet or anywhere else (Tiny tiny apartment) but I’m only making 5 gallons every other week for top off. Im eventually gonna just get connectors and more tubing so I can just run the hoses when I need to and not move the whole unit.
 

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