How many of you rinse your media (carbon, gfo, etc) with RODI only?

[Daniel@R2R]

Trying to decide if I'm being super OCD or not, but I only use RODI to rinse media like carbon, gfo, etc. Is this normal practice for the rest of you guys or am I overly cautious?

 

[Tori]

I rinse mine in RO then RODI. My RO has a lot more pressure so I feel like it does a better job rinsing loose particles off. The RODI is to rinse to RO water off after. No idea if this is crazy or not

 

[Alfrareef]

Always with rodi.

 

[joseserrano]

RODI as well.

 

[Viracon13]

Always with tap water. Not wasting my RODI on rinsing.

 

[Syntax1235]

I don't use Carbon often but when I do I always rinse with RO/DI. If you use tap water then your carbon is being used to clean your tap water. I'm not sure if the cost of the RO/DI water is less than the reduction of the carbon usability? I guess that depends on the cleanliness of your tap water.

 

[Slicktop]

Tap Water !

 

[Brian Treadwell]

Saltwater from tank

 

[Lowstorm]

I use tap too for carbon when I use it.

 

[MaiReef]

I do tap water. I figure the small amount left over shouldn't have an effect on the tank based upon volume and the fact that I don't wash myself in ro/di before I put my arm in the tank.

 

[Brew12]

RODI

 

[Waters]

I rinse it with tank water.....like doing a mini water change.

 

[143MPCo]

I don't rinse media like carbon, gfo, etc with RODI. I have extra reactor refillable cartridges, cleaned, filled and ready. I replace it at the same time I do my water changes and flush it into a play-sand bucket... using the ATO sensor light as a monitor, I top-off whatever water was used to flush the media. It's just faster this way.

 

[Mrx7899]

RODI

 

[ReeferMaddness843]

Normally RODI. If don't have enough spare on hand will rinse in my removed water from a water change (being the reason I wouldn't have RODI on hand as its already all mixed up and ready for change)

 

[redfishbluefish]

I'm only running carbon and what I do, on a water change, is put the new canister in the reactor and re-route the outlet tube into a bucket and run about 1 gallon or so (until it runs clear) of tank water through the reactor. That's it! Outlet tube is re-positioned and I'm up and running.

 

[ReefNerd76]

I use tank water during a water change or rinse with tap water I don't want to waste my RO/DI water on rinsing my media bags

 

[Bluefish9]

I'm only running carbon and what I do, on a water change, is put the new canister in the reactor and re-route the outlet tube into a bucket and run about 1 gallon or so (until it runs clear) of tank water through the reactor. That's it! Outlet tube is re-positioned and I'm up and running.

That's exactly what I do except I rinse a lot less than a gallon... typically it takes about 2 cups before it runs clear. Im using BRS ROX 0.8 carbon and its really quite clean from the start.

 

[biggen]

Tap water for rinsing carbon. Just give the media bag a good squeeze to get any residual tap water out before putting it in the tank.

This should have been a poll!

 

[fragit]

I had been putting mine in a mesh bag and rinsing in tap water then into my reactor. Now that I have everything on the same schedule I will be rinsing during a water change, and using tank water.