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[Servopkg]

Looking for your thoughts. I have an endless supply of RODI water w/0 TDS from work, my only limitation is transport in 5 gal buckets. I can move three (15 gal total) in my car basically a day. While this has worked well for my 13 gal reef tank with weekly water changes, in a year I plan on going 100+. I might need to put in an RODI system at home. So do I give up free water for the convenience and cost of making it at home? If so, do you recycle the waste RODI for things like watering plants or flower etc?

 

[WVNed]

I got an RODI when I got a 75 gallon tank. As for the waste I put it down the drain. Water is not scarce here and it comes from lake and goes to a river. You can use it for other stuff like plants. It is basically hard water.

 

[xxkenny90xx]

You would have a hard time convincing me to give up free water! It sounds like you need a better system then hauling buckets around. Maybe a bigger containier that fits in your trunk and a pump?

 

[WVNed]

I hauled water for years but at 8 pounds per gallon it gets hard quickly if you aren't somewhere flat.

 

[Water Dog]

Really, it’s a choice between cost vs convenience. With a 100 gallon tank, for day to day operations, I don’t see you really needing any more than 20 gallons a week... less than 10 gallons for top off water and 10 gallons for your weekly water changes with maybe another 5 or so gallons a month for mixing dosing solutions like 2 part. In your situation, the argument I see for having an RODI unit at home is for having the ability to make large volumes of water on demand in case of an emergency situation.

 

[Servopkg]

Really, it’s a choice between cost vs convenience. With a 100 gallon tank, for day to day operations, I don’t see you really needing any more than 20 gallons a week... less than 10 gallons for top off water and 10 gallons for your weekly water changes with maybe another 5 or so gallons a month for mixing dosing solutions like 2 part. In your situation, the argument I see for having an RODI unit at home is for having the ability to make large volumes of water on demand in case of an emergency situation.

Great points. Getting a 100 gal plus a 40-50 gal sump up and running would take a lot of up front moving of water from work to home and major water changes early on. Once cycled and happy, I agree that 20-25 gals would be needed weekly and I could continue to supply that from Free work water. It really is about the cost of convenience.....