I bought a 5 stage RO system and filled my tank with it. I just learned that there is a difference between RODI and RO water. My understanding is that I need RODI water. Do I need to start over with RODI water? I'm still trying to cycle my tank.
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If you've bought it, then I don't know that its worth the investment in another system.... why not wait and see how things go.I bought a 5 stage RO system and filled my tank with it. I just learned that there is a difference between RODI and RO water. My understanding is that I need RODI water. Do I need to start over with RODI water? I'm still trying to cycle my tank.
My TDS is right at 5ppm. Doing research, most post say water should be below 5. Maybe I'm overthinking it? In the long run, I will get a deionization unit. Just wondering if the 5ppm water will hurt the cycling process?
Also, a good 5 stage is fine place to start. I started with 4 stage and had to add additional resin beds to get down to <1 ppm. No sense wasting money on 7 stage right off the bat. Easy enough to add on additional. Also, the system has to run for I think it's 50 gallons to break in the RO membrane (someone check me on that).
Do you mean distilled? That’s what stores normally sell.Before I had RODI unit, I bought RO from the grocery store and used it without issue.
Makes sure your RO isn't using the small filter at the end to add 'taste' back. Drinking water ones sometimes have these. I probably wouldn't be storing it in the metal container they come with either. Just a thought.
You might think a human drinking water system would be better than a marine Rodi system, but humans aren’t meant to drink rodi water as it’s stripped down to near enough pure water with no minerals etc which is not good for human, if I were you I would read up on what actual filters are in your unit, as it may not be removing enough TDS by design.This is the unit that I have. Looking at the questions on Amazon, it does not look like it has deionization.
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Do you mean distilled? That’s what stores normally sell.
That's a good point. I remember shopping for people use RO unit once (didn't go fwd). The point I remember was that last block after the RO membrane was to add back in some minerals so it doesn't taste metallic. Look at the specs on your unit. Could be as simple as removing the last block. Still might need DI but it'll last longer if that last block is adding tds back in.You might think a human drinking water system would be better than a marine Rodi system, but humans aren’t meant to drink rodi water as it’s stripped down to near enough pure water with no minerals etc which is not good for human, if I were you I would read up on what actual filters are in your unit, as it may not be removing enough TDS by design.
if they are a standard size easy enough to change the filters to more appropriate ones, and as said adding the di is easy to do.