RODI question with Smart buddie

[brrdawg]

So I have had a RODI unit for a little under a year and about 5 months ago bought a smart buddie pump to raise my pressure to make water faster. Since hooking up the smart buddie my tank has been crap. Can’t get phosphates under .1 and been dealing with problems. Well the other day I finally tested my RO water and phosphates are telling me .05 according to Hanna checker. So here is my question…my TDS from my RO is saying 0 but I am getting high phosphates. Any ideas or suggestions? And yes I have replaced all my filters and DI resin. Anyone have a smart buddie?

 

[brrdawg]

So I just reinstalled the RODI without the smart buddy and got undetected phos. This is weird. This smart buddie has caused me so much grief the last 5 months. Bleh. And about $500 in lost corals and fish.

 

[exnisstech]

I've been running a smart buddy booster for a few years. It has performed flawlessly. I have to dose phosphate in both of my tanks to keep them detectable. Im not sure how a booster pump is adding phosphate to the water :thinking-face:

 

[brrdawg]

I swear I have it hooked up right. I have spent hours trying to figure it out. So frustrating. It’s not hard to set up. I am not over thinking it right? Seems pretty straightforward.