What was the final average for the 1812?
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What was the final average for the 1812?
Great idea, I’m also interested if there is any value in this switch to SpectraPure. Looking forward to your conclusions.Finished my year test on the Filmtec TW30-1812-50HR membrane. Switching to a SpectraPure SpectraSelect Plus 99% Rejection RO Membrane 90GPD -MEM-SP-0090 now. We will see if $73.99 membrane provides any value over the $30.50 membrane.
Average rejection was 98.5%, average production was 75 GPD and average recovery was 22%.
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After installing the new membrane yesterday I let it run for 24 hours to rinse and stabilize. This morning I worked with flow restrictors to get to the same 3.0:1 that I had on the previous membrane. The "soft water" restrictor from SpectraPure was 2.3:1 and the "Hard Water" was 4.1:1.
First Data point
80 PSI
73° F
98.3% Rejection
87 gpd
25% Recovery
Pretty much the same values as I got yesterday with the 50HR membrane.
First Data point
80 PSI
73° F
98.3% Rejection
87 gpd
25% Recovery
Pretty much the same values as I got yesterday with the 50HR membrane.
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After two data points I see now reason to purchase a Spectrapure select over the TW30-1812-50HR. The production rate looks better but that will come down during the winter due to source water getting colder. I will continu to run this membrane for a year to see just to have the same amount of data after that I will switch to another membrane to test.
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I love the new tank and QT! How’s everything with it now?
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Nothing in Coral QT right now
Fish are fine
Went thru and scored the corals that made it to the display tank about 56% made it to the display tank of those
11% | Thriving |
46% | Good |
37% | Surviving |
6% | Not Dead yet |
Why do you think that’s happening? Asking in a respectful way. I like learning from my peers.
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I think it is from trying to keep nutrients up in a fish-less coral QT tank. Before I do any more I am going to set up my AWC to go thru the QT tank. I have screwed up some with my mistakes. I have had the best luck with hammers as 100% of them made it to the QT tank. Zoas fairly good luck besides getting a phone call when I was dipping three of them but right now an struggling with alga growing on them. I have one goni that is thriving
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Algae that i picked off a zoa this morning
I know the firecracker looking stuff is diatoms
Last week there were a few Small Cell Amphidinium (dinoflagellate)
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Sent a water sample to Reef-Labs for an ICP test here are the results
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