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04-30-2006, 12:33 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: NORTHEAST OHIO
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RO unit? Which to buy?
Happy Sunday.
Setting up a 125 gallon reef tank. What RO units do you recommend? Will probably want a valve for automatic topoff. Want something with readily availlable cartridges, too.
Thanks.
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04-30-2006, 12:39 PM
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BIG SMELLY MOD
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Livingston Parish, Denham Springs, Louisiana
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Alot of good ones outon the market!
I like spectrapure
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04-30-2006, 12:56 PM
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The Muddy Mod
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Uxbridge, MA
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Kent Marine Hi-S 60. SpectraPure is good, but I like the clear globes on the Kent's, so you can see what the filters are doing.
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04-30-2006, 01:14 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Excelsior, MN
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I say www.airwaterice.com . Works great for me. |
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04-30-2006, 06:49 PM
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BIG SMELLY MOD
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Livingston Parish, Denham Springs, Louisiana
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I like the clears ones to
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05-01-2006, 01:35 PM
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Tang Lover
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Rockville, MD
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Kent, Spectrapure, almost any of the name-brand models are all good.
Unlike skimmers...RO/DI units are pretty standard. They're all about the same. Just look at the purity rating (99% vs 94% vs 89%), how many stages (and what each stage does), GPD rating, and membrane type. Anything after that is all bells and whistles.
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05-02-2006, 12:15 PM
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Stinky Slimey FEESH
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: San Antonio
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I have a Kent Maxxima, I like it a lot, had it for over five years without a hitch (other than replacing canisters and filters for it, normal maintenance).
HHC
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05-02-2006, 12:17 PM
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Milkshake Man
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: SW Florida
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Originally Posted by whatevva
Kent Marine Hi-S 60. SpectraPure is good, but I like the clear globes on the Kent's, so you can see what the filters are doing.
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My Spectra Pure has clear casings. I like my spectra pure! 
Tim
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05-02-2006, 01:21 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: spartanburg, south carolina
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Anyone have suggestions for the best value or best barebones RODI? I'm running out of money  |
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05-02-2006, 01:22 PM
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Rockin-Roll Mod
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Coal Valley Illinois
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Originally Posted by Tim224DT
My Spectra Pure has clear casings. I like my spectra pure!
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Same here! love my Spectra Pure R/O D/I with clear casings.
Brent. 
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05-02-2006, 01:40 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Excelsior, MN
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You are just paying extra for the name with Kent. Look for a company that does water purification exclusively.
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05-02-2006, 02:26 PM
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PNWMAS Website Admin
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Creswell, OR
Posts: 259
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I like my AquaSafe model that I got off of e-bay. I paid about $110.00. I have had 0 tds for over a year. The instructions were a little hard to understand, but you can call the owner if you need help.
Jay
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05-02-2006, 02:51 PM
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Golden Shellback
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Rising Sun, MD
Posts: 1,282
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I bought a 6 stage 110 gpd RO/DI Water General unit of Ebay a few years ago for less than $100. I took off the last stage, carbon filter for taste, because it was adding TDS to the final product. So now I have a 5 stage. 
I haven't replaced a filter yet in the 2+ years I've had it...TDS are still at 4ppm or less depending on how long it's been running when I test.
I did have to spend over $300 on an RO/DI booster pump because the house pressure was only 40 psi and it would take over 8 hours to get 10 gallons of RO/DI. The booster pump bumps the psi up to about 90, well within the rated limits for the filter, and now it only takes me about 8 hours to get enough water for water changes (15 gallons) and top off water for a few weeks (15 gallons) instead of 2 or 3 days.
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