I want to buy RO water

[Lawrence0126]

Im looking to buy about 25-30 gallons on a weekly basis of reverse osmosis water. I need 50 gallons to start. I really cant afford an RO system at this time nor do i have space to put one in. I can pick it up in the Albuquerque or Rio Rancho area. Let me know a price.

Ive been using "water to go" but its not working very well.
Thanks
Lawrence

 

[Gomer]

buying that much RO over 2-3 months is basically the cost of an RO/DI unit.

 

[xmenx2dad]

Bulk reef supply has a 4 stage RO/DI unit for $117.00. thats a great unit for a screaming deal.

 

[xmenx2dad]

I just changed all the prefilters and RO membrane on mine and added a DI unit. It has made a world of difference in my tank.

 

[Gomer]

I have their middle unit (Typhoon III) and it continues serving me very well

 

[Greysoul]

SWRC sells Kold Sterile water.... they'll usually give me 3-5 gallons if I really need it, but I've spent several months salary there over the last couple years

Unless you have a massive tank with thousands of dollars worth of delicate corals it's all you need. I used it for a while, works fine... have an RODI system now, spent about $150 on it... worth every penny.

 

[Greysoul]

I have "water to go" in my water cooler... it's NOT RO/DI it's barely RO... they sell drinking water, not ultra pure water... I got a water report from them a while back.... it's not great. Better than tap water barely.

 

[El Jefe9830]

I can make you all the water you want, as I sold all my tanks, but still have my RO/DI system. I live near Eubank and Central, and I have two 50 Gallon Rubbermaid trash cans I use to store water in. I can keep a pretty good supply. Really the only thing that I care about is replacing the filters, so I don't really need much money.

I have a brand new set of filters I can put in right now to start doing it.

But I have to agree with everyone here, you really should just buy your own, best bang for the buck. LOL

 

[Ntvper]

best bet is to buy your own, i have an four stage if ya wanna check it out. better with DI cartridges but ya can add those if ya want. i use the six stage myself and keep a 55 drum with salt ready for water changes. ill let the four stage go if your interested. replaced the filters on it then bought a six stage.

 

[Gomer]

the Grey Brute trashcans work great for storing water and keeping a batch mixed :-D

 

[El Jefe9830]

the Grey Brute trashcans work great for storing water and keeping a batch mixed :-D

Yep got two of them with wheel dollies, I love em.

 

[Gomer]

I insulated my mix can with some old camping foam mats. Keeps the heat in which is really important during the winter :-D

 

[Lawrence0126]

best bet is to buy your own, i have an four stage if ya wanna check it out. better with DI cartridges but ya can add those if ya want. i use the six stage myself and keep a 55 drum with salt ready for water changes. ill let the four stage go if your interested. replaced the filters on it then bought a six stage.

How much?

 

[Ntvper]

50.00 i suppose

 

[El Jefe9830]

Good deal, scoop it up.

 

[sgallant04]

water to go. beware

water to go. beware

I have "water to go" in my water cooler... it's NOT RO/DI it's barely RO... they sell drinking water, not ultra pure water... I got a water report from them a while back.... it's not great. Better than tap water barely.

I used water to go water for my small 40g tank at first. big mistake. Learned to late that they OVER soften their water w/ potassium chloride to make it easier on their commercial RO membrane so they don't have to change it out so often. They only test kit that would read it was a seachem silicate test kit. Silicate was off the charts. Once I broke down and bought a RO/DI unit from SW reef did I manage to flush out those silicates. as a bonus when you buy the RO unit get the storage tank and drinking tap with it.. lol makes great tasting iced tea, coffee..baby formula. you name it!

 

[sgallant04]

grey brute?

grey brute?

the Grey Brute trashcans work great for storing water and keeping a batch mixed :-D

not sure if it's a grey brute, but i have wallmart special plastic trash bin in a spare room. but what I really love is i also keep a large heater in it, air stone and mag 5 or 7 ( i forget ) pond pump in it for re-circ. the pond pump has 3/4 vinly tube and a return hook on it. it makes water changes QUICK QUICK other then checking salinity you know the water is aged, temp'd and thoroughly mixed. just drain and pump.

 

[Forfend]

Odd question, can you use the ro/di into from BRS for drinking?

 

[Gomer]

You can drink RO/DI water, however, you don't want to drink it if it has been stored a while. Bacteria will grow in stored water once the chlorine/chloramine has been removed.

 

[Lawrence0126]

50.00 i suppose

I will take it. Sent you a PM