Looking for a little RO unit advice

[scubarich]

I'm wondering if anybody as any recommendations and experience with any RO units that they also use for drinking/cooking water. After my whole house softener and water purifying system cleans my well water, I currently run it through a 5 stage RO system for consumption and for small water changes in my small tanks.
I'm looking to replace that RO system with something a bit more modern, convenient. This fall I hope to be getting the 150 tall set up and I'll need a lot more throughput for water changes. Anybody have any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

-Rich

 

[Mark9]

I got an RO unit from Lowes that I hooked up in the kitchen for drinking water.
it has a 3 gallon holding tank and works well.
When I got the aquarium, I T'd the output line, adding in a DI unit from BRS.
Works well, but the wife complained when I would drain the holding tank of drinking water to make some DI water for water changes.
So, I ended up getting a dedicated RO/DI unit in the garage just for water changes.
So, you may want to consider a RO unit for drinking water and a RO/DI for the aquarium.
Spectrapure or BRS make capable RO/DI units.

 

[koddyVT]

drinking distilled water can be bad for your health.

 

[Johnse]

As long as you're getting 0.0 TDS for your make-up water, I think most RO's are very similar. I used an older Culligan for my household drinking water, but a more efficient Coralife RO/DI for my reef. Both worked well for their intended use.