PorcusMaximus
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If I missed it already, I know for a fact that MDWS uses Chloramine for treatment. It's on their website I believe and I called years ago and they advised the same.
Lots of talk here lately about Chloramines in our water
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jc-reef
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I also have 2 RO membrane canisters as well which cuts waste water in 1/2 and produces 2 times faster with mine. Its a no brainer for me and the savings in less waste water will pay for the second RO membrane in 6 months or so. I too have a unit from The Filter Guys. I will probably be adding a 2nd sediment and 2nd DI in the future with my new build to increase efficiency even further.
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LazRodriguez
New member
Well with all the talk of chloramines in broward, I went ahead and ordered a Dual Home Reef to/di with Catalytic Carbon ,75GPD, from air,water&ice.
Now the question is what do I do with my mighty mite ro/di unit?
And how often should I change the catalytic carbon?
Now the question is what do I do with my mighty mite ro/di unit?
And how often should I change the catalytic carbon?
DRThompson
2018 FMAS President
Jim from filterguys posted above, every 6 months; I think eddie changes his every 3 months. I'll be monitoring mine but will probably push it to every 12 months.
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LazRodriguez
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Yeah I just read it after you said it. Must have missed it. Thanks
Biggar
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I dont think broward county is to blame, I believe its the city.
I know the water here in Plantation has way less TDS than surrounding areas.
LazRodriguez
New member
Yeah I'm not blaming they county just a blanket statement since people from throught out Broward are having issues. I'm in Pembroke Pines.
AquamanE
Active member
Mike- Its not about blame, but about us, as responsible reefkeepers to be aware of what is going on, and making sure we take care of our inhabitants the best we can,
PorcusMaximus
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I try to change the Chloramine filter I use every 1.5 mos. Maybe it's just Dade, but I seem to burn through DI resin and the Chl filters quickly.
Biggar
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Mike- Its not about blame, but about us, as responsible reefkeepers to be aware of what is going on, and making sure we take care of our inhabitants the best we can,
Thats true.
Due to this forum and the good fishkeeper i am, I will be putting in new filters. ( ;
mrx66699
New member
are you flushing the ro membrane each use you would be surprised how much tds goes directly into the di the first 5 min its turned on
mrx66699
New member
put a meeter directly after the ro membrane and watch the tds reading skyrocket imedialtly when the unit is turned on dont close the flush untill the numbers have come all the way back into range of efficiency of the membrane or close too it
reeksreef
New member
Yeah that's what I do, the brs 5 stage has the flush kit right after the membrane before the di and after di
ERivera65
Member
Found a video on YouTube about chloramines from brs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xutc6GRvPTA&feature=youtube_gdata_player
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xutc6GRvPTA&feature=youtube_gdata_player
I bought a pressure gauge because I'm thinking about upgrading my RODi and I wanted to see if I needed a booster pump. First I installed it on the line that is connected to the sink to check the house pressure.
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Second I removed it since I had already installed a quick shutoff valve there and I moved the gauge to the line that goes into my RO membrane.
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I'm not even sure if these were the right places to check pressure and for some reason both readings were pretty much exactly the same even with the water running, from the sink or with the RODi turned on. I did not notice a drop in pressure.
Did I do something wrong here? My pressure appears to be constantly over 70 and basically at like 75-76. I did notice that it was at 0 when the RO is not running but if I open the valve to let water out it goes to 76.
Does this mean I don't need a booster pump?
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Second I removed it since I had already installed a quick shutoff valve there and I moved the gauge to the line that goes into my RO membrane.
<a href="http://s1324.photobucket.com/user/crackem/media/7998087D-016A-415A-AC30-AD1B7D12BD75_zpsydcrhvbp.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1324.photobucket.com/albums/u613/crackem/7998087D-016A-415A-AC30-AD1B7D12BD75_zpsydcrhvbp.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo 7998087D-016A-415A-AC30-AD1B7D12BD75_zpsydcrhvbp.jpg"/></a>
I'm not even sure if these were the right places to check pressure and for some reason both readings were pretty much exactly the same even with the water running, from the sink or with the RODi turned on. I did not notice a drop in pressure.
Did I do something wrong here? My pressure appears to be constantly over 70 and basically at like 75-76. I did notice that it was at 0 when the RO is not running but if I open the valve to let water out it goes to 76.
Does this mean I don't need a booster pump?
AquamanE
Active member
According to Jim at the Filter Guys, you should be fine without a booster pump.:bounce1:
