GriffinMarsh
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So what additives or extra filter cartages are used for chloramine, and how do people treat the water necessary for ammonia removal besides activated carbon? My SpectrPure has a duel carbon block, so maybe that is sufficient?
Moving Livestock from Az to Co (900 Miles) HELP PLEASE
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So what additives or extra filter cartages are used for chloramine, and how do people treat the water necessary for ammonia removal besides activated carbon? My SpectrPure has a duel carbon block, so maybe that is sufficient?
tkeracer619
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You need chloramine specific carbon blocks. The standard Spectrapure blocks are not enough.
Ammonia is taken care of through the Cation DI Resin.
Dwell time is king here so if you have high pressure, dual membranes, or a booster pump the effectiveness of the cartridges will suffer. Chloramines are a real pain.
I played a lot of games trying to find a good solution and short of doing a whole house system I installed a chlorplus 20BB sized cartridge (20lb carbon block) in front of my Spectrapure RODI. This has saved me a lot of cash in the long run.
Here is a thread I put together a while back that shows what I ended up doing.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2483520
I use two test kits to determine if my water is safe. I have tried several and these have worked for me.
Jungle Ammonia Test Strips from Walmart. They are cheap and react every time. I have about a half dozen test kits that didn't work. Most of them test free ammonia. You need one that measures total ammonia. These work. You can confirm the DI is removing the ammonia by testing the water after DI.
A total Chlorine test kit from Spectrapure. Relativly Cheep and works well. You confirm your prefilters are removing chloramines by testing waste water.
http://spectrapure.com/TEST-KITS-METERS/CHEMICAL-TEST-KITS/Total-Chlorine-Test-Kit-w-10-tablets
Both tests will react with tap water. If either the DI fails the ammonia test and/or the waste fails the chlorine test the water is not safe for use.
If you have already made water for the 150gal tub drain it, it is likely toxic. Chloramines remain toxic for a very long time.
Ammonia is taken care of through the Cation DI Resin.
Dwell time is king here so if you have high pressure, dual membranes, or a booster pump the effectiveness of the cartridges will suffer. Chloramines are a real pain.
I played a lot of games trying to find a good solution and short of doing a whole house system I installed a chlorplus 20BB sized cartridge (20lb carbon block) in front of my Spectrapure RODI. This has saved me a lot of cash in the long run.
Here is a thread I put together a while back that shows what I ended up doing.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2483520
I use two test kits to determine if my water is safe. I have tried several and these have worked for me.
Jungle Ammonia Test Strips from Walmart. They are cheap and react every time. I have about a half dozen test kits that didn't work. Most of them test free ammonia. You need one that measures total ammonia. These work. You can confirm the DI is removing the ammonia by testing the water after DI.
A total Chlorine test kit from Spectrapure. Relativly Cheep and works well. You confirm your prefilters are removing chloramines by testing waste water.
http://spectrapure.com/TEST-KITS-METERS/CHEMICAL-TEST-KITS/Total-Chlorine-Test-Kit-w-10-tablets
Both tests will react with tap water. If either the DI fails the ammonia test and/or the waste fails the chlorine test the water is not safe for use.
If you have already made water for the 150gal tub drain it, it is likely toxic. Chloramines remain toxic for a very long time.
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GriffinMarsh
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Well I can't drain the water since I'm down in Arizona, and I'm not going to have time to make up another 150gal, but I think I have a few ways to at least dilute the amount. From what I've read, chloramine can be removed from carbon alone its just the half life of the carbon that becomes compromised. I also have read that UV sterilization can break the chlorine/ammonia bond for gas exchange purposes, so ill hook up my sterilizer. And then ill bring as much clean saltwater from AZ as I possibly can to further dilute. Luckily SpectraPure is in Tempe and I have a few friends that can get the finer chloramine blocks for me.
tkeracer619
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Broomfield is 15 minutes from my house. Let me know if you want some help getting good water ready for your arrival. I have a 400gal of rodi/salt water storage so if you want to change it all out I could have some ready. It would just take a few trips.
GriffinMarsh
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Move was a success! Only have a couple SPS that don't look great. Now its time to focus on getting the tanks up to their original splendor!
