RO/DI help

[Daneek155]

I have a utility sink that I rarely use. So I use that faucet. I got a $4 converter from Lowe's.

Also, you need to figure out if the wastewater to good water is at least 3-1, right oldtimers? You run water from both lines into bowls for 1 minute and then measure how much more waste water you have then clean water. If it's too low, then you need to adjust. It's not complicated to adjust, but if you need to do it, post back here and a ton of ro/di pros can explain it. I've got pics of doing mine, so I can share those too.

And then the next thing that you'll read is how you should use RO/DI water for your tank, and if you plan on drinking the filtered water, you would use the RO water. You can buy a tee valve so put in front of the DI filter. I have the tee valve, just haven't installed it yet.

Sounds good I do have a utility sink in my laundry that I rarely use. And the water is for aquarium use only I'm not using it as drinking water.
So I could just use cold water? For the rodi

 

[SaltyWenStirred]

I don't know how big your tank is. I collect my RO/DI water in a 5 gallon bucket that I bought at Lowe's. I have 2 more buckets. One that I mix the saltwater in and one that I use when I siphon tank water out.

I always keep a full bucket of RO/DI water in the sink in a bucket, and I always keep a bucket full of pre-mixed saltwater. I have a cheap heater that I toss in that bucket the night before I do a water change.

I have a 38G tank, so I do a 5G water change every weekend.

You have to make sure that the temp of the water you are putting in is the temp of the water in the tank.

 

[Daneek155]

I don't know how big your tank is. I collect my RO/DI water in a 5 gallon bucket that I bought at Lowe's. I have 2 more buckets. One that I mix the saltwater in and one that I use when I siphon tank water out.

I always keep a full bucket of RO/DI water in the sink in a bucket, and I always keep a bucket full of pre-mixed saltwater. I have a cheap heater that I toss in that bucket the night before I do a water change.

I have a 38G tank, so I do a 5G water change every weekend.

You have to make sure that the temp of the water you are putting in is the temp of the water in the tank.

Ok so I know that the water before goes into tank needs to be same temp.I only have a 40 g tank. I am getting a brute trash can so I can have premixed Salt water with a heater and water pump inside but what I'm trying to find out is the tap water before entering the rodi unit can it be just from the cold water supply?

Also I got my tds meter today this is what my tap reads 56 on the meter is that good or bad water?

 

[Daneek155]

 

[Daneek155]

ok so i finally got it up and running just need to get a new membrane the membrane i bought from home depot is rated for 15 gpd and i need a waste flow restrictor.


I am curruntly filling up a 32 gallon brute trash can. the water will be premixed salt water in there. will one circulation pump be enough to keep the water circulated. like a 300 gph pump..


also i have some empty gallon jugs that i bought distilled water from. i want to use them for top offs. if i fill them up with rodi water and close the lid on the gallon jug will it be fine and not get sterilized???

 

[Daneek155]

Anyone

 

[shifty51008]

the pump and jugs will be fine to use.

when you order a new membrane I would just be on the safe side to order a new flow restrictor (cheap) to match the new membrane you have, this way you also know for later what size you need, and I would go with a 75gpd membrane

 

[Daneek155]

the pump and jugs will be fine to use.

when you order a new membrane I would just be on the safe side to order a new flow restrictor (cheap) to match the new membrane you have, this way you also know for later what size you need, and I would go with a 75gpd membrane

ok thanks i will do that

 

[Daneek155]

Well I noticed my tds is zero when it leaves the di but after I let it sit in the brute obtained or opulent hours with a power head moving he water the tds showed 10 tds to the water in the brute container? Any ideas

Also my old power head I used was from my fresh water tank. It had algae growth on it. I made water than it started o stink so I dumped it,rinsed the brute container and ought a new power head . It is showing 10.