small alien
The fungus is among us.
That is my understanding as well. Thanks for everyone's thoughts.
RODI waste water
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small alien
The fungus is among us.
Thanks, Ti. Just one of those things. Somehow, I missed that so I was quite surprised indeed.
insane
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Excellent green topic. Both green for the enviorment and green for your wallet.
My unit does 5 to 1 but that is still a huge waste. We not only get charged for the water usuage here but that usage is what determines what the city charges us for sewer usage.
The watse water would probably work well for a planted only pond as well as the other stuff already mentioned. Maybe even work for a larger Koi pond considering the fish would probably be hardened to fluctuations in water chemistry better than tank fish. No knowledge on that, just a theory.
On the washing machine side of things, maybe use a 55g plastic drum next to your washer for the RO waste water and use a pump to fill your washing machine. Would fill it faster and maybe give you 3 loads worth of water without having to wait for your RO to make more of it. Or you could raise the reservoir up above the level of the washer and put a 2" or so ball valve on the bottom of it with a large flexible hose. That would fill up the washer much much faster and would use gravity instead of electricity to move the water.
My unit does 5 to 1 but that is still a huge waste. We not only get charged for the water usuage here but that usage is what determines what the city charges us for sewer usage.
The watse water would probably work well for a planted only pond as well as the other stuff already mentioned. Maybe even work for a larger Koi pond considering the fish would probably be hardened to fluctuations in water chemistry better than tank fish. No knowledge on that, just a theory.
On the washing machine side of things, maybe use a 55g plastic drum next to your washer for the RO waste water and use a pump to fill your washing machine. Would fill it faster and maybe give you 3 loads worth of water without having to wait for your RO to make more of it. Or you could raise the reservoir up above the level of the washer and put a 2" or so ball valve on the bottom of it with a large flexible hose. That would fill up the washer much much faster and would use gravity instead of electricity to move the water.
small alien
The fungus is among us.
Good thoughts, insane. Runyonh, I would think that would be okay as the waste water is still cleaner than tap. What do you usually use for the Koi?
Tap water and this right now.
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=86016-1566-PL002-16&lpage=none
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=86016-1566-PL002-16&lpage=none
small alien
The fungus is among us.
Huh. I frankly don't know. I think the waste water has gone through some of but not all of the filtration chambers of the RODI unit making it cleaner than tap. I could be radically wrong!
Puffdragon
New member
My goldfish pond gets most of my waste water.
small alien
The fungus is among us.
It is if you have a 24gallon.
dennisdeng2002
New member
I use it for my FW tanks also.
GrouperGenius
Liscensed Unit
I put an extra RO membrane on my setup as well as a booster to put it up to 90psi in the first membrane.
Incoming water goes through the first 2 filters then into the booster then into the first membrane. The waste outlet from the first membrane goes to the input of the second membrane. the good water line from both membranes T together and go through DI.
I get 2:1 this way with 0 TDS. I filled my 225 tank in 26 hours with this setup. It is originally a 75GPD unit.
Incoming water goes through the first 2 filters then into the booster then into the first membrane. The waste outlet from the first membrane goes to the input of the second membrane. the good water line from both membranes T together and go through DI.
I get 2:1 this way with 0 TDS. I filled my 225 tank in 26 hours with this setup. It is originally a 75GPD unit.
I also have a 120gallon mixed reef and frag tank. Needless to say I have not updated in awhile. So you guys who use it for your freshwater tanks and ponds. Do you treat the water with anything? Or do you just run R/o waste water to your tanks no treatment. Do you have plants or fish only? I would love not to waste the water so I could be more geen, for me and the enviroment.
flameangel88
New member
That's a great idea for summer.
So I have decied to do an expirament. I had a 20 gallon tank laying around. I went to walmart bought two cheep 38 cent goldfish. Then got some play sand and put a couple of lilys in the tank, just like my pond. I then filled the tank with r/o waste water.The tank is on a stand outside to suimulate the natural pond conditions. We will see what happens. So far the fish are fine. Both fish are the size of a dime in a 20gallon tank. I will run the expriment for 6 months to see what happens.
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