Which RO/DI system???

[CafeReef]

Yes, adding a 2nd Carbon block either before or after your current carbon block, 1 micron or smaller will work.

what about running only a .5? so then stages would go filter, .5 micron carbon, Ro, DI

 

[Pet Detective]

Sure Cafe, that is what you have now, the smaller .5 carbon block works but will exhaust faster, hence a 2nd carbon block, say 1 micron first, then .5 would give lengthened cartridge effectiveness. My water doesn't have chloramines added to it....yet, but if & when it does, I'll just add the .5 or 1 micron carbon block inline.

 

[jason2459]

Thanks, I know for fact they add chloramine. Im thinking about ordering a .5 micron carbon filter, my setup came with a 1 micron. I havnt started using it yet. From what spectrapure's site says, the .5 micron will take out low level chloramine.

This is a good thread.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2483520

And I would talk with buckeye hydro or spectrapure who also has a rep and a sponsor section on these forums. I have no experience with chloramines to make any suggestions on what would or would not work.

 

[Buckeye Hydro]

Ideally you'd get an add on housing kit, and install it upstream of your system. Move your sediment filter into the new housing, and install a Chloraguard block where your sediment filter was.

Russ

 

[A.Astore]

Here is a link the the unit i bought about a month ago, works great, price point was a concern for me, comes with a pressure gauge but no tds meter. got good reviews on this forum and elsewhere.
http://www.amazon.com/AquaFX-Barracuda-Aquarium-Filter-GPD/dp/B0043G2D66

This is the one we are running with no issues at all as well. I was happy with what we got for the price and seems just as sturdy as all the rest. The nice thing is just because the sticker says one thing you can still put whatever you want when you replace the media. Keep an eye on it though should you narrow it to this one if you have a little time because the price fluctuates a good bit!

 

[leviburns89]

@ petdetective

The brs units use all nsf certified parts, and all fittings are genuine Murlok fittings. These cost around $5 per fitting. Most off brand units use fittings that cost below 50 cents. And the units themselves are not certified in anyway.

So for $150 you can get a product that is made in usa (jobs), fully certified (nsf, cc, etc) and backed by a true lifetime warranty no questions asked.

I'm not sucking up to BRS, many of their products are overpriced, and over promoted. BUT I will say, all brs branded products are backed by their warranty, and for $150, there's not much arguing, there's just no point.

 

[jsspallina]

i would spend the extra money to get a system that has an extra di canister which will pay for itself in less than a year in resin savings, has a pressure meter, tds meters and flush valves, all which are essential in my opinion.
http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/brs-6-stage-universal-plus-ro-di-system-75gpd.html

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