LHanna61
Member
HI Everyone--
I broke down and purchased RO water to cut my tap water for all of my tanks, my TDS is way too high and I've also started keeping Caridina shrimp so I need a slightly lower Ph-- figured it was just easier and better overall.
I bought the RO Buddie with a DI canister and also bought the TDS Monitor to track the drops. I do not have an automatic shut off or anything, I was trying to keep it simple-ish.
First, is it better to cut my tap water or should I just remineralize with equilibrium for each tank?
Second, I have successfully set it up but I was wondering if you could break down some basics for me. I'm having issues finding the answers online.
Third, since I'm so new to this RO world, are there ANY tips and tricks I should know about?
All I really know is that I shouldn't use hot water with this as it will melt everything and my tap is about 68 degrees.
Appreciate the help!
I broke down and purchased RO water to cut my tap water for all of my tanks, my TDS is way too high and I've also started keeping Caridina shrimp so I need a slightly lower Ph-- figured it was just easier and better overall.
I bought the RO Buddie with a DI canister and also bought the TDS Monitor to track the drops. I do not have an automatic shut off or anything, I was trying to keep it simple-ish.
First, is it better to cut my tap water or should I just remineralize with equilibrium for each tank?
Second, I have successfully set it up but I was wondering if you could break down some basics for me. I'm having issues finding the answers online.
- During the setup process (before the membrane goes in) you flush the system to clear out the carbon filter. When I did this, my output was about 1-gallon per minute. So at the end of my 5 minute flush, I had 5 gallons of water in a bucket.
- When I put the membrane in, the flow slowed down MASSIVELY. I'm getting about 5-gallons (waste water) and MAYBE 0.5-1 gallon of good RO water per 30 minutes (according to google that is average). I assume the RO system is just slowing the flow from my sink? and I'm not actually pumping 30+ gallons of water through it (since I don't have any of that water in my buckets), right?
Third, since I'm so new to this RO world, are there ANY tips and tricks I should know about?
All I really know is that I shouldn't use hot water with this as it will melt everything and my tap is about 68 degrees.
Appreciate the help!