Poly-bio-marine Kold Ster-il

Discussion in 'Filters, Pumps, etc..' started by jay_man, Nov 21, 2006.

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  1. jay_man

    jay_man Plankton

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    Any input on these units???
     
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  2. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    Lots of people who have to pay a lot of money for their water utilize these as opposed to RO/DI (but they add the alumina add-on accessory) because of the lack of waste water. They are a lot more expensive up front but will pay for themselves over time.

    I live at the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers (i.e. CHEAP water) so I use RO/DI instead and fill up my washing machine or water plants with my wastewater.
     
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  3. Pisces23

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    Great idea about the uses for RO waste water. Any other suggestions out there? It should be fine for drinking right? I could top-off my freshwater tanks with it too, I'd imagine...
     
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  4. inwall75

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    I wouldn't drink the wastewater in my area because I have 350~425 TDS going in. All of that will be removed and sent out as waste. (Granted, a lot of that is going to be Calcium, carbonates, Magnesium, etc. and not harmful...the problem is, I don't know what makes up the remainder of the TDS).

    I can't answer about the freshwater tanks as I know diddly squat about them.
     
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