r/o di arogonite reactor

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  1. xan3x

    xan3x Flamingo Tongue

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    I have an old aragonite reacotor as last stage on my r/o di . It is supposed to put trace elements into water. Are they necesary?
     
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  2. lillys Grandad

    lillys Grandad Horrid Stonefish

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    trace elements of certain types are necessary...but I'm not sure what your meaning in regards to the RODI system..I'll bump ya up..maybe the AZ-D-rat will see this...He's knowing this stuff the best, imo. : )
     
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    xan3x Flamingo Tongue

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    it just a tower full of aragonite that the rodi water goes threw , last stage of my setup. Filter>carbonblock>ro>di>aragonite tower.
     
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  4. gcarroll

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    I just don't see how beneficial it would be. I guess it would really depend on the PH of the water coming out of the RO/DI. If it does not have a ph of under 7.0, I doubt it would be very effective if at all. Judging that all the RO/DI companies are not rushing to produce these in this copycat industry is probably saying something as well.
     
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    AZDesertRat Giant Squid

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    The pH of the RO/DI is probably not low enough nor do you have sufficient contact time to be of any benefit.
    Ro/DI is basically neutral and not acidic enough to dissolve aragonite media. Besides that, a calcium reactor depends on recirculation or multiple passes through the media to dissolve the aragonite into solution, not a once through like making RO/DI.
     
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