RO/DI Units

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  1. meagan1823

    meagan1823 Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Hey,
    Im looking at RO/DI units.
    I am wanting to set up a 55 gallon reef aquarium with corals, invets, and a couple of fish.
    Do I need just a RO unit or a RO/DI combination unit?
    Thanks
     
    meagan1823, Feb 7, 2009
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  2. james37128

    james37128 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    ro/di is best. Some people would say DI alone is better than RO alone, but either way RO/DI imo is the way to go.
     
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  3. meagan1823

    meagan1823 Purple Spiny Lobster

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    ok thanks
     
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  4. unclejed

    unclejed Whip-Lash Squid

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    RO/DI, plain and simple. Look into "The Filter Guys", they have the best prices and I got mine (5 stage) from them, I believe it was $135.00.
     
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  5. james37128

    james37128 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    that is also where I bought mine.
     
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  6. ermano

    ermano Zoanthid

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    you can also look into air,water and ice...they have nice units
     
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  7. meagan1823

    meagan1823 Purple Spiny Lobster

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  8. Tangster

    Tangster 3reef Sponsor

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    Looks impressive but I had one given to me and I converted them to vertical D/I and gave it away .. its not that its a bad unit but a horizontal D/I is not worth much and these are not rechargeable you have to buy all new D/I when needed and with them being in the horizontal position then the water just passes through the bottom 1/2 of the resin ..
     
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  9. Surf rider

    Surf rider Bristle Worm

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    I used this system (P U R E W A T E R C L U B) bought the less than $100 unit and have been very happy. I rotate the RO cylinder 1/4 turn each time I use it so the horizontal/vertical concern goes away. It does produce as advertised, 100 gallons/day. Small simple unit that I put out on the lawn and let the bypass water go there.

    May not be the top end, but if you just want good water at a reasonable price definitely files the bill.
     
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