Water purification (1 Viewer)

[lilyicu]

Hi everybody! I am new to the site. I have a 72g bowfront that is cycling with live rock as we speak. I have a question about water purification, I am using tap water right now. I had used stresszyme marine to condition my water but found out that it will cause a skimmer to go on the fritz. Can anyone recommend a water conditioner that can be used with a skimmer? 8O

 

[doubletap4311]

I would not use tap water. You will regret it later in the form of algae. I would atleast go to your nearest windmill and use their to water. I have tested my local windmill water and it tested to 2 ppm on my Tds meter.

 

[lilyicu]

Where can I find out where my closest windmill is?

 

[lilyicu]

Does anyone have an RODI system? How is it set up and where did you get it from? Are they worth while?

 

[doubletap4311]

Where can I find out where look in my closest windmill is?

. Look around in parking lots or go to a lfs. Mine is located in a krogers parking lot. As far a an rodi look at our sponsers pages or eBay.

 

[jdeveaux]

First off....

Secondly...

We have a number of vendors that sponsor the club that provide great RO/DI systems. If you can make it this weekend we will be giving away a high end unit from Air, Water, & Ice at the club picnic.

Picnic Details

If you do not win the unit I will also be giving away some coupons for $50.00 off a new unit.

In the end the units pay for themselves just in saving the hassle of buying and picking up water from your LFS.

 

[lilyicu]

John,
I am unable to make it to the picnic. I have a wedding in Silsbee. Do you have any units that you suggest? I am worried about the slow flow and doing a water change on a 72g aquarium. I had someone tell me on another site that it takes 5 hours to fill a 5g bucket.

 

[jdeveaux]

All of our sponsors that provide RO/DI systems make very good units.

I recommend giving Russ at Buckeye Field Supply a call.

Contact Buckeye by email at Sales@BuckeyeFieldSupply.com, by phone at 513.312.2343 or use the form below.

He is always very helpful.

 

[CBBSteve]

Hi, lilyicu.
Welcome aboard.

You can find the windmill water outlets by calling here:

http://watermillexpress.com/locations.html

Good luck,
Steve

 

[txmedic1]

welcome to the site. yes they are worth the investment.

here is a link to my posts i had when i set mine up. let me know if you need some help. good luck

http://marshreef.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=30510

 

[steved350]

Welcome to the site and don't be shy to asking questions. If you need water quickly I can make 100 gallons a day if you need it in an emergency. I always have 55gallons stored as a back up. My top off is a 35 gallon tank. One of the best investments I made was to buy a RO/DI. It makes life so much easier.

 

[goby1kanobi]

+1- txmedic1 and steved350-Best equipment next to skimmer and lights....

 

[Tempset]

I'm a little closer than the previous posters as far as picking up RO/DI water.

I'm located @ 16700 Kuykendahl Rd. 77068 (near kuykendahl & FM 1960).

I, also, have a 100gpd(gallons per day) RO/DI unit. And I'll make you as much water as you can physically carry to your vehicle in jugs or buckets.

On a related note:

While i completely agree with supporting our sponsor's, here's the link to the unit *I* purchased in the distant past. I've been pretty happy with it so far.

http://www.melevsreef.com/rodi.html

btw, this offer is available to anyone who needs it - no charge