Ro/di system and corals

[Fish-guy]

I Am buying a RO/DI system for my tank. Im sick of dealing with algae. But could it starve the corals from nutrients usually found in the water? Would it filter the water too much?

 

[BallinCrew10]

No, it removes everything you don't want in your tank that fuels the algae. A quality salt mix will give your corals everything they need. Depending on how long the tank has been running on tap water, the change won't be immediate. May take several water changes to notice the results.

 

[Fish-guy]

I found a good deal on a vertex 3 stage RO system. It is not a RO/DI system. Is it worth spending $100 on this? Should I still use prime on top off this as well?

 

[jolopy409]

I was wondering the same thing about corals and Ro/di systems. With the tank already filled up, could i save money and simply use an RO unit for water changes?

 

[BallinCrew10]

I found a good deal on a vertex 3 stage RO system. It is not a RO/DI system. Is it worth spending $100 on this? Should I still use prime on top off this as well?

I found my ro/di unit on eBay for $100. I'm sure its not top of the line but you can find one for the same price I'm sure. IMO with ro water prime would be a waste of money. Everything prime would neutralize is removed by the ro/di unit.

 

[Boiler Reef]

hey my ro di filters are getting some age on them. that being said, I have a serious green hair algae problem, that seems to have come from no where. I have changed lights and tested water and done PWC and still the GHA is everwhere...

 

[mrbee2828]

Fish-guy, if you haven't bought your system yet, I'm getting ready to buy in the next week or 2. I was waiting to find more people interested. Get on this thread http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f60/rodi-bulk-buy-anyone-184566.html

If anything, we could go in on buying 2 from BRS and get 10% off I think.

 

[BallinCrew10]

hey my ro di filters are getting some age on them. that being said, I have a serious green hair algae problem, that seems to have come from no where. I have changed lights and tested water and done PWC and still the GHA is everwhere...

My first guess without knowing any other info would be your filters are shot. I would replace the filters and see if that helps. If your filters are gone then your tds count could be much higher than the desired 0. If that's not it there could be factors with the tank itself.

 

[Boiler Reef]

thanks crew10 I am shopping for new filters now

 

[Spotted]

There is a 7 stage 100 gpd ro/di on ebay for 96.99 + 26.50 shipping. It'd an aquasafe aquarium 2 system. So for 23 bucks more you get 4 ro stages and 3 di stages. I am going to get one of these. As soon as the cash comes in. Lol.

 

[Fish-guy]

There is a 7 stage 100 gpd ro/di on ebay for 96.99 + 26.50 shipping. It'd an aquasafe aquarium 2 system. So for 23 bucks more you get 4 ro stages and 3 di stages. I am going to get one of these. As soon as the cash comes in. Lol.

Thanks for the info

 

[Spotted]

There is even a set that comes with a hand held tds meter, a pressure gauge, and 6 sets of replacement filters and the filters are preloaded with a set of filters already. All that for 204.20 and free shipping.