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11-15-2005, 02:55 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Phoenix Arizona Age: 33
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 |  R/O Filters
I had posted a thread in the newbie section about what kind of filters to put into my home R/O system to utilize it for a reef setup. ( with little response )
It is a two stage system and just want to find out what two filters to put in them and if I can get them at Home Depot or do I need to go to my lfs.  | 
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12-17-2005, 09:10 PM
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| | Fire Worm
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Originally Posted by Rich D I had posted a thread in the newbie section about what kind of filters to put into my home R/O system to utilize it for a reef setup. ( with little response )
It is a two stage system and just want to find out what two filters to put in them and if I can get them at Home Depot or do I need to go to my lfs. | Rich, did you ever get an answer to your question? Where did you buy your R/O unit?
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12-19-2005, 11:42 AM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 50
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I use a 4 stage system that produces 50g/day. _________ 75g reef with Nova Extreme 8 bulb HO T-5 lighting, refuge, Remora skimmer, DSB, Seio powerheads, Acro's, LPS corals, assorted zoo's & mushrooms, Yellow Tang, Maroon Clown, Blue Cleaner Goby , Cleaner, Fire and Sexy Shrimp, Coco Worm, T.Crocea Clam, Derasa Clam
120g FOWLR, 260w Orbit power compact lights, Remora Pro skimmer, 30g DIY Sump/Refuge, DSB,Seio Power heads, Powder Blue Tang, Purple Tang, Flag Fin Angel, False Eye Puffer, Copperbanded Butterfly and a Moorish Idol  | |
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12-19-2005, 02:19 PM
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| | Gigas Clam
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4 stage 110 g/day. Real production is more like 75 with our water pressure. Try filling a 300 + a 160ish sump with something smaller.  It still took a week. 
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300 Reef; 325LR, 1/2" sand bed in tank, 3" sand bed in 215 gal sump/refugium and Berliner PowerPro SS twin becket skimmer. 210 Reef; with 225 lbs of LR, 300 lb DSB, Large W/D and Jebo 520 skimmer modified to accept a becket. 90 RR FOWLR; tied into the 300's sump with a closed loop for extra circulation. 55 hospital. | |
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12-19-2005, 02:23 PM
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| | Fire Worm
Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Clifton, NJ,New_Jersey
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Wow thats not a good turn around , what is your city water pressure? My city water press. is 60psi and it took 10hrs to fill my 30gal. drum. I have a 6 stage RO/DI filter.
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10/26/04:72 bow w/160lbs Fiji Rock, 2-250w MH, 2 96w 03 PC, 4 lunar lights,150 gal. wet/dry filter with built in protein skimmer,4-620 seio,1 Aquaclear 201 power head.100lbs of live sand,9w Turbo Twist. | |
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12-19-2005, 02:28 PM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Dallas, TX,Texas
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I would first check to see what filters are in the 2-stage setup. Is it 1 pre-filter then the RO membrane?
Mine is a 100 GPD, 5 stage RO/DI setup. I usually buy my replacement filters online.
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120 gal, 40 gal sump/refugium, 2x250w 10,000K Reeflux MH, 54w T5 actinic, ASM G4+ | |
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12-19-2005, 05:20 PM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Noblesville, IN,Indiana Age: 56
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Rich, a little more info if you have it. Do you know the make/model of the filter you have? Can you post a picture of it? With this info we might be able to answer you original question a little better.
Mike
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55 gal FOWLR, SeaClone 150 skimmer. 2" LS, 50# LR. 29Gal sump/fuge ViaAqua 2600 pump, chaeto, 1" sand, LR
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