Equipment????

well got my RO machine in from canada today and it is SLOWLY turning out water ... i think at this rate it will take about 2 days to fill my tank

 

Did you let is run for an hour or so and let the production water go down the drain?

Hope so I would not use that water as the membrane needs breaking in.

 

i used the first hours production on my FW fish ... they dont seem to mind atm ... but i use them for ginepigs on most things

man at the rate i am going ... it is going to take days to fill this tank ... i am getting about 3GPH production

 

started mixing salt yesterday ... it mixed clear in about 18 hours. now that i added it to the tank it looks like skim milk in there

i am in the process of mixing the next 24 G but my RO is super slow

i am hoping once my skimmer arrives it will clear up the water

 

What is your water presure at? if below 40 psi you will need to hook up a pump feeding the ro membrane.
What is the ro membrane rated at? GPH that is?

 

not sure what my pressure is ... the RO membrane is advertised at 100GPD... i am making 2 GPH now after i siliconed a leakey joint so i guess if i could run this all day .. i would only be getting 48GPD ... if it makes a differance i am using a faucet hook up

 

Temp and pressure of source water is a HUGE deal. If you don't know what your local muni water district runs at, give them a call or buy a pressure gauge for your unit. If your too low or cold, your product water gpd is going to be much lower then the unit is rated at. IMO a pressure guage is a must.

 

i have never seen a presure gauge for a faucet befor ... is it something i have to get on line or will my local hardware store have it?

btw i set my enterance temp at approx 75 F

 

Hey Ice,
Here is a link to an inline pressure guage for your rodi.
Scott
http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewItem.asp?idproduct=RO1333

 

thanks scott ... i think i may have to order one of those ... going to check HomeDepot first though

Doug