Search Results

to remove this notice and enjoy 3reef content with less ads. 3reef membership is free.

Search Again
Page 1 of 10
  1. AZDesertRat
    Post

    cpr overflow airleak

    I think you are throwing good money after bad. I would not wish a CPR overflow on my worst enemy. Anything that relies on another piece of equipment...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Mar 8, 2017 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  2. AZDesertRat
    Post

    RO/DI system questions

    It will come with a hose thread adapter which screws on a hose bib. Depending on how you want to install it you may need to buy something to adapt it...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Jul 19, 2016 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  3. AZDesertRat
    Post

    RO/DI system questions

    Don't let the refurbished name fool you, it is a brand new system but may have a scuff, scratch or scrape on a housing or bracket. Most buyers cannot...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Jul 19, 2016 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  4. AZDesertRat
    Post

    Where is everyone? :)

    I pop in every couple days but you are right, there is not much activity. I too prefer the smaller forums.
    Post by: AZDesertRat, May 24, 2016 in forum: New To The Hobby
  5. AZDesertRat
    Post

    Hello from PurelyH2O!

    Welcome! Is Bryan still around? I used to do business with him years ago when Purely was first formed after John at ARS closed up shop.
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Apr 1, 2016 in forum: Say Hello!
  6. AZDesertRat
    Post

    TDS and ro/di question

    You are good. What you are seeing is the salt residue. If you dip the 5 gallon bucket in the RO/DI Brute thats what you are seeing there too. I would...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Feb 14, 2016 in forum: Water Chemistry
  7. AZDesertRat
    Post

    water softener vs reverse osmosis system.

    You might want to do more research first. There is no good third party data to back up their claims and there are a lot of complaints on the system....
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Feb 5, 2016 in forum: Water Chemistry
  8. AZDesertRat
    Post

    Free CO2 and DI depletion

    It is impossible to get 0 TDS out of an RO membrane since they are only a 90 to 98% efficient filter. You are probably testing at or outside the...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Jan 26, 2016 in forum: General Reef Topics
  9. AZDesertRat
    Post

    Free CO2 and DI depletion

    No, DI always follows RO. RO acts as pretreatment for DI and does 90-98% of the treatment so the DI acts as a final polishing filter is all. Without...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Jan 25, 2016 in forum: General Reef Topics
  10. AZDesertRat
    Post

    Free CO2 and DI depletion

    Sounds like you have a drinking water system. Are you using the pressure tank to store RO/DI water or just RO water or are you using it at all? The...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Jan 25, 2016 in forum: General Reef Topics
  11. AZDesertRat
    Post

    Free CO2 and DI depletion

    The Aquatec 6800 is a good RO booster pump for up to 50 gpd membranes. It is a booster pump and not a transfer pump so would burn up without head to...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Jan 24, 2016 in forum: General Reef Topics
  12. AZDesertRat
    Post

    Free CO2 and DI depletion

    Yes it can run empty. Did you replumb it so all three cansiters are before the RO membrane now? If so I would put it back to its stock plumbing and...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Jan 24, 2016 in forum: General Reef Topics
  13. AZDesertRat
    Post

    Free CO2 and DI depletion

    Contact Spectrapure, they have a lot of experience with this. Why did you add an additional carbon? If this were needed they would have added it in...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Jan 24, 2016 in forum: General Reef Topics
  14. AZDesertRat
    Post

    RODI Unit Sitting Unused

    You probably need to replace everything but you can also check first by operating the system and monitoring the tap water, RO only and final RO/DI...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Jan 14, 2016 in forum: Water Chemistry
  15. AZDesertRat
    Post

    Return pump and sump height info needed

    If you have access to Eheims then that would be my choice. Many years ago I did a pump review of many different pumps for another reef forum and the...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Dec 30, 2015 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  16. AZDesertRat
    Post

    Return pump and sump height info needed

    54"x24"x24" is approximately 130 gallons capacity. An Eheim 1262 is rated at 900 GPH open discharge and right at 800 GPH at 4 feet of head. I have...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Dec 29, 2015 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  17. AZDesertRat
    Post

    Return pump and sump height info needed

    53" or 4.5' is what they said in the first post.
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Dec 26, 2015 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  18. AZDesertRat
    Post

    ANY GAC for RO Drinking water filtration?

    For RO replacement cartridges I only buy Spectrapure. I do not use any GAC products except in the sump since in an RO GAC has a useful life of about...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Dec 26, 2015 in forum: General Reef Topics
  19. AZDesertRat
    Post

    Return pump and sump height info needed

    The Eheim 1260 or 1262 would be a great choice.
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Dec 26, 2015 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  20. AZDesertRat
    Post

    ANY GAC for RO Drinking water filtration?

    I buy most of my media and chemicals from BRS.
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Dec 24, 2015 in forum: General Reef Topics
Showing results 1 to 20 of 200 Next >
Search Again
Page 1 of 10