What RO/DI system???

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  1. DustinB32

    DustinB32 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    hey guys I have no experience with RO units and there are a lot of mixed reviews on the net. What are some good units for under a $150
     
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  2. civiccars2003

    civiccars2003 Great Blue Whale

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    No idea. Get a spectrapure. Thee best. Spending more for the better product will be worth it.
     
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  3. CrazyKonen05

    CrazyKonen05 Plankton

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    Avoid coralife units. You'll be stuck buying their crappy DI cartridges. With another unit, you can pack your own resin for cheap.

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  4. jonjonwells

    jonjonwells Great Blue Whale

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    Air Water Ice
    Bulk Reef Supply
    Spectrepure

    All three have a good high quality unit. Some will say that Sprectrepure has better filters.
     
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  5. civiccars2003

    civiccars2003 Great Blue Whale

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    90 gpd.
     

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  7. Clonefarmer

    Clonefarmer Millepora

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    Bulk Reef Supply has RO/DI units for under $150.00. I use a 75 gpd 4 stage from BRS. You can get a decent discount by joining a group buy.
     
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  8. MoJoe

    MoJoe Dragon Wrasse

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    Get the SpectraPure 90 Gallon Per Day CSPDI RO/DI System via this sale link, just save up the extra $50, well worth it: Untitled Document
     
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  9. AZDesertRat

    AZDesertRat Giant Squid

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    You will not find a good reef quality unit complete with high quality filters, membrane and vertical refillable DI, TDS meter and inline pressure gauge for $150.
    The CSPDI is an excellent choice and only $199 on sale.
    Untitled Document

    I am a 7+ year MaxCap user myself.

    The BFS-161 75 GPD Premium found here for $169 is closer to your price range but you give up the treated and tested high rejection rate RO membrane, 0.5 micron absolute rated prefilter and custom blended SilicaBuster DI resin.
    http://www.buckeyefieldsupply.com/showproducts.asp?Category=168&Sub=166

    Another choice is the Optima Professional found here for $195 complete but again you lose the special membrane and DI plus drop back to 1 micron filters. You do gain an autoshutoff valve though but those are only $12 or the cost of one filter replacement.
    http://www.purelyh2o.com/index.php?...ategory_id=7&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=118
     
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  10. mdlinkous

    mdlinkous Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Standard 4-Stage RO/DI System

    Is the one I have.... $129.... quality built, readilly available filters and membranes... comes with a free TDS meter.

    Been well pleased with mine
     
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