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12/10/2007, 07:08 PM
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Unless you want to buy your RoDi water, then yes...its an essential in my opinion.I would suggest the typhoon III from airwaterice.
They are a comas sponsor, so go to our website and then look them up in the sponsors section. Paul.
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12/10/2007, 07:11 PM
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You can buy the RO/DI water locally at Quality Water on 6th street by the Mill. they charge $0.50 per gallon.
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12/10/2007, 07:13 PM
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I'd second the suggestion of Paul's. I've got one of their units and it works great. I actually combined it with an old ebay RO/DI to make a 160 gpd unit with dual RO and dual DI.
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12/10/2007, 07:35 PM
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Thanks for the info, I lack the "I Support RC" Logo, thus searching is tiring.
Im looking into this for more than just the aquarium. I was hoping to get something installed into our new home. For drinking as well. This is what I am looking at. http://www.airwaterice.com/product/1...new_style.html The one that you suggested, could it be used for household drinking water as well?
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12/10/2007, 09:23 PM
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You can use the Typhoon III for drinking water. This is copied from the "features" section of that unit:
"The RO only valve: a sample port for testing the membrane and for filling jugs of drinking." This allows you to bypass the D/I segment of the filter for drinking water. All you would need would be a container, which you can get from Wal Mart. And, this unit comes with a TDS meter. Ronnie |
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12/10/2007, 09:34 PM
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You can't go wrong with the Typhoon III. I bought one a couple months ago and it has been great not to have to carry buckets back and forth from the fish store.
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12/10/2007, 10:25 PM
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I have the Typhoon III and really like it.
I just traded emails with Don today. I had a question about a problem with the unit that reads TDS before and after so he's replacing it free. Tough to beat that.
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12/10/2007, 10:36 PM
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I am not sure if this is true, but I have heard and read that it is not a good idea to drink RO/DI water as it can "leach" the minerals out of your body because the water lacks essential minerals.
Drinking filtered water, yes....RO/DI water no. Am I correct?
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12/10/2007, 11:49 PM
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It essentially dilutes the electrolytes in your body.
Thats good to know, I have heard it's not good to drink DI water but didn't know why.
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12/11/2007, 10:13 AM
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RO is fine. You won't want to drink RO/DI anyway as it is really tasteless.
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12/11/2007, 10:44 AM
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for very large system, there is a medical service in OKC that will hook up a unit you can use your garden hose. it can put out a lot of volume as fast as your hose can put out
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