Does anyone use RO water?

glOckcOma

glOckcOma

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Besides this new hobby, I also have a 60g saltwater reef aquarium. and I have a RO/DI (reverse osmosis/dionization) filter system.

I am wondering if RO water would be OK to give a chameleon. I know the DI portion would just be way too clean and contains no minerals at all that animals need out of water.

So I was thinking of just using the RO portion. Does anyone use this?
 
glOckcOma said:
Besides this new hobby, I also have a 60g saltwater reef aquarium. and I have a RO/DI (reverse osmosis/dionization) filter system.

I am wondering if RO water would be OK to give a chameleon. I know the DI portion would just be way too clean and contains no minerals at all that animals need out of water.

So I was thinking of just using the RO portion. Does anyone use this?
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Yes, RO water works great for chams. Although I don't have a system yet, I plan to purchase one and use it specifically for my chams as well.
 
Michael Ryan said:
Yes, RO water works great for chams. Although I don't have a system yet, I plan to purchase one and use it specifically for my chams as well.
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Nice!:D Thanks Michael! Try reef aquarium websites like reefcentral dot com, socalireefs dot com, I also think there is a reefer site in San Diego called sdreefs dot com. Sometimes you will find great deals on RO/DI systems from reefers that are getting out of the hobby. If I happen to see an awesome deal, I will be sure to shoot you a pm.

I have a $200+ RO/DI system and got it from an aquarium hobbyist that was fed up with the hobby and sold it to me for 60 bucks.
 
I have a 35g barrel that it fills into, which is where I mix my saltwater, but I do have 5g jugs also that I can fill, for now I am just using a spray gun. I do plan on getting or DIYing a drip system. Any suggestions on a good reliable and affordable misting system would be greatly appreciated.
 
The Zamp page that I linked above is my #1 pick.


Here is my system that has alot of Zamp stuff.
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I took out my RO a while back to go with a no tank system and I like it much much better. I have to plug it in from time to time though to make water for my 2 tanks.
 
Here is the deal....RO systems are very nice and I recommend them if your tap water isn't up to par. For example. originally my tap water's ppm was 500ppm and my pH was 7.8pH. The water was very hard and would destroy the mistking nozzles and was horrible for growing plants and horrible for fish. I then installed a whole house anti-scale water conditioner and a 5 stage under the sink RO/DI for $200. My water is now 50ppm and 5.8pH. No more scale build up on my shower doors, dishes and dishwasher. No more hard water stains on my enclosures. The downs side is I feel calcium and magnezium can be beneficial in small traces, also some flouride and these tend to be eliminated.
 
tkilgour said:
Here is the deal....RO systems are very nice and I recommend them if your tap water isn't up to par. For example. originally my tap water's ppm was 500ppm and my pH was 7.8pH. The water was very hard and would destroy the mistking nozzles and was horrible for growing plants and horrible for fish. I then installed a whole house anti-scale water conditioner and a 5 stage under the sink RO/DI for $200. My water is now 50ppm and 5.8pH. No more scale build up on my shower doors, dishes and dishwasher. No more hard water stains on my enclosures. The downs side is I feel calcium and magnezium can be beneficial in small traces, also some flouride and these tend to be eliminated.
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I'm installing an RO unit in the Greenhouse. Here in California normal water reservoirs regularly reads over 8.0 pH. Eagle lake regularly reads over 9.0 pH.
 
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tkilgour said:
Wow, that's not good. I wonder what your ppm readings are?
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I'm apart of a UC Davis fisheries study and test the water chemistry of many Central California lakes and the last reading I had from Lake Castaic had a reading about 8.8 -9.0. The readings vary through out the year though.
 
Socal tap (L.A. Area) for me is at about 500ppm, and after RO/DI it's at 0ppm TDS, which would prolly kill a chamy. I T'd off a section before it hits the DI and that is at about 50ppm (really clean drinking water). I need the 0ppm for my fish tank when making salt.

Also 0ppm is bad for human consumption from what I heard or at least not beneficial in any way, you need the minerals in water to have it be beneficial.
 
Vegas Chad said:
The Zamp page that I linked above is my #1 pick.


Here is my system that has alot of Zamp stuff.
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I took out my RO a while back to go with a no tank system and I like it much much better. I have to plug it in from time to time though to make water for my 2 tanks.
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Chad You must have very low water pressure to need all those pumps for just a prefilter and a carbon filter.
 
Vegas Chad said:
We do have very low water pressure here however the filters are first in line.
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It seems to me that it would be more efficient to use one pump before the fillers with a pressure switch leading to the solenoid valves on separate timers so you wouldn't need the other 3 pumps but that's the great thing about plumbing there are many ways to make it work:)
 
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