Re: R/O Units

[WnyZman@aol.com]

I always enjoy the comments regarding RO "WASTE" water! I hope by using that 
word "waste" you are not dumping it out and losing it. I have a unit that 
produces 25 gallons per day with "non-RO" water at 125 gallons ratio for 
about seven years now. I maintain 80 tanks with an average of about 15 
gallons. The RO water is used only for breeding Apistos and all the other 
water is used for all other tanks. When I sell Apisto's to the local store, 
they are in regular tap "waste" water to avoid stress as I know the store 
doesn't use it's RO water for the sales tanks. At least 75% of my tanks use 
the so-called waste water. My tap water is 170ppm and the waste water is 
still 170ppm. There is never any added hardness in any RO system; that's what 
the filters are for. I actually keep 10 to 15 gallons of that water in 
1-gallon milk type containers for all our cooking needs and it makes great 
coffee! Why the words "waste water" are used, I'll never know. If you use the 
water from your tap, why wouldn't you use this water where all the small 
unseen particales are removed and it's a lot purer?
    Z-Man


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