Re: R.O. UNIT

[Edison Yap <integrit@mnl.sequel.net>]

Can the Spectapure line or any Fish Quality R.O. Unit able to produce water
that is good for human consumption?  


At 05:56 AM 3/22/99 -0800, you wrote:
>
>
>Don't bother with Kent Marine in my opinion it's a toy. I highly
>reccomend the Spectapure line of RO sytems. With Spectapure you get a
>much better quality membrane that will give you water in the acidic
>values right away. Before I moved to Florida I was using an RO and I
>have over the years tested the quality of a few brands. A couple of
>years ago for a reef tank I purchased the Spectapure and the results
>have been far superior. I have a few guys in my local club using RO
>systems and they have to mess with the Ph two of them use kent Marine.
>Anyway just my 2 cents.
>
>
>---Vern Wensley <vernwen@home.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Marco.Have you thought about useing a deionizer?I have used the
>Aquarium
>> Pharmaceuticals tap water purifier with great success.It is rated
>for 50 to
>> 150 gallons of deionized water,but I can get twice that since my
>water is so
>> soft already.I only used it for those ph 5 and under fish which
>makes it
>> last a long time before you have to replace the cartridge.The good
>thing
>> about it is there is no waste and you can make water at any temp.you
>want
>> .Just add the right amount of electro-right and you have water you
>can use
>> right away.
>> Vern
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Marco Lacerda <marcolacerda@ax.apc.org>
>> To: apisto-list <apisto@admin.listbox.com>
>> Date: March 22, 1999 3:54 AM
>> Subject: R.O. UNIT
>> 
>> 
>> >I'm trying to start using a R.O. unit in order to get softer water,
>as
>> >specially blackwater Apisto species are posing much problem with
>their
>> >eggs.
>> >
>> >Tsuh Yang from this list suggested one from Kent Marine, but he has
>no
>> >experience with it.
>> >Does anybody has experience with "Kent Marine Full-Size R.O. unit 100
>> >gallons per day"?
>> >Or another unit from a different trade?
>> >
>> >How should I use the R.O. water? Mixed with normal water? Any
>> >suggestion?
>> >
>> >Cheers.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
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