Reef Discussion

[callum@psi]

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[deediro]

@callum@psi

Ordered and paid :)

 

[Ian G]

I got mine from Peter. Nice easy transaction, and awesome filter. Came with everything I needed down to the thread seal tape.
Glad to see he's happy to take care of The Reefuge members as well.

I'm thinking of getting one. Do you run RO or RODI? Also was there much involved in installation? Did you do it yourself?

 

[DavidS]

I'm thinking of getting one. Do you run RO or RODI? Also was there much involved in installation? Did you do it yourself?

I went for RO/DI - worth going the whole hog I reckon, especially if it's a dedicated unit (some people buy them to use for getting RO to drink, etc. as well) - so if you don't have any other use for it, might as well have the DI bit.

Installation was dead simple - adaptor that hooked into the washing machine tap line with a john guest valve sticking out of it... stick a bit of thread tape on, tighten, stick hose onto valve, run to unit. Tighten a few bits up, and all done. No sweat, not real physical effort involved, and most of all - all the bloody bits I needed to do it came in the box ;)

(and for that glowing recommendation, I'm hoping for a bloody great discount on my next set of filters that are long overdue... so overdue they don't even have my current address to keep sending me reminders! :p:D:p).

 

[Ian G]

For many years I've relied on our town water for top up. We are in a small dairy town that draws and treats river water. Lately we've had so much rain that I suspect the total dissolved solids are way up and that a lot of fertiliser is washing in to the river. Resulting in a constant battle with cynobacteria and diatoms.

So I contacted PSI water filters yesterday with a few questions and first thing this morning I had my answers. Great service and I am saving for a filter from PSI right now. Should be ordering in about 4 weeks. The prices are good but more importantly to me, the guy has a good reputation and obviously thinks service is important.:D

I will also be using the unit to fill 25 litre water bottles for our cooler.

 

[ezza]

I've been considering this too... Googling brought me right back to you lot :p you're becoming a bit like a family to me!

I'm tossing up the drinkable unit. There has always been a 2 stage under sink filtration system in my kitchen, but i don't really trust it. I buy the best filters I can from bunnings, but have to replace them every 6 months. We have fairly poor water at times, it often flows with colour to it, it smells and tastes funny. A year ago cryptosporidium was found in it. Unfortunate for us as my house is one of the closest to the water and holding our supply.

I think it makes sense to replace the under sink kit with a drinkable RO DI filtration unit. It would be easily accessible for my new tank too.

 

[aussieant32]

are the drinkable ones suitable for tanks? I thought the filters that make the water 'suitable' for tanks make the water 'unsafe' for drinking?

The filter I have

"4 Stage Reverse Osmosis with DI and TDS meter, Laundry system This is a marine aquarium reverse osmosis system and is not suitable for drinking water as it is too pure."

 

[deediro]

I think there's an option in some of the filters for a bypass that lets you have RO only which is fine for drinking. You then turn the bypass off and it goes through DI as well - for your tank :)

 

[aussieant32]

cool, didn't know that, thats a handy feature

 

[Buddy]

My filter has a drinking water tap. The drinking side is ro water and the tank side is the ro/di water.

 

[ezza]

Yup. I'm thinking that I could move the current kitchen system into the bathroom so I don't have to taste the water when brushing teeth or needing a night time drink. Then nest all the RO/DI drinkable in the kitchen. .

 

[girlz0r]

@callum@psi just wondering if there's such thing as a timer for the system? Eg. Set the system to go for 2 hours then turn off by itself?

 

[MagicJ]

@callum@psi just wondering if there's such thing as a timer for the system? Eg. Set the system to go for 2 hours then turn off by itself?

What, and ruin the fun of continually forgetting the filter and having water everywhere :p

 

[rockerpeller]

What, and ruin the fun of continually forgetting the filter and having water everywhere :p

I've lost count of how many times I've done that...

 

[macca_75]

What, and ruin the fun of continually forgetting the filter and having water everywhere :p

Thats why I put the drum in the laundry sink while it fills - took me a few good overflows to finally learn my lesson.

 

[DavidS]

I've lost count of how many times I've done that...

Did that last night... fed the cat this morning and finally realised.... oops.. :p
Mine is in the laundry sink thing so not such a big deal lol.

 

[MagicJ]

I am sure that if we really wanted too we could hook an ordinary tap timer up to our systems. Something like this

 

[rockerpeller]

I think the only problem I'd have is the 1st 5 or so minutes having a TDS reading. I'd have to run 2, just so I'm only saving 0TDS filtered water

 

[girlz0r]

I am sure that if we really wanted too we could hook an ordinary tap timer up to our systems. Something like this

This sounds magical.
LOL we put our drums in the laundry sink too, but somehow the 80L drum doesn't fit too well. Where would that timer fit, Obviously before the filtration unit right? Or does it fit onto the laundry tap itself.
On their page they've got a Float valve for $30... does this = float switch? :D @David had the idea of using a float switch and using some sort of solenoid.. somehow. I think tunze does one for $300!!??!

 

[MTG]

these guys are great. just got a new laundry line to hook my RO up to replace the leaky one that came with my unit. was delivered in under 3 days from payment