Where to buy....

[albert_dao]

I dunno, I'm thinking to myself:

http://aquasafecanada.com/products.htm

The middle one (Aquarium 100 GPD system) @ 144.50 USD = 161.67 + shipping.

VS. A comparable SpectraPure unit @ $230 CAD

Of note:

- They use a verticle DI cartridge instead of a horizontal cartridge. That's a huge increase towards efficiency since there's no gravity-induced bypass.

- The canisters are CLEAR.

- Those hoses are all clamped down. I have an Aquasafe unit and the hoses are EVERYWHERE. It's completely unsightly and I've had to spend an additional investment of time (half an hour) and money ($10 + gas) searching for hose clamps to keep everything down.

- SpectraPure uses 75 GPD membranes, Aquasafe units use 100 GPD cartridges. What's the big deal? About 8% rejection rate! That's huge! We're talking about reducing the life of the DI resin by something like 40% here (personal communication via RC).

- SpectraPure uses some kinda proprietary blend of DI resin which is patent pending. I'm not exactly sure what that means, but my Aquasafe DI resin + membrane produced a TDS 35. All the SpectraPure users I know, and I know lots, have a TDS of 0 (zero).

So yeah, you save like $50 after all is said and done, but what's $50 over the lifetime of the unit?

[albert_dao]

Or hell, screw the SpectraPure:
http://www.jlaquatics.com/phpstore/s...t_ID=ro-afb075

Not as good as the SpectraPure, IMO, but here's a vendor OTHER than me who sells quality RO units.

Here's a few more:

http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merch..._Code=SP4stage

http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merch..._Code=Aquafxro

http://mops.ca/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/...796+1162013967

Meh...

[EmilyB]

I'm not exactly sure what that means, but my Aquasafe DI resin + membrane produced a TDS 35

Not sure I understand. You mean your output reads that? Mine is always zero, until I need filters replaced of course.

[EmilyB]

Albert, you are not sounding like a responsible vendor, I'm sorry. I have been wanting to say that for so long.

[albert_dao]

Oh? What do I sound like? Perhaps an opinionated hobbyist? Cause that's what I am.

Let's get something straight, I am not the owner of Gold Aquariums; I am a student and I do not make commision. I have no weird, greedy and evil alterior motive to blasting a brand that I do not feel is of high quality. If you want to continue to purchase Aquasafe products, that's fine with me, but some people out there do not have RO units and I think the RESPONSIBLE thing to do, vendor or otherwise, is to present the facts on the table for those people.

[Moogled]

Originally Posted by EmilyB

Albert, you are not sounding like a responsible vendor, I'm sorry. I have been wanting to say that for so long.

Why feel sorry for something which you obviously had enough stones to come out and say?


Albert is essentially saying "buy X membrane - - this is why". Why make this such a difficult topic by being sarcastic and making snide remarks towards him? If you want to smack talk, do it with your MSN buddies, don't sabotage danny_zubot's thread.

As shown in his previous posts, all Albert has done is provide extra information; not robbing you of your wallets by propagandizing a certain product.

Learn.

[albert_dao]

Originally Posted by EmilyB

Not sure I understand. You mean your output reads that? Mine is always zero, until I need filters replaced of course.

Yes, that was my output from the offset of running my unit. From there, it was just a slow decay in performance until I replaced the membrane and resin with a different brand.