Where to buy....

[Delphinus]

Ok, so I visited their webpage, aquasafecanada.com. I see they've come a long long way from their ebay days, so I'll take back the fly-by-night comment.

I see that it looks like they accept payments other than paypal now. That's a step in the right direction .. if I needed RO/DI supplies I might then consider them.

But I still see prices in USD. Which to me seems a bit odd seeing as the webpage is aquasafeCANADA.com. I'm sorry, that's still just... dumb.

But obviously they have a winning formula to have such fierce customer loyalty.. they must be doing something right.

[Matt]

Originally Posted by aussiefishy

I have used Aquasafe for more than 2.5 years. and my experience has been more than terrific. i am not sure which is better than which, but 1 thing i am certain is that i use roughly 100 gallons/week from the unit and i measure my TDS bi-weekly. the RO membrane so last up to 1 year before i replace it, (when my TDS is up to 5ppm), and my DI Beads have not been turned color fully yet. My initial water read about 230-350 ppm TDS. output is 3-8ppm

1. the cost per unit in comparision to others, is the absolute lowest - hence, cheapest upstart cost. The product quality MIGHT not be the absolute best, but i do think it is comparable to a 500-600 unit from GE Systems or other $500 up range DRINKING/human compsumtion units.

2. i have excellent support from the staff at Aquasafe, their quality of the product seems ok to me.

3. efficency/output rate has ALOT to do with input water pressure and temperature, also the water quality. I do know different area in canada have different water parameters, but in the area where i live, it is fine...

last i am not too picky of a guy, as long as it works in a set variance, i am happy with it, but generally speaking, the Aquasafe RO/DI unit IS the best money i have spent for my hobby so far...

I know there are alot of users ion calgary and vancouver area that are happy with their product and support. and that is why i bought it at the first place.

just my 2 cents.

Eric.

Quoted for truth.

[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.

[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.

[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.