where to get RO/DI water?

[Veng68]

Many sponsors on this site sell RO/DI units.

You can attach them to your faucet (bathroom or kitchen) inline (permanent) or have a faucet attachment (portable).

Go on one of the vendor sites and check out what they have and some of the sites will explain the filters.

Cheers,
Vic

[Reef-Geek]

Originally Posted by Veng68

Many sponsors on this site sell RO/DI units.

You can attach them to your faucet (bathroom or kitchen) inline (permanent) or have a faucet attachment (portable).

Go on one of the vendor sites and check out what they have and some of the sites will explain the filters.

Cheers,
Vic

Thanks for the quick response, I only have a 34 gallon tank in my condo so I don't want to buy the filtration unit, I checked with JL and they don't sell RO water, where else can I just but the RO water?

[Veng68]

So supermarkets sell it........ but I would test the water......... you never know how often they change the filters.

for our water you can always get a simple DI unit. With out low TDS the DI will last a long time.

Cheers,
Vic

[Reef-Geek]

Originally Posted by Veng68

So supermarkets sell it........ but I would test the water......... you never know how often they change the filters.

for our water you can always get a simple DI unit. With out low TDS the DI will last a long time.

Cheers,
Vic

I actually has a water filter from microclear (http://microclear.ca/microfiltration.html) ,is that consider RO water?
what does them looks like?
what does the RO water look like in supermarkets?
Thanks

[Veng68]

Look like you have just a normal drinking water filter. RO units have the water pass through an RO membrane.

In the super market look for where you get bottled water. They should have a machine that you can fill a container. Make sure it's RO water and not just filtered water.

In the long run you may want to get an RO filter because of the cost of getting the water from the super market. You can get a pretty cheap RO unit for around $120.

Cheers,
Vic

[globaldesigns]

supermarkets sell RO water, some have bottled water, others have the actual filler, so you can fill your old bottles. But you never know how old the filters in the machine are.

Personally, the amount you pay for the bottles or filling your own would pay for your filtration unit in no time. Then you don't have to worry about buying it, just make as needed.

[DiverDude]

+1 on this. I used supermarket water to get setup on my 28 Gal and it cost me $50 ! You then need several gallons every week for water changes etc. Before you know it, you'll be way over the cost of a simple RO filter system.

Be smart, buy one right up front and save your money.

Oh, and the quality of supermarket water can very dramatically. You will quickly find that having your own system (where you can control the quality) is worth a LOT if you've got algae problems from bad water.