RO/DI system question??
 

I'm looking at getting an RO/DI system and was wandering as the tank comes
with a stainless steel holding tank if anyone knows if this being stainless
steel will be a problem for my reef/fish tanks? I was concerned as I thought
I read somewhere you don't want to keep water in stainless steel before
putting it into your tanks as it could leach some metals?? Anyone have any
ideas on this?

Thanks--Susan

I use one,

No problems at all. The water should go through a final carbon filter when
leaving the tank anyways. (6 stage system)
I have 0 TDS readings on my system..

CW
"Susan" wrote in message
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I'm looking at getting an RO/DI system and was wandering as the tank comes
with a stainless steel holding tank if anyone knows if this being
stainless steel will be a problem for my reef/fish tanks? I was concerned
as I thought I read somewhere you don't want to keep water in stainless
steel before putting it into your tanks as it could leach some metals??
Anyone have any ideas on this?

Thanks--Susan

Same here. 0 TDS all the time


"CheezWiz" wrote in message
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I use one,

No problems at all. The water should go through a final carbon filter when
leaving the tank anyways. (6 stage system)
I have 0 TDS readings on my system..

CW
"Susan" wrote in message
...
I'm looking at getting an RO/DI system and was wandering as the tank
comes with a stainless steel holding tank if anyone knows if this being
stainless steel will be a problem for my reef/fish tanks? I was concerned
as I thought I read somewhere you don't want to keep water in stainless
steel before putting it into your tanks as it could leach some metals??
Anyone have any ideas on this?

Thanks--Susan

"Susan" wrote in message ...
I'm looking at getting an RO/DI system and was wandering as the tank comes
with a stainless steel holding tank if anyone knows if this being stainless
steel will be a problem for my reef/fish tanks? I was concerned as I thought
I read somewhere you don't want to keep water in stainless steel before
putting it into your tanks as it could leach some metals?? Anyone have any
ideas on this?

You can always put a 1/4" tee and a 1/4" check valve to dirrect
fish tank water to a plastic can with a level switch and drink
the water from the pressurized tank connected to the kitchen faucet...

I have water going into the left-over Instant Ocean bucket (6.5 gallons)
I drilled small hole in the wall near the top for the level switch
and my bucket never overflows into my kitchen floor... again :-)
I plan to add pressurized stainless tank to collect water for
the kitchen faucet and use my RO/DI filter for dual purpose:
fish tank water and drinking water.

Now that is a good idea, since we go without drinking water for a couple of
hours after a water change.. (other than what we have in the fridge)

CW

"Pszemol" wrote in message
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"Susan" wrote in message
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I'm looking at getting an RO/DI system and was wandering as the tank
comes with a stainless steel holding tank if anyone knows if this being
stainless steel will be a problem for my reef/fish tanks? I was concerned
as I thought I read somewhere you don't want to keep water in stainless
steel before putting it into your tanks as it could leach some metals??
Anyone have any ideas on this?

You can always put a 1/4" tee and a 1/4" check valve to dirrect
fish tank water to a plastic can with a level switch and drink
the water from the pressurized tank connected to the kitchen faucet...

I have water going into the left-over Instant Ocean bucket (6.5 gallons)
I drilled small hole in the wall near the top for the level switch
and my bucket never overflows into my kitchen floor... again :-) I plan to
add pressurized stainless tank to collect water for
the kitchen faucet and use my RO/DI filter for dual purpose:
fish tank water and drinking water.