AQUARIUMS
One of the most important aspects
to caring for your aquarium, is providing the purest, thus, best
environment for the ecosystem, clean water. For topping off and
water changes, you will need many gallons of water. Water is heavy
to transport, and for the price of the containers alone, you are
better off with an Reverse Osmosis System with a Deionizer filter
add on. You can have clean water whenever you want, without the
added hassle of lugging big jugs around.
There are various
schools of thought as to the right way to hook up your Reverse
Osmosis System. This particular article has some very valid points
to consider. You decide which way you want to go, but it is best to
keep these factors in mind even if you decide to go with the
automatic top off from your RO System
.
Which
ever way you go, a float valve will turn off the system when water
is full. Think about how you want to set up your system, and how
many float switches etc you may need. We sell the Reverse Osmosis
system with everything you need to hook up the system, including the
auto shut off switch and check valve. You only have to install the
float valve. The delivery end is your choice. Here is one
example of how to hook up a system for storage or storage and top
off.
Float
valveA Video Explaining the Various Components*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssa6njb5nV4
*The Auto Shut Off Switch and Check Valve is
already part of the System. The Check Valve is built into the
reverse osmosis membrane connection
.
You would probably want to place the system
where you have the space for storing water, a basement or a laundry
room would be ideal. You would need access to your water lines as
well as drainage. Connect your system to the water supply either
with a faucet, feed water adapter or hose adapter, that is a part of the system, and
place the drain line in a sink, or hook it into your drainage system
with the saddle valve provided. Use a large food grade
container for water storage, and run your RO/DI water into it.
Position your float valve.for auto cut off. This makes the purest
drinking water as well. Just make sure your storage containers are
sanitary.
All our Aquarium systems come with a color
changing Deionizer filter. The color changes from blue to brown as
it exhausts. This gives you a visual aid to know when to change the
media. The media is in a clear housing that is refillable. This is
much more economical way to use DI.
Reverse Osmosis and deionization (DI) perform the same task
of removing impurities from tap water. However, DI purifies
water utilizing the principle of ion exchange to remove
impurities and replaces them with pure water.In most instances, an
RO unit serves as a well-rounded filtration method that removes the
majority of impurities; coupled with a post deionization filter, the
resulting water is 99.9% pure. Many RO units are available as a combined
RO/DI unit or are able to accommodate an add-on DI unit that simply
attaches to your existing RO unit.
Reverse osmosis removes virtually everything
from tap water, including essential minerals your aquarium
inhabitants need to flourish. Depending on the type of aquarium the
RO water is being used for, it may be necessary to add these
essential minerals back into the purified water. Most marine salt
mixes already contain these minerals and the use of RO conditioners
is not necessary. However, freshwater aquariums require
re-mineralization to achieve the desired pH. Your local fish store
should have minerals available in various forms.
