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05/21/2018, 11:27 AM
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Love my ATO
A must have, next stop my own RODI unit... no more LFS trips lugging around 5 gallon jugs.. Hellz yeah
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05/21/2018, 01:09 PM
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Definitely two highly recommended pieces of reefing equipment. RODI a must from the start IMO.
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05/21/2018, 02:13 PM
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I remember going to the store to buy water. Looking back I now wonder how and why the hell I did it for so long.
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05/21/2018, 02:37 PM
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I hear ya
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05/21/2018, 04:11 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Ontario, Canada
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Best money ever spent is my RODI....100 bucks....TDS.....Zero.
The water (and light if your doing corals) is the key to success. |
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05/21/2018, 04:39 PM
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I made about 3 trips a week to LFS to get rodi for almost 4-5 months. Bought a Vertex Puratek RODI unit from my LFS, and it’s by far the best investment I’ve made in my tank thus far
As everyone else has said, I don’t know why I waited so long lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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05/21/2018, 05:02 PM
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I was always concerned with the TDS of the saltwater that LFS sold you. That's a variable I''m not willing to leave to chance.
ATO is right up there with the rest of "Must Haves" it makes things so simple. Then when you get more involved in the hobby you'll want to automate your water changes too... then you'll look back and wonder why did I do all this manually??? Where does it all end???
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05/22/2018, 01:32 PM
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Gary 180 gallon, 40 gallon sump, 3 250 W MH + 4 80W ATI T5's, MTC MVX 36 Skimmer, Apex controller Aquamaxx T-3 CaRx Current Tank Info: A 2 Barred Rabbitfish, Red Head Salon, Yellow/Purple, McMaster Fairy, Possum, 2 Leopard Wrasses, Kole, & Atlantic Blue Tangs, 2 Percula Clown, 3 PJ and 1 Banggai Cardinalfish , Swallowtail, Bellus and Coral Beauty Angels |
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05/22/2018, 01:59 PM
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What brand ATo do u have? |
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05/22/2018, 02:17 PM
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Lol of course I did. What makes you so certain that I never got ro/DI from my LFS? And yes, I tested, ONCE. That’s all the testing I ever needed for my LFS ro/DI Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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05/22/2018, 02:40 PM
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Works and decent price |
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05/23/2018, 12:54 AM
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Location: Saratoga NY
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I got mine off amazon. 139 for a 6 stage. Just be sure to ask for a sink attachment if you go that route
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05/23/2018, 03:23 PM
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zero TDS?
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05/23/2018, 03:29 PM
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My LFS has a 1k gpd RODI unit. Always trusted their water as they are a very high quality store. What makes you certain to guarantee it wasn’t DI?
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My build thread: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2548422 Current Tank Info: 65 gallon mixed reef, Eshopps sump and HOB overflow, RO-110int skimmer, Reefbreeder 32" photons V1. |
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05/23/2018, 04:35 PM
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Thanks, Mako Current Tank Info: Returning Reefer - Red Sea 525XL, Mitras LX7s, Apex, check homepage for vids of tank |
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05/23/2018, 08:42 PM
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Yes. 0 tds. I too am curious why you’re so sure about this? I have become great friends with my LFS owner, and trust in his practices. I’ve been behind the scenes, and even help out every once in a while when he needs it. (I work for corals) lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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