RO/DI???

[gcantu]

I am planning on purchasing one of these systems and was wondering which one can I use to add water into my tank and use as another form of drinking water for my family. I have heard that if I simply want to use it as a form of dinking water then go with RO and if I want it for my tank then I should go with RO/DI. I am confused??? Can I purchase one that will allow me to do both, and if so which model should I go with. I would like to purchase something in the 50-100 gpd models.

[JeffCo]

I have heard good things about this place. www.airwaterice.com.
They have a combo reef/home kit for 189.00.

[fx300]

I bought one from this company and so far so good.

Fabian ;)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2357586607&category=20 684

[wkopplin]

Mine is the Barracuda FX RO/DI from Premium Aquatics. I have been very pleased with it. Good customer service there also on setting it up with a float switch directly plumbed to a sump. You want RO/DI for your tanks. You can drink it too.

[gcantu]

Thanks for the website to airwaterice!! I think I am going to go with their model for home and reef. It looks like a good deal.

[gcantu]

I heard that RO/DI water has a funky taste to it. Is this true???

[GaryP]

Actually it has no taste, like distilled water. By removing the organics and inorganics it removes everything that gives it the taste we associate with "water."

Gary

[z28pwr]

I went with the Oceanus 100 GPD made by www.aquaticreefsystems.com.

[VGB]

There is debated about the virtues of drinking RO/DI water. RO seems fine enough and if your diet is so poor that you depend on water for your electrolytes then get just an RO unit.
I have used both and the cost/effectiveness of the de-ionization is not worth it..IMO.

Our water here in San Antonio is excellent and a simple RO unit is enough. De-ionizing filters are depleted by the hardness of the Edwards Aquifer water rather rapaidly. Hard water doesn`t really harm its the other impurities

[Henry]

George on most ro/di units you can install a tee to have the ro water go to a storage tank for drinking the the other to go thru the di part for the tank so you get the best of both worlds. I got mine for the same place as FX300. This unit is pretty much the same as the airwaterice unit. If I had to do it again I would chose that unit.

Henry

[matt]

From what I've heard, most of the units sold for the aquarium hobby use exactly the same filter elements, so I'd go for the best deal you can find. I'm not a big fan of Kent products in general, but I bought a Kent R.O/D.I. because I got a good price on it, and it works fine; no problems for a year of use so far.