Hi there, I'm not on here as much as i should be but Rob has told me more than once that this is where i should be asking my questions... So here we go.
I recently set up a new propagation system, the total water volume is around 230g.. Between this and my 120g, I need around 70g a week of fresh water for water changes and top-off, depending on the time of year..
I decided it was finally time to buy and RO/DI unit as i've always bought my water and that just isn't practical anymore. I went with a 6 Stage RODI from Bulk Reef Supply.
After setting up the unit I found that pressure from my well is only about 40-45psi and I have a really high amount of iron or something in my water..
Here are some pictures of the system when i got it and then what it looked like after it produced about 230g of water..
the DI resin in these pictures is after already replacing 1 canister with new resin.
As you can see, the first canister is getting trashed and I am also burning through DI resin like crazy..
So as you can see, the water going into the DI is anywhere from 20-40 TDS and coming out at 0.
My question is.. 1. Is the rate these filters are being ruined normal or bad? and 2. Even with the TDS reading at 0 that doesn't mean that there still couldn't be harmful organics in the water, right? Is there a way to test for these? or further remove them or are they already being removed? I'm clueless when it comes to this stuff.
Even if I have to change all filters and resin every month, its still more affordable than buying water.. RODI water here runs for .50 per gallon.. So as you can imagine, that adds up fast..
oh and also.. My water source comes from a well and I'm running the water through my water softener prior to the RO but my water softener is old and more than likely needs to be replaced.. i'm working on that but haven't had the cash due to the holidays.. Ha, and this new prop system..
Thanks!