Date: Sat, 26 Apr 1997 09:41:00 -0500 From: Brian Cooley <cooley@golden.adams.net> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg1672$foo@default> Subject: Re: $25 Reverse Osmosis Unit
Dean Jones wrote:
>
> Hello... keep in mind that I am a newbie to this list & I am still learning
> at growing CP.
> A friend of mine is a home builder & he had two reverse osmosis units that
> had never been
> out of the box & were never installed in new home construction. He's had
> them for about 2
> months & he didn't know what they really were used for other than home
> buyers requested them then changed their mind. Anyway, he offered them to
> me for $25.00 each or BOTH for $45.00.
> I only bought one of them but I can still buy the other one if I need to.
> They both were a Premier Brand, 4-stage system & would produce 15-35
> gallons of water per day depending on water pressure.
> He said they were expensive & I don't think I got ripped off as the exact
> same brand name & model in Lowe's is currently priced at $195.00..I guess I
> should've bought them both.
> Anyway, my question is this:
>
> Is the water produced by these systems safe to use on VFT, D. capillaris,N.
> Madgascariensis,
> S. flava, and other CP???
> Or did I just waste my money on an overpriced water filter & I am still
> dependent on using distilled water/rain water??? Lowe's also sells another
> model of the same brand name of Premier for $235.00, except it is a 5 stage
> system rather than the 4 stage one I bought---if a R.O. system is OK for CP
> watering, do I really need a 5 stage instead of a 4 stage? Should I go back
> & buy the other one he has for $25.00 or is it a waste of money as far as
> CP watering is concerned??
>
> Thanks for any help to this newbie...
> Dean Jones
I don't know for sure but I would think that your reverse osmosis system
would be fine. Often they're used to supply water for delicate corals
in saltwater tanks.
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