I had a saltwater tank years ago and a lot of the stuff now wasn't available then, I ABSOLUTELY love this channel, everything is easy to learn and explained very well!
Can you (or do you) sell the extra fittings in a kit stand alone? I own a 4 stage, will likely upgrade it over time, and would love to have those permanent connection fittings.
We do sell the fittings separately on our website if you need them. They're all listed on this page in the link below 🙂 www.bulkreefsupply.com/bulk-reverse-osmosis-filters-systems/reverse-osmosis-fittings-valves-plumbing.html
Hi Ryan why can you not plum the waist pipe to the mains in to your home thus cutting out waist water I am on a water metre here in the UK I get my water from a company ( spotlesswater) I would love toget a rodi system but it would be to expensive thanks love your video's keep up the good work 😀👍
Interesting thought. You may want to consult a plumber on that one as I'm unsure of how that would work from a functional standpoint. The main water supply line to homes is usually under pressure (somewhere in the 40-80 psi range). Given that the waste line isn't pressurized, it would be hard for the system to function without some sort of pressure release feature.
For drinking water, you'll want to skip systems with the DI stage and go with an RO only system. We have a few different drinking water RO systems available, but the link below is by far our most popular one and will get the job done in a vast majority of cases. www.bulkreefsupply.com/brs-5-stage-drinking-water-ro-system-75gpd-bundle.html
What is considered an acceptable amount of TDS coming out of the membrane and into the DI filter? I average 2-4 TDS. 4 at start after flushing, then it balances down to 2 TDS. Absolutely loving the 5 stage plus system!
At peak efficiency, most RO membranes have a rejection rate of somewhere between 95-99%. That means if your source water has 100 TDS, the water leaving your RO membrane should be about 1-5 TDS. Then the DI resin should take that to zero. 2 TDS out of the membrane into the DI is a good place to be.
I bought a 4 stage and accidentally left in on a slow trickle while on a 3 day trip! Luckily I notice that with only 6 weeks of use the last filter was over 3/4 orange, so I ordered refills before I left! I decided to check the tds in my last 5 gallon jug I filled right before I left and it was about the same tds as my tap water! Super scary so I think I have been putting bad water in my tanks all a long! I called and spoke with Cody and he said not to trust my meter! Truthfully I am not sure that I trust these rodi units now! Headed to the lfs and check hers. Its always zero with that same meter so I bet it will be again! Whats up with that? I also have a huge batch of frags coming in today and wanted to do a fresh water change the night b4 arrival but that out because I idnt discover it until LFS was closed and my hubby was sick in bed and I was to overwhelmed to try myself after the crazy high readings! I am not starting my frags off with questionable water! I have frags in one tank not looking great and one just died so more then likely its from high tds water! I always checked it first but just tricked the water over the meter when I should have filled a test cup up first! I am going to buy an add on meter before I ever use it again! I sure hope like hell I get more then 6 weeks use with a 36 gallon and a 20! Oh I didi fill a 20 g frag tank which I am now worried about! I dont even see add on meters on website!
As a general rule of thumb, we usually tell reefers not to bother testing the TDS of the water once it leaves the RO system. 0 TDS can pull things out of the air and make it look like the water in your storage container is just as bad as your tap water. TDS doesn't tell us what is in the water. You could have 50 TDS water super high in copper, while another sample of 50 TDS water could be completely free of copper. If you have an in-line TDS meter on your RODI system, that is what you're best off using to monitor your product water. In line meters are (generally speaking) much more reliable than their hand-held counterparts.
Ryan and Randy, how much water does it take to make one gallon of RODI water? I'm moving to a house with septic and am concerned about the amount of filter waste water.
If you use the water saver configuration (two membranes) and have good pressure (or use a booster pump), you can get pretty close to 1.5 gallons waste to 1 gallon of good product water.
Question. If my water is 300 TDS going in and 0 TDS going out, is the waste water 300 TDS? I thought of using the run off to fill my pool but I don't have a system yet to test it.
Your waste water will have a higher TDS than your tab water as it's more concentrated in terms of contaminants. Probably not an issue for a pool, but we're by no means pool experts 😅
The BRS RODI systems are the only ones that we offer. That said, if you have to pick a different brand due to availability, just try to pick one with standard filter sizes. Not sure what it is in the UK, but we normally use canisters designed for 2.5" x 10" cartridges.
If you're on city water, go with the 5 stage system. The two carbon blocks will be great for removing chlorine or chloramines, which are the two disinfectants commonly used. The great thing about these RODI systems is that you can always add on additional stages down the road if you see fit. They're super modular.
Quick question. Jus changed the filters on my RODI unit. I turned it on and the lines just like started popping and exploding especially the waste line. . For some reason it seems like the flow is being restricted somehow. Any thoughts ? I can’t afford another RO system I’m screwed. All I did was change my sediment and carbon filters. The waste line seems like it’s going nuts idk what happened and when I turn it on I keep hearing a pop after a few seconds. 😩
Water softeners won't have much impact on the system that we pick. It's more about your source water and if your city uses chlorine or chloramines. If they use chloramines (or if you just don't want to look into it any further), go with a 5 stage or larger system. These systems all have two carbon blocks, which will help with chloramine removal.
I thought that the water saver was not series connected, I thought it took the waste water from the first membrane an fed that into the second membrane. Now Series connected tells me that the output of the first membrane feeds directly into the second which would not produce water faster and most likely slower. Well it is y'alls equipment so you know how it is connected and works.
Don't worry, we haven't changed anything when it comes to running the membranes in series (meaning the second membrane is fed from the waste water of the first). Parallel would mean that both membranes are fed source water (faucet) separately and the waste lines were connected together to the drain.
This is the system that we suggest for most reefers: www.bulkreefsupply.com/5-stage-premium-plus-75-gpd-ro-di-system-bulk-reef-supply-bundle.html The RODI system you go with is less about your aquarium and more about the type of water that you're starting with at the tap. If you're on city water, go with a system with at least two carbon blocks. This way, you'll be covered against the two common disinfectants used, which are chlorine and chloramines. From there, you just have to pick the membrane size. Given that you have a small reef, a single 75 GPD membrane will be more than sufficient. Since you'll be producing very little water each week, you won't have much waste water.
Hi, brs. I live in the EU and can't buy any of you're products. I'm going to get a 30g aio from waterbox, what type of rodi do you recommend? And I'm not sure what kind of filter, light, wavemaker, etc. Would work best for it. It's not a big tank, but it's my first and I don't have a big budget. What kind of filter system do you think I would need? It is going to be a fish, with some soft corals to start with. Sorry, I'm asking so many questions, but I'm pretty new to the hobby. Hope you can answer some of my questions
@@BRStv i also said again that I was inspired by y’all to make my own content! I have my own reef channel that’s all I said and it got deleted?? I did not put any links to anything. Please tel me how your mind works because if I post a compliment and y’all take it down for no reason then why should anyone even try be a part of your channel??
@@tidalgamingaquatics2348 Sorry for the confusion here. We definitely do not remove comments from our community. We do get a lot of spam bot generated comments that we delete and report to UA-cam. Myself (Randy) and Adam are the comment moderators for our channel and I can tell you with 100% certainty we do not maliciously remove comments from real reefers. I'm not sure why you're comments would be removed or unseen, but I can assure you it is not from us.
The amount of waste water depends greatly on your water pressure and the source water temperature. Generally speaking, you should expect about a 3:1 waste to product ratio for single membrane systems and a 1.5:1 waste to product ratio for water saver systems. Your exact ratio may be better or worse if you have higher or lower water pressure, respectively.
The 4 stage system will give you 0 TDS water, but not everything gets picked up on a TDS meter. For example, if you're on city water and your city uses chloramines as a disinfectant, you'll want a minimum of two membranes (5 stage or larger) to ensure that you don't end up with an ammonia issue in your freshly made RODI water.
I had a saltwater tank years ago and a lot of the stuff now wasn't available then, I ABSOLUTELY love this channel, everything is easy to learn and explained very well!
i had a five stage ro di filter that i got for a $100....it worked perfect...
Aquarium Store: Runs out of RO/Di Water
Me: FINE....I'll do it myself
Yup. Cheaper too.
Perfect timing. I am in the market for a new RODI system since mine froze over the winter in the garage.
Rip.
I have an 8 stage. I got the 6 stage before the 7 stage was released. Now I have 2x single resin and 2x mixed resin.
7 stage “pro” plus a silica buster membrane at the end with a booster pump for me
FINE, I'll get a 5 stage plus!
Just got it last week and it is very nice! Nice improvement from my ro buddie :)
Nice. I want one too!
I just realized I had a mineral filter on mine that was raising my TDS and could not figure our why mine was higher than everyone else.😆
Can you (or do you) sell the extra fittings in a kit stand alone?
I own a 4 stage, will likely upgrade it over time, and would love to have those permanent connection fittings.
We do sell the fittings separately on our website if you need them. They're all listed on this page in the link below 🙂
www.bulkreefsupply.com/bulk-reverse-osmosis-filters-systems/reverse-osmosis-fittings-valves-plumbing.html
I wish I got the 7 stage right out the gate
That much of a difference?
Those look familiar. Guys just get the 7 treat your pets environment like you would treat yours.
Literally how I handled it. I've got that 7 in my cart right meow.
Hi Ryan why can you not plum the waist pipe to the mains in to your home thus cutting out waist water I am on a water metre here in the UK I get my water from a company ( spotlesswater) I would love toget a rodi system but it would be to expensive thanks love your video's keep up the good work 😀👍
Interesting thought. You may want to consult a plumber on that one as I'm unsure of how that would work from a functional standpoint. The main water supply line to homes is usually under pressure (somewhere in the 40-80 psi range). Given that the waste line isn't pressurized, it would be hard for the system to function without some sort of pressure release feature.
Thanks for the reply it's worth speaking to someone about this because it would save so much water
Can this be used for home as well or just aquariums?
Thanks
For drinking water, you'll want to skip systems with the DI stage and go with an RO only system. We have a few different drinking water RO systems available, but the link below is by far our most popular one and will get the job done in a vast majority of cases.
www.bulkreefsupply.com/brs-5-stage-drinking-water-ro-system-75gpd-bundle.html
What is considered an acceptable amount of TDS coming out of the membrane and into the DI filter? I average 2-4 TDS. 4 at start after flushing, then it balances down to 2 TDS.
Absolutely loving the 5 stage plus system!
At peak efficiency, most RO membranes have a rejection rate of somewhere between 95-99%. That means if your source water has 100 TDS, the water leaving your RO membrane should be about 1-5 TDS. Then the DI resin should take that to zero.
2 TDS out of the membrane into the DI is a good place to be.
I bought a 4 stage and accidentally left in on a slow trickle while on a 3 day trip! Luckily I notice that with only 6 weeks of use the last filter was over 3/4 orange, so I ordered refills before I left! I decided to check the tds in my last 5 gallon jug I filled right before I left and it was about the same tds as my tap water! Super scary so I think I have been putting bad water in my tanks all a long! I called and spoke with Cody and he said not to trust my meter! Truthfully I am not sure that I trust these rodi units now! Headed to the lfs and check hers. Its always zero with that same meter so I bet it will be again! Whats up with that? I also have a huge batch of frags coming in today and wanted to do a fresh water change the night b4 arrival but that out because I idnt discover it until LFS was closed and my hubby was sick in bed and I was to overwhelmed to try myself after the crazy high readings! I am not starting my frags off with questionable water! I have frags in one tank not looking great and one just died so more then likely its from high tds water! I always checked it first but just tricked the water over the meter when I should have filled a test cup up first! I am going to buy an add on meter before I ever use it again! I sure hope like hell I get more then 6 weeks use with a 36 gallon and a 20! Oh I didi fill a 20 g frag tank which I am now worried about! I dont even see add on meters on website!
As a general rule of thumb, we usually tell reefers not to bother testing the TDS of the water once it leaves the RO system. 0 TDS can pull things out of the air and make it look like the water in your storage container is just as bad as your tap water. TDS doesn't tell us what is in the water. You could have 50 TDS water super high in copper, while another sample of 50 TDS water could be completely free of copper.
If you have an in-line TDS meter on your RODI system, that is what you're best off using to monitor your product water. In line meters are (generally speaking) much more reliable than their hand-held counterparts.
Damn you guys are good! Hahahaha
FINALLY. Five stage plus is in stock. :)
But my coupon is gone. :(
Ryan and Randy, how much water does it take to make one gallon of RODI water? I'm moving to a house with septic and am concerned about the amount of filter waste water.
If you use the water saver configuration (two membranes) and have good pressure (or use a booster pump), you can get pretty close to 1.5 gallons waste to 1 gallon of good product water.
@@BRStv then use the waste to water the lawn. Win win.
Question. If my water is 300 TDS going in and 0 TDS going out, is the waste water 300 TDS? I thought of using the run off to fill my pool but I don't have a system yet to test it.
Your waste water will have a higher TDS than your tab water as it's more concentrated in terms of contaminants. Probably not an issue for a pool, but we're by no means pool experts 😅
Hey Guys, I live in the UK, so are there any other brands that you trust other than the BRS ones you sell?
The BRS RODI systems are the only ones that we offer. That said, if you have to pick a different brand due to availability, just try to pick one with standard filter sizes. Not sure what it is in the UK, but we normally use canisters designed for 2.5" x 10" cartridges.
Idk what to choose can you help me should I buy the 4 stage,5 stage or 6 stage which is the best one out of those 3
If you're on city water, go with the 5 stage system. The two carbon blocks will be great for removing chlorine or chloramines, which are the two disinfectants commonly used.
The great thing about these RODI systems is that you can always add on additional stages down the road if you see fit. They're super modular.
Quick question. Jus changed the filters on my RODI unit. I turned it on and the lines just like started popping and exploding especially the waste line. . For some reason it seems like the flow is being restricted somehow. Any thoughts ? I can’t afford another RO system I’m screwed. All I did was change my sediment and carbon filters. The waste line seems like it’s going nuts idk what happened and when I turn it on I keep hearing a pop after a few seconds. 😩
Most likely just air being purged from the system. Let it run for a few minutes and that should eventually stop.
If I have a softener on the house, which model would you recommend?
Water softeners won't have much impact on the system that we pick. It's more about your source water and if your city uses chlorine or chloramines. If they use chloramines (or if you just don't want to look into it any further), go with a 5 stage or larger system. These systems all have two carbon blocks, which will help with chloramine removal.
Hey you guys are not Jen!!!
I thought that the water saver was not series connected, I thought it took the waste water from the first membrane an fed that into the second membrane.
Now Series connected tells me that the output of the first membrane feeds directly into the second which would not produce water faster and most likely slower.
Well it is y'alls equipment so you know how it is connected and works.
Don't worry, we haven't changed anything when it comes to running the membranes in series (meaning the second membrane is fed from the waste water of the first). Parallel would mean that both membranes are fed source water (faucet) separately and the waste lines were connected together to the drain.
Wat do I need for my 8g reef
This is the system that we suggest for most reefers:
www.bulkreefsupply.com/5-stage-premium-plus-75-gpd-ro-di-system-bulk-reef-supply-bundle.html
The RODI system you go with is less about your aquarium and more about the type of water that you're starting with at the tap. If you're on city water, go with a system with at least two carbon blocks. This way, you'll be covered against the two common disinfectants used, which are chlorine and chloramines.
From there, you just have to pick the membrane size. Given that you have a small reef, a single 75 GPD membrane will be more than sufficient. Since you'll be producing very little water each week, you won't have much waste water.
Will these work for hard water?
You bet! The only downside is that your RO membrane may clog a bit faster.
@@BRStv if I put the RODI behind my water softener, would that be better than going directly from the city line?
Hi, brs. I live in the EU and can't buy any of you're products. I'm going to get a 30g aio from waterbox, what type of rodi do you recommend? And I'm not sure what kind of filter, light, wavemaker, etc. Would work best for it. It's not a big tank, but it's my first and I don't have a big budget. What kind of filter system do you think I would need? It is going to be a fish, with some soft corals to start with. Sorry, I'm asking so many questions, but I'm pretty new to the hobby. Hope you can answer some of my questions
And do I need a protein skimmer? And if what kind works best?
The EU is an economic zone, not a geographical area or nation state.
Funny y’all keep deleting comments 😂😂
Only the spam ones trying to trick us into an inappropriate site 🤣
What are you talking about?? I simply said that I loved y’all’s 52 week stuff????? Your mad because I said something about my channel??
@@BRStv i also said again that I was inspired by y’all to make my own content! I have my own reef channel that’s all I said and it got deleted?? I did not put any links to anything. Please tel me how your mind works because if I post a compliment and y’all take it down for no reason then why should anyone even try be a part of your channel??
@@tidalgamingaquatics2348 Sorry for the confusion here. We definitely do not remove comments from our community. We do get a lot of spam bot generated comments that we delete and report to UA-cam. Myself (Randy) and Adam are the comment moderators for our channel and I can tell you with 100% certainty we do not maliciously remove comments from real reefers. I'm not sure why you're comments would be removed or unseen, but I can assure you it is not from us.
How much waste?????
The amount of waste water depends greatly on your water pressure and the source water temperature. Generally speaking, you should expect about a 3:1 waste to product ratio for single membrane systems and a 1.5:1 waste to product ratio for water saver systems. Your exact ratio may be better or worse if you have higher or lower water pressure, respectively.
4 Stage will give you pure water...... buuuuuuuttttt you can spend more money for the same result! OMFG marketing at its finest!
The 4 stage system will give you 0 TDS water, but not everything gets picked up on a TDS meter. For example, if you're on city water and your city uses chloramines as a disinfectant, you'll want a minimum of two membranes (5 stage or larger) to ensure that you don't end up with an ammonia issue in your freshly made RODI water.
@@BRStv how can i test for chloramine? (Please link available options)
@@BRStv nice