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revolutionhope Shrimp Master

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i can recommend ilter systems australia for sure. i waa advised by disciple and others here to go thru them.

i got their portable unit with option for aquarium water as well as pH neutral drinking water for around $200 i think. replacement cartridges for maintenance qre pretty inexpensive too.

said unit has 2 taps and you can turn on one or the other depending which water you want. with my mains pressure i get more than 10 litres per hour and EC of 4 or 5 last i checked. think it may be a little higher now so i should change the cartridge as I've had it for 6 months ish.

the owner at FSA is very friendly, didn't try to upsell me. and happy to talk and.explain things.

love n peace

will

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was going to recommend them too

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hey D which unit did u get? and also keen to know what tds / ec does your RO water come out at?

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I'm interested in this dual unit since our water filter has gone bust. There is a few different models on the site, am I best asking the owner?

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I also found the website horribly confusing. In the end I just rang him (during business hours ofc) and he kindly explained that I need not spend a lot of money and recommended something very affordable. He was most helpful!

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hey D which unit did u get? and also keen to know what tds / ec does your RO water come out at?

+1 to FSA RO unit.

Mine still produces RO water with Zero TDS.

 

I have the GT1-70 DIALK model "DI Aquarium & Drinking Water Combo R/O". 

But most people would opt for the cheaper GT1-70DI - "Aquarium RO".

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Haven't bought spares yet. It will depend on how often you use the unit.

Once TDS starts to rise, you will know when it's time to change the RO membrane.

I tell myself that I will tolerate TDS going up to 10 before changing.

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@neo-2FX did you get an RO unit already?

i have owned my Gt6 portable drinking & aquarium water RO/DI unit for 6 or 7months i guess and the TDS had crept up to 5ppm or higher and so i decided it was time to do maintenance on the unit.

I emailed Ian at FSA and he recommended I save some $ and get the below packwhich contains the 3 components which need changing most regularly.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Replacement-Pack-Reverse-Osmosis-Aquarium-and-Drinking-Water-6-1-6-18LS-5-12-/251396315471?hash=item3a8863594f

it cost me $60, there are 4 components to this system and one is a membrane which needs replacing approx every 24 months.

the taste&odor should be replaced every 6 months apparently and the DI resin media should be replaced every year i was told, anyway my TDS had alraedy been creeping up after 6 months usage (100 - 150 litres per week i guess) so i wanted to fix it all in one go.

the pack cost $66 inclkuding shipping.

I had to call their tech (who was very friendly) and advised me on how to do a couple things i wasn't sure about - and I changed all the parts and it took me perhaps 1 1/2 hours in total (including soaking and washing the lines and also the inside of the main DI chamber in got soapy water.

I am just about as bad as it comes with practical/handy stuff so it is pretty easy if I can do it in 1 1/2 hours. next time it will take less than an hour i'm sure.

Anyway Tds is back to ZERO ppm woohoo :-) stoked with the result.

I wanted to share the experience incase it helps you with your decision :-)

love n peace

will

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@revolutionhope I did order, should be here soon!

I ordered the GT1-70DIALK.

Thanks very much for sharing that, I'll keep it handy when it comes to maintenance although the parts for mine might be different?

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6 minutes ago, neo-2FX said:

I ordered the GT1-70DIALK.

That's the same unit I have.

Just remember NOT to use the Alkaline tap for aquarium use.

Only use the Alkaline tap for drinking.

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ah the gt1-70dialk is the one i got too actually. gt6 are some of the replacement part numbers :-)

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Got her all hooked up and water coming out! yay! It comes out nice and......slow lol

Expected though.

Thanks for the help guys!

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2 minutes ago, neo-2FX said:

Got her all hooked up and water coming out! yay! It comes out nice and......slow lol

Expected though.

Thanks for the help guys!

On my mains pressure I get about 12 litres an hour :-) it's good enough

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2 minutes ago, neo-2FX said: Got her all hooked up and water coming out! yay! It comes out nice and......slow lol

Expected though.

Thanks for the help guys!

On my mains pressure I get about 12 litres an hour :-) it's good enough

About the same here.

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