RO system advice

[DogterB]

I’m looking to get a RO setup for my plants. I only use a few gallons every few days, and even at full capacity maybe go through 5 or 6 gallons a day. I’m looking for something that is budget friendly. I’m hoping to avoid an under counter mount, as I have little to no room and do not plan on living at my location more than another year or so.

Anyone have any suggestions or opinions? Thanks!

 

[Lil Dab]

This is the first one I purcharesd and worked great till membrenes were shot and rather then buying new filters I upgraded to the bigger model.. Any of the aquatilife ro systems are great... IMO I would get something that has at least 4 stage

now this the current one I have is worth changing the filters plus it has auto shut off just need a float valve

 

[DogterB]

This is the first one I purcharesd and worked great till membrenes were shot and rather then buying new filters I upgraded to the bigger model.. Any of the aquatilife ro systems are great... IMO I would get something that has at least 4 stage

now this the current one I have is worth changing the filters plus it has auto shut off just need a float valve

Awesome, thanks! I’ll look into these

 

[Olderfart]

Awesome, thanks! I’ll look into these

Just a minor head's up, if you are on metered water, these units pump a lot of water down the drain. I can't use one because our water is delivered in a truck, and it is too expensive to throw it out. So I use creek water and melted snow.

 

[Original Lowryder #12]

I use a Hydrologic micRO 75. It's designed for horticulture use, can only guess that means high volume. It's a 2:1 filter so you'll waste twice as much as you make but its nice and efficient. Can do 75 gallons a day is what they claim. I'm able to fill my 20 gallon res with it in about 8-10 hours. Had mine for about a year now and it's still pushing out 0ppms water. It's a small unit that's easy to move, even has a stand for tabletop placement. It comes with the sink hookups so you could get started right away. I would recommend getting a bucket and hooking it up to a float valve so you can fill it without worrying about overfilling. Hope that helps! Good luck with your search.

 

[Shugrows]

I been pondering getting an ro system as well. Right i got this zero water pitch like a brita makes the water 0 ppm. good thing is it dont waste water. ro system is just to strip the water to 0ppm right so in theory the filter Im using does the same ??

 

[DogterB]

I been pondering getting an ro system as well. Right i got this zero water pitch like a brita makes the water 0 ppm. good thing is it dont waste water. ro system is just to strip the water to 0ppm right so in theory the filter Im using does the same ??

Right on, how many gallons a day does the pitcher put out? That may be more up my alley.

 

[DogterB]

Just a minor head's up, if you are on metered water, these units pump a lot of water down the drain. I can't use one because our water is delivered in a truck, and it is too expensive to throw it out. So I use creek water and melted snow.

Appreciate the heads up, luckily my water isn’t metered

 

[Shugrows]

Right on, how many gallons a day does the pitcher put out? That may be more up my alley.

Truthfully Im not entirely sure I just started to use it. Hopefully ill get at least 50 gallons out of a filter. There like 18 bucks a piece.

 

[Olderfart]

I been pondering getting an ro system as well. Right i got this zero water pitch like a brita makes the water 0 ppm. good thing is it dont waste water. ro system is just to strip the water to 0ppm right so in theory the filter Im using does the same ??

the pitchers work, but you will need a lot of them for any size of grow. Note well that the normal Brita filter will not reduce EC, just particulates and taste. The Zero Pitcher is different. The issue with it is that it is not going to treat hundreds of gallons of water, once the resin is depleted, the filter will not longer remove anything.

RO filter elements also have a life span, but it is far longer than the what the pitchers have, and in the long run treated water will be cheaper.