RO/DI would take 46 days

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Looking for options for filling my 3500 gallon tank. If I used my current RO/DI filter, it would take a minimum of 46 days to fill the beast. While I am patient, that is ridiculous!

I am strongly considering filling it with the garden hose, pouring in a bottle of Prime, then running carbon and Phosguard for the next few weeks. I will check my tap water for copper today.

Is this a viable approach? Or should I just stick it out for the month and a half and use RO?
 
Fill it up 3/4 way with hose, add prime and while running carbon and phosguard add extra aeration and heat, do that until you have 1/4 of ro to top it off.

Dont know if thats optimal, but will get somewhat better results.
 
Maybe consider getting a bigger RO unit. Will the current one be able to keep up with water changes?
 
It is a 75 gpd, so should be fine for evap and water changes. I do not have enough pressure for a 150gpd. I am looking into pumps for them right now.
 
Do you have well or city water? Either way you should be fine to fill it up with the hose. I am guessing this is for a shark system? I had my pool filled with pool water from a local water tower. A little amquel and things were just fine.
 
Yep, for my shark tank. I'm on city and the water is actually fairly decent. Hose it is!
 
fill it with tap water wait till it cycles, no ammonia, nitrite nitrate run carbon filter, add gfo and prime although all chloramine and nasties should be non existant after 2 months and away you go
 
stopsharkfinning;5153684; said:
fill it with tap water wait till it cycles, no ammonia, nitrite nitrate run carbon filter, add gfo and prime although all chloramine and nasties should be non existant after 2 months and away you go
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That doesn't make any sense. You have to the prime first. It wouldn't cycle with chlorine/chloramine, and chloramine won't evaporate,that's why they use it.
 
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