Well i've been told that to do SW you should have an RO unit, and seeing as i have no idea how they work i should find that out before i rush out and buy one. Someone explain, please, how they work like do you just plug them in or do you have to have a whole plumbing job done to set them up?
RO unit
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They can be plugged onto a water source, and started up pretty quickly. You want to make sure you flush the membranes before initial use. A TDS meter, backflush unit, and quick adapters are all highly recommended. If you have a 40+ gallon tank, I'd recommend no smaller than a 100 gpd filter. RO/DI units will last longer, and produce purer water.
once you use ro u must put back into the water proper nutrients and elements .... and also use peat moss to keep your lower ph n hardness it gets messy and isnt for a begginer... depending on the type of species ro isnt always the way to go.... if your going to go all the way make sure you keep discus at one point
itzacraze;1538889; said:
what does discus have to do with sw O.O
Well i was looking into sw too and started looking at ro units. I belive you hook it up to a flaucet and run the water and the ro unti removes the nutrients and imourities from it. like copper. I was looking into ro units from ebay there are some for like 65 + shipping 100gpd. good luck