RO System

Tone5500

Tone5500

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Looking for a small ro system that I can use on my ebb n grow , res will be 55 gallons , I can do a google on it and come up will 100 different options but I'm looking for people that actually have used the product so I don't buy one that's a piece of
Shit thanx
 
CaliWorthington

CaliWorthington

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nevergoodenuf

nevergoodenuf

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Indica- Means it will take all day to get 100 g. To fill up 25 g. res will take about six hours. The 100G RO would be the smallest I would use, even on a small garden. I also used it instead of buying bottled water. Just pay attention to the amount of waste. 1:1, 2:1,and worst 3:1. If you already pay a lot for water, look for a 1:1 unit.
 
IndicaAngel

IndicaAngel

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nevergoodenuf said:
Indica- Means it will take all day to get 100 g. To fill up 25 g. res will take about six hours. The 100G RO would be the smallest I would use, even on a small garden. I also used it instead of buying bottled water. Just pay attention to the amount of waste. 1:1, 2:1,and worst 3:1. If you already pay a lot for water, look for a 1:1 unit.
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Thanks, that helps a ton! :clap: ok guys, so found another based on the link above from WeedCreed ,what do you all think about this one?
( I'm at work so have to be quick) I'm going to get one of them either way and that's about the max I can spend. So I hope it will suffice.
http://www.purewaterclub.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=604
 
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dojoking

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I have been looking at this one myself. I don't know jack or have any experience with RO systems but this one does add cal/mag and I haven't seen many others doing that.

HydroGardener® Pro Highlights

  • Exceptional Purification - removes up to 99% of chlorine, chloramines, chemicals, heavy metals, iron, hydrogen sulfide, sediment, and other dissolved solds while adding good minerals to produce clean, pure mineral water with a neutral pH (pH 6.8 - 7.2)
  • Filtration down to 0.001 microns
  • Built-in Cal/Mag delivery system -- adds 15-30 ppm cal/mag
  • Reduces waste water with included Permeate Pump. Waste ratio 1:1
  • Superior Design - uses modular filters where the filter element and the filter housing are all-in-one assembly for quick and easy annual filter changes. Just unplug and go, no wrenches necessary! Also, no permanent canister filter housings that can weaken and burst with age.
  • Advanced long lasting filters – 2,500 gallons or 1 year between filter changes. 130 gallon per day water production.
http://www.theperfectwater.com/Tap-Master-Artesian-Hydro-Gardener-Pro-Remineralizing-Reverse-Osmosis-Water-Filtration-System.html
 
Squidbilly

Squidbilly

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nevergoodenuf said:
Indica- Means it will take all day to get 100 g. To fill up 25 g. res will take about six hours. The 100G RO would be the smallest I would use, even on a small garden. I also used it instead of buying bottled water. Just pay attention to the amount of waste. 1:1, 2:1,and worst 3:1. If you already pay a lot for water, look for a 1:1 unit.
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Good luck actually acheiving 1:1, in my experience even the nice units waste alot of water. It usually comes blasting out of the waste end and barely pouring out of the filtered end, no mater what unit you buy.
 
Squidbilly

Squidbilly

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nevergoodenuf said:
Indica- Means it will take all day to get 100 g. To fill up 25 g. res will take about six hours. The 100G RO would be the smallest I would use, even on a small garden. I also used it instead of buying bottled water. Just pay attention to the amount of waste. 1:1, 2:1,and worst 3:1. If you already pay a lot for water, look for a 1:1 unit.
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I agree, I wouldn't go smaller than 100 no matter what, 6hrs to fill 25 gals is a long time for a little bit of water. I find having a storage tank somewhere to be crucial. There's nothing worse than not having RO ready when you need it, and when your running veg and flower, even a small garden can take ALOT of water.
 
radrolley

radrolley

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CaliWorthington said:
I've been using this one for years. They have good customer support and the filter works great.

http://www.hydrologicsystems.com/products/product.php?id=6&cat_id=34&keywords=StealthRO_100

Unless you have high water pressure, I recommend you get their booster pump too.

http://www.hydrologicsystems.com/products/product.php?id=139&cat_id=9&keywords=Pressure_Booster_Pump_-_Stealth-RO_-w/_transformer_&_pressure_switch_–_110V
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i would have to agree strongly. i have the same system and would say the same.. if you have a bigger garden you may want to get the 200. i know i wish i would have at times. if you have city tap water chances are the pressure will be good enough. it has a built in meter that is easy to read to see if your pressure is optimal. the connection is a standard garden hose attachment. if you want to hook it up to a sink you can get adapters at most hardware stores. i've been using the same filters for over half a year and my ppms are still coming out at 0. ph went from about 7 to 5.8. the water is very good tasting even without the attachment to mineralize it. no more bullshit chemicals from the tap. no chlorine smell or taste. you know they say it's a government mind control scheme along with the lithium that is in there. also if you brew coffee your maker will not have mineral build up nearly as fast. the coffee also taste much better. anything you make using water will taste better. everyone i know loves bringing several gallon jugs over to bring home a taste. i even bring it to my parents on a regular basis. the filter also will waste water thru a separate hose. you can put it in a drain or even just in your yard if you want to recycle it. it kind of sucks it wastes a lot of water unless you get the adapter. it comes with one so it wastes 2 gallons for every 1 gallon of RO water or what they would call a 1:2 ratio. they have another one you can buy separate that has a 1:1 ratio. i got one off ebay for cheap. the downside is the less waste you have, the less your filter life. but i been doing the 1:1 for over half a year and still get 1:1 ppms. my water bill actually didnt go up much. water is very cheap where i am though. also even though the 100 is kinda slower, you can just keep bigger containers filled on hand. i always try to keep a few 5 gallon water jugs filled along with a 3 gallon water dispenser. im not sure how good it is with hard water.

do not use RO water for aquariums or beer brewing. spring water or even tap(let chlorine evaporate) is better.

i honestly was doing fine with tap water before i got the filter. but i like having more control of them chemicals in the water.
 
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whitey78

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I purchased this same model from homedepot.com (ship to store) under the name "hydro-gardener" and I will say I'm more than happy with it... I keep a 55gal barrel ready to go at all times...

Shoulda seen when I went to go pick it up, the employees (not really a full on med state yet) had an absolute blast at the cost of my mental health... Yelling atop their lungs across the store "do you have a hydro-gardener RO maker shipped to store"... If it wasn't on my credit card I may have attacked these people that's how bad they fucked with me... I wouldn't care but everyone is a do-gooder and if some asshole that heard the convo coulda called n snitched my ass out because I'm a law breaker in their eyes or whatever..

Back to ro maker...


I really don't know how long I've had it but I ran aerated tap for years growing organically in soil with good results... and then something changed... I couldn't figure out what it was but it turned out to be a change in my local water (chloramine) and that was that... I liked the idea of the unit adding the ca/mg back in; 30ppm I think.. Just enough to not have to add ca/mg unless there's a big lack of it in my soil (usually doesn't happen with oyster shell flour, powdered lime, and pelletized lime AND espom salt in my SS...)

It's a good unit, the one I have unless I'm mistaken was good up to 150gpd I believe... But the permeate pump or whatever it is helps keep the waste water down which is a big BIG plus if your actually using 100-150 gallons a day...

Any RO unit should be equipped (by you, not the RO company otherwise $$$) with a sediment filter (before the RO maker obviously) to make the membrane filters last a bit longer.. Or a sediment and carbon filter would be ideal; but you can get up and running without one and add one in once you get going so it's not so much $$$ at once...

Every time I under-estimate the units ability to produce, I end up with wasted RO water overflowing my 55 gallon drum as I have not hooked up a float valve or anything yet.. (And I'm a plumber too, like a shoe maker with holes in his shoes...)

But after the $250 11 gallon a day unit I bought from Home Depot (in store flaming POS) I'll never go back... I want to RO my whole house or at the very least kitchen sink...

I don't know what you'll be growing (dro or dert) but I'm not 100% certain if your growing hydro the ca/mg being added back in would be a good thing, it's not a bad thing in 99% of cases but it may be easier to just strip the water and add what you want and get your tds where it needs to be without wondering how many ppm of ca/mg is in your water because as the filter membranes wear the ppm is going to slowly rise obviously, this is where getting "zero" water is a plus...

http://m.homedepot.com/p/Perfect-Water-Technologies-HydroGardener-Pro-Garden-and-Hydroponic-Remineralizing-Reverse-Osmosis-Water-Filtration-System-TMA-HG-Pro/203514853/

dojoking said:
I have been looking at this one myself. I don't know jack or have any experience with RO systems but this one does add cal/mag and I haven't seen many others doing that.

HydroGardener® Pro Highlights

  • Exceptional Purification - removes up to 99% of chlorine, chloramines, chemicals, heavy metals, iron, hydrogen sulfide, sediment, and other dissolved solds while adding good minerals to produce clean, pure mineral water with a neutral pH (pH 6.8 - 7.2)
  • Filtration down to 0.001 microns
  • Built-in Cal/Mag delivery system -- adds 15-30 ppm cal/mag
  • Reduces waste water with included Permeate Pump. Waste ratio 1:1
  • Superior Design - uses modular filters where the filter element and the filter housing are all-in-one assembly for quick and easy annual filter changes. Just unplug and go, no wrenches necessary! Also, no permanent canister filter housings that can weaken and burst with age.
  • Advanced long lasting filters – 2,500 gallons or 1 year between filter changes. 130 gallon per day water production.
http://www.theperfectwater.com/Tap-Master-Artesian-Hydro-Gardener-Pro-Remineralizing-Reverse-Osmosis-Water-Filtration-System.html
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dojoking

Member
whitey78 said:
I purchased this same model from homedepot.com (ship to store) under the name "hydro-gardener" and I will say I'm more than happy with it... I keep a 55gal barrel ready to go at all times...

Shoulda seen when I went to go pick it up, the employees (not really a full on med state yet) had an absolute blast at the cost of my mental health... Yelling atop their lungs across the store "do you have a hydro-gardener RO maker shipped to store"... If it wasn't on my credit card I may have attacked these people that's how bad they fucked with me... I wouldn't care but everyone is a do-gooder and if some asshole that heard the convo coulda called n snitched my ass out because I'm a law breaker in their eyes or whatever..

Back to ro maker...


I really don't know how long I've had it but I ran aerated tap for years growing organically in soil with good results... and then something changed... I couldn't figure out what it was but it turned out to be a change in my local water (chloramine) and that was that... I liked the idea of the unit adding the ca/mg back in; 30ppm I think.. Just enough to not have to add ca/mg unless there's a big lack of it in my soil (usually doesn't happen with oyster shell flour, powdered lime, and pelletized lime AND espom salt in my SS...)

It's a good unit, the one I have unless I'm mistaken was good up to 150gpd I believe... But the permeate pump or whatever it is helps keep the waste water down which is a big BIG plus if your actually using 100-150 gallons a day...

Any RO unit should be equipped (by you, not the RO company otherwise $$$) with a sediment filter (before the RO maker obviously) to make the membrane filters last a bit longer.. Or a sediment and carbon filter would be ideal; but you can get up and running without one and add one in once you get going so it's not so much $$$ at once...

Every time I under-estimate the units ability to produce, I end up with wasted RO water overflowing my 55 gallon drum as I have not hooked up a float valve or anything yet.. (And I'm a plumber too, like a shoe maker with holes in his shoes...)

But after the $250 11 gallon a day unit I bought from Home Depot (in store flaming POS) I'll never go back... I want to RO my whole house or at the very least kitchen sink...

I don't know what you'll be growing (dro or dert) but I'm not 100% certain if your growing hydro the ca/mg being added back in would be a good thing, it's not a bad thing in 99% of cases but it may be easier to just strip the water and add what you want and get your tds where it needs to be without wondering how many ppm of ca/mg is in your water because as the filter membranes wear the ppm is going to slowly rise obviously, this is where getting "zero" water is a plus...

http://m.homedepot.com/p/Perfect-Water-Technologies-HydroGardener-Pro-Garden-and-Hydroponic-Remineralizing-Reverse-Osmosis-Water-Filtration-System-TMA-HG-Pro/203514853/
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Thanks for your insight. It is appreciated.
 
SnapsProvolone

SnapsProvolone

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The ro units that have a lower waste ratio will require more frequent membrane changes.

I run a stealth ro 200 and have a 300 gallon vertical storage tank. I cheated and cranked my home water pressure regulator up from 40 psi to a measured 70 psi (do at your own risk). This helped boost output and made my shower and faucets work much better.
 
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