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Need an RO system
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wafflehouselove
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go on ebay and search for Merlin
Its about 400 thats with shipping, its the cheapest one around that i find the hydro stores will sell it for like 550. Its the same make and model this thing produce 30 gph! thats 750 gpd. I have one and i love it, im glad i got this instead of those 200gpd. Even tho i was dissapointed because i had to find out that it waste 3gal of water for 1gal product(RO water) i am still happy because you will need one that produce alot for hydro aplication.
Its about 400 thats with shipping, its the cheapest one around that i find the hydro stores will sell it for like 550. Its the same make and model this thing produce 30 gph! thats 750 gpd. I have one and i love it, im glad i got this instead of those 200gpd. Even tho i was dissapointed because i had to find out that it waste 3gal of water for 1gal product(RO water) i am still happy because you will need one that produce alot for hydro aplication.
wafflehouselove
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you can spend 200, but that price will give you those of like 300 gpd stuff. Trust me even tho this thing only produce 30gph which is very slow not even close to how your facet runs I just can't imaginng how a slower one runs i'd be waiting all day! And you know for your babies, when you need water, you need water or else your baby suffers.
But you say you only need 50 gal per grow so thats alot less then what i use. I see RO systems at lowes for drinking also that hook up to your facet. BTW when these things are running your entire house water pressure will be low so take that into consideration also, that means if you need 100 gal that will take you 1 day to produce and that means 1 whole day of low water pressure throughout the house.
But you say you only need 50 gal per grow so thats alot less then what i use. I see RO systems at lowes for drinking also that hook up to your facet. BTW when these things are running your entire house water pressure will be low so take that into consideration also, that means if you need 100 gal that will take you 1 day to produce and that means 1 whole day of low water pressure throughout the house.
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Albert Hofmann
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i bought one on ebay a while ago for about $120 including shipping does 90 gallons a day. I never hooked it up as it was wildly inadeqate for my needs. Gotta love those late night stoned purchases...
salgjkhaf
Member
http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs...langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100357145
so would something like this take my 600 ppm tap water down to something more manageable? like at least 50-100 ppm?
so would something like this take my 600 ppm tap water down to something more manageable? like at least 50-100 ppm?
Albert Hofmann
Member
no, that is a carbon filter, which won't even touch your water. you need a good ro setup and ALOT of replacement filters.
like this
http://cgi.ebay.com/AQUA-SAFE-MAXIM...ryZ20684QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
like this
http://cgi.ebay.com/AQUA-SAFE-MAXIM...ryZ20684QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Albert Hofmann
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tough to say...but with water like yours, your only other choice is buying bottled
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50 gallons per GROW.. he doesnt need a damn $400 merlin. any ro will do for you i sudest a 90gpd unit, this is all the unit you will ever need. i dont undertand how people cansay thats not enuff. you just need a storage tank(trashcan) to hold the clean water before use. it would take me around 12 hrs to fill a 40 gallon trash can. if you use more than 40 gallons in 12 hours then mabey you will need a bigger unit. even when filling rezes,i thik this should be enuff for anyone but the huge greenhouse type grower.
you get what you pay for with these units. i got 1 off ebay& it looked like someone put it together in thier garage(prob did). i got a new unit that was 2x as expensive from the hydrostore. definitley wort it cause its orfessionally put together w/ no leaks.
you get what you pay for with these units. i got 1 off ebay& it looked like someone put it together in thier garage(prob did). i got a new unit that was 2x as expensive from the hydrostore. definitley wort it cause its orfessionally put together w/ no leaks.
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salgjkhaf
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this seems to be the best deal i can find on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/6-stage-100GPD-...oryZ20684QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewIte
any other suggestions? remember i only need 50 gallons per grow.
http://cgi.ebay.com/6-stage-100GPD-...oryZ20684QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewIte
any other suggestions? remember i only need 50 gallons per grow.
tokinsmokin
Active member
I bought an RO off ebay a few years ago, got it for about 70 bucks. Still works like a charm all you have to do is replace the filters every once and a while just like any RO system. Helped my grows out big time although every once and a while a strain will lack MG and Calcium because the RO takes it out. Either you can add some tap water into the mix or you can get calmag solution.
funk_buddha
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http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=55810&highlight=ro+mr+clean
"mr clean auto dry" car washing kit.
Maybe thats what you're looking for? It does a pretty impressive job.
"mr clean auto dry" car washing kit.
Maybe thats what you're looking for? It does a pretty impressive job.
smokadepep
Member
do you have to hook it up under your sink, or could you just set it on the counter and get a fitting for your faucet?
NFR
Member
salgjkhaf said:http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs...langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100357145
so would something like this take my 600 ppm tap water down to something more manageable? like at least 50-100 ppm?
With your water at 600 ppm any small RO unit is going to clog up pretty quickly making these cheap purchases add up down the road. If your water is hard the RO wont last long at all. A water softner would be needed to break down cal/mag and iron etc.
RO's last a long time when they mainly are filtering the sodium from a softener.
If you water has a lot of sediment then a ro's pre filters clog up fast. My garden pro last less than 3 weeks without pre filters ahead of the units source.
NFR
Member
What is in your water? Get it tested before you spend anything on a system.
The worst thing that happens to people is they blindly go out a buy the minimal they can get away with just to find out it is useless because it clogs up in no time flat.
You want test results before you waste even minimal money.
Why spend $100 on a system to find out you need to install other equipment and go with a different model all together?
The worst thing that happens to people is they blindly go out a buy the minimal they can get away with just to find out it is useless because it clogs up in no time flat.
You want test results before you waste even minimal money.
Why spend $100 on a system to find out you need to install other equipment and go with a different model all together?
Bush Grower
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funk_buddha said:
Thanks for posting this. You just solved my water quality problem that I've been thinking about for a while now. I was about to buy a RO system. THANKS!
ShootinBudz
Member
GE Merlin just zeroed my water out to nothing. . .EC reading 0.1 and PPM 00000. HA! pH is around 4.8, that will need some correcting. . . Took it down from around 0.15 EC, 120 PPM and 5.7 pH. It's always nice to have a blank canvas to work with.
