OMG Aquatics Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 My street has been doing water pipe changes and stuff for the past week and they are still not done. Once the water is back on, it's quite dirty plus there's a smell. All my water for tanks go through RO first but not sure if my filters are enough to handle all that. Should I make RO water and do my water change or skip a week or two? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGardenofEder Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 I'd skip a week or two if you can. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpscales Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 Your ro filter may handle it for awhile but it will decrease the life of your filter cartridges dramatically. Our town did the same thing a few years back and I had to change the carbon filters several times. TheGardenofEder and OMG Aquatics 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted June 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 How will I know when it needs to be replaced? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpie Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 Maybe TDS readings going into the RO unit and TDS readings coming out of the RO unit will help see if the cartridges need replacement? shrimpfreak 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrimpfreak Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 +1 for shrimpie unless you have color changing resin then that is the easiest way to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted June 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 Maybe TDS readings going into the RO unit and TDS readings coming out of the RO unit will help see if the cartridges need replacement? But I have RO/DI so what if it's just DI getting TDS to 0 while other filter parts are no longer working? My water isn't hard. Only 45-49 TDS tap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpie Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 My RO/DI unit allows me to take TDS on RO only if I need to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGrfx Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 I would shut the RO/DI down for a week and it will allow the new pipes to flush. In the mean time I would just get store bought RO and do the WC. Ten gallons can be had for $3.50 (@ .35¢ a gallon) or distilled water $1+ a gallon. A lot cheaper than replacing filters and resins. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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