[Hornet]

Anyone know where i can get a cheap portable RO system? I dont have acess to rainwater here and the tap water isnt doing any good for alot of my plants. Any suggestions?

John

 

[Boondoggle]

Define "cheap".

 

[Hornet]

preferably under $100 but up to $200 if thats what it takes to get something worth having

 

[dpal666]

we sell one at petsmart for 150, its a 50gpd model

 

[Freeradical53]

Lowe's on sale is $130 or so....cheap? Buy distilled. How do you not have access to rainwater? Go up on the roof and put a bucket out.

Plants do well if you set out a jug of water and let the chlorine evaporate.

 

[chin_monster]

Build Your Own RO System - English

These guys are about the best deal I've come across

 

[PeanutbuttER]

Rainwater probably isn't going to be as pure as distilled or RO.

 

[tclipse]

Lowe's on sale is $130 or so....cheap? Buy distilled. How do you not have access to rainwater? Go up on the roof and put a bucket out.

Plants do well if you set out a jug of water and let the chlorine evaporate.

Might have something to do with where he lives

 

[billschwinn]

For good ones reasonably priced go to aquatic eco.com

 

[Hornet]

Unfortunately we dont have a rainwater tank here and while we are not really a dry climate lately we havent been getting enough to be worth putting buckets out. Will be different when the wet season starts up here in aus but i need a year round supply of good quaility rainwater or RO water. Tap water left out isnt good enough as i also need the water for my carnivorous plant collection which as many of you know dont to too well on most tap waters. Also being in aust must be a place that ships. Will check out the DIY page

 

[Newtnerd]

Have you tried distilled water? 1 gallon is typically pretty cheap. I get mine from the walgreens across the street for 60 cents per gallon

 

[ncc2015]

Is it possible to use water filters like Pur instead of an RO system?

 

[Boondoggle]

Build Your Own RO System - English

These guys are about the best deal I've come across

I second this.

 

[MeiKVR6]

Is it possible to use water filters like Pur instead of an RO system?

Those are more just simple carbon filtration... OK for drinking water, but it won't remove nearly as much as an R/O filter will.

Speakin 'o which... Good timing for this thread! We just updated the site 5 minutes ago with this: $119 shipped - Coralife R/O System

 

[ncc2015]

For the Build Your Own RO System which options do you guys choose? Also for maintenance on RO systems how often do things have to be replaced?