 Water Change Vs Reverse Osmosis, Water Change vs Reverse Osmosis |
| ameister |
 Mon, 20 Feb 2006 10:15 pm
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Let me post a theoretical question...
I understand the need to do regular water changes to remove some nitrates and growth inhibitors. What if we hook up a reverse osmosis system to the aquarium and cycling 20-30% of water through the reverse osmosis system on a weekly or twice a week. Any topping up could also go through the RO system. If I am not mistaken, RO forces molecules via membrane as it purify the water. It can remove most bacteria, heavy metals and even sodium in some setups. A nitrate molecule is bigger than a sodium molecule, so nitrates will be removed. We can use plants to remove nitrates anyways. As for the growth inhibitor, it should be a large organic molecule and so easily removed by the RO system. I have recently moved to a flat/apartment and if I were to setup an aquarium big enough for my liking, I dread the water change process that I will be getting myself into. To all you Goldfish Gurus out there, I  your advice, comments and suggestions. |
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| gohks |
Tue, 21 Feb 2006 12:02 pm
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Seems water change is a must and is a tedious chores most of us hate and try to avoid
 , since you are moving to new home, why don't ask your contractor to install auto top-up and draining system to your tank. I have seen some LFS with this draining and tapping system that make water change a piece of cake!  |
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| The Matrix |
Tue, 21 Feb 2006 11:13 pm
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QUOTE(gohks @ Tue, 21 Feb 2006 12:02 pm) Seems water change is a must and is a tedious chores most of us hate and try to avoid , since you are moving to new home, why don't ask your contractor to install auto top-up and draining system to your tank. I have seen some LFS with this draining and tapping system that make water change a piece of cake!  how much water u changing a week ? i never find it tedious, rather i find it fun and enjoy doing so. |
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| gohks |
Wed, 22 Feb 2006 11:37 am
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QUOTE(The Matrix @ Tue, 21 Feb 2006 11:13 pm) how much water u changing a week ? i never find it tedious, rather i find it fun and enjoy doing so. u know from my previous threads I seldom do water change  what irk me is the weekly scrubbing of algea from the glasses to make my tank looks good.  since sucker fish is not a choice, any good recommendation on minimum cleaning of glass is welcome.  |
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| The Matrix |
Wed, 22 Feb 2006 1:12 pm
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QUOTE(gohks @ Wed, 22 Feb 2006 11:37 am) u know from my previous threads I seldom do water change what irk me is the weekly scrubbing of algea from the glasses to make my tank looks good. since sucker fish is not a choice, any good recommendation on minimum cleaning of glass is welcome. then u should find out what make algae grow in your tank instead. |
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ameister Water Change Vs Reverse Osmosis Mon, 20 Feb 2006 10:15 pm
CyberET you may in the process filter out both the good st... Mon, 20 Feb 2006 10:54 pm goldrush Reverse osmosis (RO) is a water purification proce... Mon, 20 Feb 2006 11:24 pm
Bak2it
I agree with the majority of Goldrush's post... Tue, 21 Feb 2006 12:11 am The Matrix to add on to what doc mentioned, RO water is close... Mon, 20 Feb 2006 11:51 pm chanB I had tried using a 10" 1.0um sediment filter... Tue, 21 Feb 2006 9:45 am
ameister
Can't do, the new place is already done and ... Tue, 21 Feb 2006 7:59 pm
gohks
Convince your lady boss goldfish is a perfect hea... Wed, 22 Feb 2006 7:31 pm
top_view_ranchu
I fully agree, Mr Matrix! :yes
I'm chan... Wed, 22 Feb 2006 2:17 pm CyberET haiz.. i can't tahan the water bill of changin... Wed, 22 Feb 2006 3:00 pm aronkhj Guys, i'm jus curious...
which gives you more... Wed, 22 Feb 2006 9:35 pm top_view_ranchu
Hi Aron,
Why wud one take up the hobby if there... Wed, 22 Feb 2006 11:06 pm The Matrix
RIGHT ON ! The amount of water change at hom... Wed, 22 Feb 2006 11:51 pm ameister
I think the pleasure comes from how to improve a... Thu, 23 Feb 2006 10:31 pm chanB ameister,
Impressive drawing :beg2 . you must be ... Wed, 22 Feb 2006 10:13 pm goldrush Hey don't forget one of the TEN COMMANDMENTS O... Thu, 23 Feb 2006 6:44 am aronkhj Cheers to us goldfish keepers!
Yes... i'm... Thu, 23 Feb 2006 10:58 am desireless In SG context, you can roughly estimate your elect... Thu, 23 Feb 2006 6:46 pm ameister Goldrush,
How frequently and how much of a water ... Thu, 23 Feb 2006 9:07 pm goldrush That's a difficult question to answer for ever... Thu, 23 Feb 2006 9:38 pm ameister
:beg2 I am not worthy a goldfish keeper...
I a... Thu, 23 Feb 2006 10:25 pm CP
Since you are relatively new in this forum, do sp... Thu, 23 Feb 2006 11:05 pm The Matrix
CP, the friend here from Jarkata leh ... if i not... Fri, 24 Feb 2006 1:10 am desireless
Jarkata or Singapore, Chloramine cannot be remove... Fri, 24 Feb 2006 1:18 am The Matrix
So far they dun see anything wrong mah, aiya, wh... Fri, 24 Feb 2006 1:32 am yamato38gunkei I have been breeding Ranchu for more than 20 years... Thu, 23 Feb 2006 9:47 pm goldrush Although water changes remain one of the key facto... Fri, 24 Feb 2006 10:25 am ranchu8 wah, thanks Matrix for the info ... you sure have ... Mon, 27 Feb 2006 10:52 pm gohks
As the saying goes, "Every successful man be... Tue, 28 Feb 2006 11:05 am goldrush Don't forget Behind every failed Man is ANOTHE... Tue, 28 Feb 2006 12:27 pm |
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