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 Nov 6 2009, 09:55 PM
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what do you do with your ro di wastewater?
i dont have a unit yet but i dont know what i would do with the wastewater, i keep freshwater but i have inverts in all of my tanks and wouldnt want excess copper in any of my tanks. a crazy idea i had was to hook it up to the toilet but i figure that would limit my water making amount. i dont have plants or a lawn that i would water |
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Nov 6 2009, 09:58 PM
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Nano Reefer Posts: 234 Joined: 25-October 09 Member No.: 48,024 |
some people feed a laundry machine.
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Nov 6 2009, 10:11 PM
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 Nano Reefer Posts: 124 Joined: 21-August 07 From: Sherwood Park, Alberta Member No.: 30,592 |
I feed mine back to the water treatment plant! I have a lawn but watering it with a bucket would take forever, I wish I had an easy place to use my waste water, but right now I don't.
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Nov 7 2009, 01:00 AM
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 My other skimmer is a Bubble King Posts: 507 Joined: 24-July 08 From: Toronto, Canada Member No.: 37,947 |
QUOTE (doctaq @ Nov 6 2009, 09:55 PM)  what do you do with your ro di wastewater? i dont have a unit yet but i dont know what i would do with the wastewater, i keep freshwater but i have inverts in all of my tanks and wouldnt want excess copper in any of my tanks. a crazy idea i had was to hook it up to the toilet but i figure that would limit my water making amount. i dont have plants or a lawn that i would water All of your water goes through a sediment filter and a carbon block or two before going through the RO membrane - it's pretty clean water. You'd just have harder water than your tap, but it should be perfectly fine for most of your FW tank needs. This post has been edited by nematoad: Nov 7 2009, 01:00 AM -------------------- |
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Nov 7 2009, 02:10 AM
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Nano Reefer Posts: 570 Joined: 28-April 09 From: 94954 Member No.: 44,398 |
use it for laundry or your outdoor plants. dont waste any water!!! lol
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Nov 7 2009, 03:51 PM
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 Formerly pets_unlimited_fish_guy Posts: 3,568 Joined: 1-October 05 From: Marietta, GA Member No.: 16,648 |
goes down the drain to be reclaimed by the water facility. those who use waste water for outdoor use are making us lose water to groundwater/storm drains.
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Nov 7 2009, 08:22 PM
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 Nano Reefer Posts: 64 Joined: 10-January 09 From: Wash. St. Member No.: 41,600 |
I just set up my unit but I have enough waste water line to run it to my swimming pool for top off water when the pool's uncovered. This time of year I either catch it for plant watering or just let it go back into the ground. I'm on a well so I figure it's kind of like recycling it?
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