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So yesterday my landlord decided that me keeping a RO/DI system isn't going to be allowed any longer (water costs apparently) so have to look for options. Today went to my lfs and it appears they only sell Nutri SeaWater, now my question is if I were to buy a few buckets and leave them filled with tapwater for a week or so would I be OK or am I better off with the nutri seawater? Never been without the ro/di so now I have no clue as to what I should do.

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So yesterday my landlord decided that me keeping a RO/DI system isn't going to be allowed any longer (water costs apparently) so have to look for options. Today went to my lfs and it appears they only sell Nutri SeaWater, now my question is if I were to buy a few buckets and leave them filled with tapwater for a week or so would I be OK or am I better off with the nutri seawater? Never been without the ro/di so now I have no clue as to what I should do.

Unless your making like 500 gallons a day I would question him on this. Nothing wrong with nutri seawater as many people use it with great success. Do you have any LFS you can buy ro/di from?

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I do have a few soft corals, a wrasse,royal gramma think I'd have any problems with nutri seawater while having them. And checked my lfs all they had was the nutri seawater no ro/di

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You shouldn't have any problems with nutri seawater. I've seen others on here use it with great results and it's literally just filtered seawater so basically as natural as it gets.

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Thank you very much for the help. Hope this works, 2ould hate to get rid of my setup :/

Thank you very much for the help. Hope this works, 2ould hate to get rid of my setup :/

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Unless your making like 500 gallons a day I would question him on this. Nothing wrong with nutri seawater as many people use it with great success. Do you have any LFS you can buy ro/di from?

I second this as well. How big is your tank? I cant believe that your rodi is really costing that much in water cost. How about asking your landlord if you can pay him extra for your extra water consumption. I would have to guess that it would still be less than buying any form of water from the lfs, not to mention the continued convenience factor.

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I had a landlord question my water usage once too. I just told him everyone in my house likes to take long showers. He never said anything else.

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I tried both suggestions and he simply doesn't want the system installed, which I am sort of trying to fight because I'd imagine it's almost alike having a system for drinking water. I can't imagine he would expect for all to have to buy drinking water. And as to tank size it's just a biocube 14 gallons. I don't even think he's spending any more than the usual my belief is he wants to be a di**head. But can't afford to lose the apt over it so would rather find alternatives .

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+1 most LFS sell RO water.

 

Why don't you just focus on either making the RO/DI so that it can be disconnected easily (use some faucet adapters) so the landlord won't know you're still using it?

 

Alternatively you can explain how the filter works and that it costs next to nothing. I think you could save more water than you use on your RO filter by cutting a few seconds off your shower for a few days. Say your RO ratio is 1:4. So for 20g of RO water (5g per week) you generate 80g of waste = 100g total per month. Typical toilet is 3g per flush so that's 33 toilet flushes (probably a few hours worth of time in an apt building!) or at 2g per minute that's 5 10 minute showers per month... Water is on avg. $1.50 per 1,000g (according to google). So about 15 cents per month in actual water usage.

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+1 most LFS sell RO water.

 

Why don't you just focus on either making the RO/DI so that it can be disconnected easily (use some faucet adapters) so the landlord won't know you're still using it?

 

Alternatively you can explain how the filter works and that it costs next to nothing. I think you could save more water than you use on your RO filter by cutting a few seconds off your shower for a few days. Say your RO ratio is 1:4. So for 20g of RO water (5g per week) you generate 80g of waste = 100g total per month. Typical toilet is 3g per flush so that's 33 toilet flushes (probably a few hours worth of time in an apt building!) or at 2g per minute that's 5 10 minute showers per month... Water is on avg. $1.50 per 1,000g (according to google). So about 15 cents per month in actual water usage.

Plus one hit him with math. If he still has a problem tell him you will personally pay him five.bucks.to cover the "cost"

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Its really none of his business. I would tell him to suck it. And suck it hard. If he has an issue and can prove your using more water than the other units then he might have a case to charge you a but more for water. As stated above the cost is minimal and doubt he has meters for each unit. But to tell you you cant have a water filtration unit is just wrong. Most leases and rental agreements forbid any modifications. Although they also state if modifications are made its your responsibility to bring it back to the state it was in when you rented the unit. If installed under the sink to the existing plumbing you are looking at maybe $10 worth of parts and 20 mins to make it the same as it was before the unit was installed. Just agree with the douche bag and buy a faucet adapter and make water in the sink or bathtub as you will. This is Mercica. He cant just pop into your house as the RO/DI police nor can he evict you cause he thinks your using too much water. I am a complete asshat if my landlord came at me with that bullshit I would turn all my faucets on everyday as I left for work....just cause.

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As someone who owns rental properties and I pay for the water you guys have clearly never been on the other side. The guy might know what an RODI unit is and since he saw your tank he might have pieced two and two together. Now if my tenant came to me beforehand and said they were installing an RODI unit and that they would pay for the increase in water usage I would be fine with that. If I found out by the water bill the water usage spike then I would not be fine with that. In fact it's stated on the contract we made that excessive use of the utilities I pay for is grounds for lease termination. We always have a baseline we show before renting the place out so they know what they getting into.

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As someone who owns rental properties and I pay for the water you guys have clearly never been on the other side. The guy might know what an RODI unit is and since he saw your tank he might have pieced two and two together. Now if my tenant came to me beforehand and said they were installing an RODI unit and that they would pay for the increase in water usage I would be fine with that. If I found out by the water bill the water usage spike then I would not be fine with that. In fact it's stated on the contract we made that excessive use of the utilities I pay for is grounds for lease termination. We always have a baseline we show before renting the place out so they know what they getting into.

As a home owner the water bill is the least expensive bill I have. Even in California. If he or she is single has no kids why should he or she be punished for an RODI and pay the same as his neighbor that has 4 kids. I have no idea what the situation is. But as long as you pay your rent and dont destroy the place and are not abusing the utilities its none of a landlords business. A water filter is in no way an excessive use of utilities. Especially for a nano tank. On the other hand I have had rental agreements that forbid aquariums, and pets. So that may be what the OP may be kicked out for. I have worked for property owners and had to deal with some of this bullshit. Unless they are cooking meth or growing weed good luck in court on your excessive use of the utilities eviction.

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can you take a photo of your set up and post it?

Since I'm still renting I never installed mine I just tske off the shower head and attach it there.

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A low flow toilet or showerhead uses many times more water than a RO/DI. Even if you made 200 gallons a month of treated water you would only use 1000 gallons total. Thats about $5 including both the water and sewer charges on average. Your landlord doesn't understand RO or RO/DI systems or he may have had tenants with a bad ASOV or no ASOV that let things run continously which should never be.

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