CrazyInside Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 So my new tank is only 14 gal.. so for now I'm not going to worry about getting a ro/di. Would you rather buy premixed and top off water from SWF or from sea horse? Which one would have over all better quality, and being close to the same each time I buy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobtoSalt Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 I would definately suggest buying it from SWF. A couple of years ago I was buying water from Woody but he never changes his filters out like he should be. After you start getting Diatoms etc from the high level of TDS in the water you can mention it to him and he will admit that they are about 3-4 months out from changing the filters. I would guess longer than that. Patrick keeps up on it as he has the staffing to support it where Woody has to rely on the limited crew he has. SWF for the win. Or just buy a cheaper unit from purewaterclub.com and never leave to get water again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefnjunkie Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 62.00 unit from the putewaterclub as Jesse mentioned, you can find them on Ebay http://www.ebay.com/sch/purewaterclub*com/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686 This is to opionated of a thread to get any useful feedback IMO, what was once done may still be done, no longer be done, or done differently now. PWC makes a a portable unit capable of 50 GPD for about 62.00 shipped, I used the same unit on my 150 gallon tank. I threw it away because it was cheaper to buy a new unit than to replace the membranes (nearly, plus I went to a 100 GPD. But FWIW-SWF, IMO Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriz2fer Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Swf is a lot better store. I have never bought water but overall I like swf more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 I would definately suggest buying it from SWF. A couple of years ago I was buying water from Woody but he never changes his filters out like he should be. After you start getting Diatoms etc from the high level of TDS in the water you can mention it to him and he will admit that they are about 3-4 months out from changing the filters. I would guess longer than that. Patrick keeps up on it as he has the staffing to support it where Woody has to rely on the limited crew he has. SWF for the win. Or just buy a cheaper unit from purewaterclub.com and never leave to get water again. This^ I was using water from Seahorse because it is a couple of blocks from my work and easy. After a few months I started getting a lot of algae. When I switched to SWF water my algae went away. I never tested the water because I'm lazy but the rapid decline in algae after I switched made it pretty obvious. I now have a ro/di and keep 55 gallons on hand. So much easier! Also, this was less than a year ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyInside Posted August 28, 2012 Author Share Posted August 28, 2012 I have an rodi unit. But I just want to keep it simple. No mixing or anything. Swf is next to my work so a couple bucks for a month supply of top off seems good to me. Thanks for the replys i'll use Swf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriz2fer Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 I don't understand how people don't have rodi units. Don't you want to pick the salt to use with you tank? Most lfs use cheaper salt an sometimes you noticed better results with higher end salts. I cant think how I would cart around 20 gallon weekly from the lfs to support my tank. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyInside Posted August 28, 2012 Author Share Posted August 28, 2012 I don't understand how people don't have rodi units. Don't you want to pick the salt to use with you tank? Most lfs use cheaper salt an sometimes you noticed better results with higher end salts. I cant think how I would cart around 20 gallon weekly from the lfs to support my tank. Lol I've always used rodi and have one. But not tank is only 14 gal total. So really like 12. 20 gal would last me a long time lol. On bigger tanks your own rodi is a must Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alterego Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Matt, I will give you top off water for free if you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pledosophy Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 I would just get a DI unit and a sink adapter for the amount you will need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barelycuda Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 I don't understand how people don't have rodi units. Don't you want to pick the salt to use with you tank? Most lfs use cheaper salt an sometimes you noticed better results with higher end salts. I cant think how I would cart around 20 gallon weekly from the lfs to support my tank. Lol That is not always true. For instance SWF uses 2 different salt mixes. They use Kent sea salt for their inexpensive salt and D&D salt for the more expensive salt. Both are available depending on which salt you want. While I do agree to a point that most stores only have one salt premixed available it is not always the cheapest salt as it is usually what is in all of their tanks. While I do like both Patrick and Woody I will never use woody's salt again. I did use it for some time out in the clownhouse and the consistancy of the mixes made me move away from it. It seemed to take longer than any salt I have ever used to dissolve and on more than one occasion mixed high on ph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaunMonahan Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 62.00 unit from the putewaterclub as Jesse mentioned' date=' you can find them on Ebay[/quote'] Wow! This is so cheap, it's hard to believe. Replace membrane, carbon, sediment and DI or just buy a whole new unit for about the same cost.... Just crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Re_Run Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 +1 SWF .. IMHO or get a cheap ro/di unit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illcssd Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 That is not always true. For instance SWF uses 2 different salt mixes. They use Kent sea salt for their inexpensive salt and D&D salt for the more expensive salt. Both are available depending on which salt you want. While I do agree to a point that most stores only have one salt premixed available it is not always the cheapest salt as it is usually what is in all of their tanks. While I do like both Patrick and Woody I will never use woody's salt again. I did use it for some time out in the clownhouse and the consistancy of the mixes made me move away from it. It seemed to take longer than any salt I have ever used to dissolve and on more than one occasion mixed high on ph. We use reef crystals for our inexpensive salt, now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islandoftiki Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 I'm not sure about SWF, but some of the LFS keep their salinity down around 1.022 -1.023. Personally, I prefer to keep it up around 1.025 so that rules out most LFS saltwater for me. I just went with an inexpensive RO/DI unit. It wouldn't even be too bad to get distilled water from the grocery store or LFS with a tank that size, but I agree that a cheapo RO/DI unit is much cheaper in the long run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBlue Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Swf is where I buy mine or upscales has awesome water also. I've never had algae from either water. Woody on the other hand I had horrible diatoms!! But rodi is the way to go!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHash-fish20 Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 IMO neither.. I'd honestly rather go upscales though, just cause SWF is a nice store just I'd only buy dry goods from them as I've seen a number of ppl get ich. I just take more drastic measures maybe as they most likely have clean water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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