Sediment filters on water mixing stations...

[afboundguy]

Does anyone run a sediment filter on the SW bin (or even RODI bin) in their mixing stations? Read some stuff saying it's a good idea if doing AWCs and could help keep the brown muck out of the container and curious who is doing that and what micron filter would be best?

 

[Kens Bees]

I’ve run a RODI canister with a paper filter before to help clean up the reef crystals brown gunk. I sunk the whole thing in the salt barrel hooked up to my standard mixing pump. Looked kind of janky but worked like a charm.

 

[DatReefGuy]

I do but it's been a battle with city water though. They clog up pretty quick IMO. Started with a 1 micron and it was also clogging up the carbon block. I went down to a .5 micron and it still did the same thing. I ended up going back to a 1 micron and have had decent luck on my last run of filters.

 

[Chris.Reef]

I just pour my salt into a filtersock that hangs in my mixing bin. Gets the majority of the brown residue.

 

[afboundguy]

I’ve run a RODI canister with a paper filter before to help clean up the reef crystals brown gunk. I sunk the whole thing in the salt barrel hooked up to my standard mixing pump. Looked kind of janky but worked like a charm.

I just pour my salt into a filtersock that hangs in my mixing bin. Gets the majority of the brown residue.

I'll have to try both as I get the brown gunk as I use Reef Crystals for salt.

 

[afboundguy]

I do but it's been a battle with city water though. They clog up pretty quick IMO. Started with a 1 micron and it was also clogging up the carbon block. I went down to a .5 micron and it still did the same thing. I ended up going back to a 1 micron and have had decent luck on my last run of filters.

My Town's water isn't too bad. It's a about 250 TDS coming in after the filters (or before the filters can't remember) and then the membranes do a great job knocking it down to under 10.

1 micron is the smallest I would put on my RODI setup and thinking 1 micron would be enough for a filter for the SW jug but might start with 5 or do the filter sock trick.

 

[DatReefGuy]

My Town's water isn't too bad. It's a about 250 TDS coming in after the filters (or before the filters can't remember) and then the membranes do a great job knocking it down to under 10.

1 micron is the smallest I would put on my RODI setup and thinking 1 micron would be enough for a filter for the SW jug but might start with 5 or do the filter sock trick.

That's not a bad idea too. I was thinking start with a 1 micron and then a .5 micron after that. The sky is the limit. LOL. How many stage RODI system do you have?