There are many suggestions about a mineral block, carbon filter etc. How are these used with system?
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The cartridge is placed in the receiving vessel. I will use mine until it expires and will not replace it. I like totally distilled water and get my minerals from the food I prepare and eat.
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There is a carbon filter that comes with the unit. It fits in the top of the clear container that the distilled water drips into. If you empty the clear container into another storage container, say one in your fridge, the carbon filter just pops out, you pour the water into the other container and pop it back in.
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hi there. go to wwwoliveoilsource.com/company. you will find all you need to know there about filtering. ron
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activated carbon filters should be available for this device and should work very well. As far as washing machine is concerned--if it is on the water system that the filter is taking care of, it will be using filtered water.
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I use this unit currently. I can't believe people pay way more than this for units that simply do the same thing. Anyways, I have only replaced two of the filters so far: Coralife 05700 PureFlo 1 Micron Sediment Filter Cartridge and Coralife 05702 Pure Flo II R/O Carbon Block Cartridge. Once you search and find those filters, finding the De-Ionizing filter will be simple. As you face the front of the unit (as depicted on the box) the order is - left to right - 1 micron prefilter, carbon filter, and finally, de-ionizing filter. Easy! Good luck.
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Everything that is needed to start filtering is included. Only things that are not included is the filter media, bio balls, etc. It all depends on the type of aquarium you are trying to set up (fresh water vs salt water). I run GFO in mine for my reef tank. Carbon is useful in just about any aquarium. If you do use a filter media, I would suggest buying filter bags as well, or else it will be spread through out the filter, caught in the filter floss, and wasted when you clean the filter weekly. Most medias last more than 2 weeks, so you want the ability to take the media you are using out and put it back in after you are finished cleaning. Or else you will have to replace the media, which wasn't fully used. Even with out the above materials, the added flow and filter floss will help in over all tank health.
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I am using this cartridge for my ammonia crystals, so my other carbon filter is disposable with foam. If I was using two of these, I would cut foam, too. I only bought one I see how I likes it, but I will be buying another one because they are convent and save money over time.
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A good practice when you use a new filter is to tap several times it on your countertop to compact the carbon particles - the more compact the filter the better it filter the water. More details on functionality and alternative options here: http://www.amazon.com/review/RIWWJR12SNLQW/
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4: Sediment, catalytic carbon, membrane, coconut shell carbon. Change the filters annually; and change the membrane every 3-5 years depending on your water's hardness and usage.
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Carbon and other suck media. It is used to support the disposable. It is used after the disposable to filter chemically. There is white carbon also not sure what it is called and it filters ammonia and other chefs out of the water.
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It is undetermined. The filters that come with the system have a ceramic exterior, and inside the filters you have activated carbon beads. The housing of the system is totally stainless steel with a few plastic pieces. The shelf life of all the materials would be well in excess of over 100 years. With that in mind, it is undetermined how long the shelf life could be.
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Berkey's come with carbon filters, the Ceradyn doesn't, but the Gravidyn does. Carbon gets used up faster, so you will have much less of a filter life. Most people just use a Brita pitcher (or equivalent) if they want a carbon filtered water after (for taste and aroma). I personally chose the Ceradyn for long filter life as its ceramic inpregnated with silver, and its used by missionaries around the world. You can put river water in this thing and have it come out clean.
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the filter has a carbon core which generally works fine for catching mild to medium sulfur. however, i can't say i have tried it. i do know that it will not catch iron which i don't think carbon is meant to catch. in any case we had massive amounts of iron.
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I am about to purchase this but another customer has carefully opened the filter media holder and replaced the active carbon and filter floss with similar filter media used for fish since this is a basic filter. We already have such materials since we do own a 50gal fish tank. So you can go to the pet store and buy what you need rather than buying a brand new filter every month.
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I think it comes with everything you need for the filter! I put bio chem zorb (can be used up to 2 month)in to chemical cartridge and some granular ferric oxide, instead of regular carbon. I have reef tank with fluval g6 + vortech pump mp40w and led light! Works great!
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These are likely undersized for your needs, look at the larger 4" diameter filters. We have a cascade of three 20" X 4" filters to remove sediment and iron. Note, you will need a special "iron" filter which should be placed in the middle of the cascade for best effect. So we have a sediment, then iron, and finally a carbon cartridge. If you have very high iron, you will need something even more substantial than that. Of course your mileage may vary.
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Yes... A carbon filter to change every month and a foam filter to change every other month. They're not all that expensive
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I recommend the manufacturer filters and I think they offer several options. I use the carbon filter to knock out the chlorine primarily