South OC Chloramine PSA

[stephj03]

Not sure how many others are on San Margarita Water district but I just got off the phone with them after a positive test on my source water and they told me they use chloramines and that chloramine levels in the water will likely be higher for the next few mo.

Thought I'd pass it along in case it's not common knowledge.

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[JustAnotherNanoTank]

Uhh ohh. My Di resin already goes so fast here.. what’s the best way for us to combat it?

 

[stephj03]

Uhh ohh. My Di resin already goes so fast here.. what’s the best way for us to combat it?

Guys on the other board are saying to add a chloramine specific carbon block as one of the stages upstream of the RO membrane. Comes up easy on Amazon prime.



You can add prime to the water that comes out to make it useable.

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[JustAnotherNanoTank]

Well part of me is thinking I may have that black standard in my Melev’s Reef system. But now I think I need to just get new ones to be for sure. That’s a good heads up. If I have the wrong ones then the BioCube sure as heck isn’t showing signs because my acros are just exploding in growth right now!

 

[jordan9095]

im using prime now and corals are looking much better. my water almost has a chlorine smell after coming out of the rodi

 

[JustAnotherNanoTank]

What’s your guys TDS from Tap? Mine is around 470ish last I checked. I get down to 9TDS after RO. I need to do an icp test soon. Like I said, I think my system came with a universal carbon block.

 

[joseserrano]

You use Cadillac carbon. I believe the life expectancy varies, but it’s relatively cheap

 

[joseserrano]

https://www.marinedepot.com/marine-depot-chloramine-x-gac-carbon-filter

 

[djrice69]

https://www.marinedepot.com/marine-depot-chloramine-x-gac-carbon-filter

How’s this one compared to brs chlormines carbon block?

 

[joseserrano]

How’s this one compared to brs chlormines carbon block?

I’m sure it’s all very similar if not identical

 

[joseserrano]

I believe you can also use Vitamin C to get rid of chloramines in RODI water

 

[JustAnotherNanoTank]

I believe you can also use Vitamin C to get rid of chloramines in RODI water

I’ll ask around about that one

 

[BeanMachine]

I believe you can also use Vitamin C to get rid of chloramines in RODI water

Yep, according to Steve Garrett a tiny amount goes a long way.

 

[djrice69]

Yep, according to Steve Garrett a tiny amount goes a long way.

I do remember him telling me that too. Are there any test that measures chlormines

 

[joseserrano]

You can buy dip strips

 

[joseserrano]

The big issue here is not it really getting into your rodi. Chloramine converts to ammonia in tank water, which shouldn’t be super impactful to most tanks. The issue is that chloramines will burn through your di faster.

 

[JustAnotherNanoTank]

The big issue here is not it really getting into your rodi. Chloramine converts to ammonia in tank water, which shouldn’t be super impactful to most tanks. The issue is that chloramines will burn through your di faster.

That’s the part that f ing sucks.

 

[five.five-six]

Uhh ohh. My Di resin already goes so fast here.. what’s the best way for us to combat it?

Yes, if the chloramines get to your RO membrane, that’s bad. Chloramines eat RO membranes. Best practices is to get a chloramines specific carbon block stage ASAP.

IMO, everyone should run a chloramines buster because you never know when your water district might just start adding them.

 

[djrice69]

That would explain y some of my sps stn recently and after I changed out my silica buster Di it slowed the stn event

 

[JustAnotherNanoTank]

Yes, if the chloramines get to your RO membrane, that’s bad. Chloramines eat RO membranes. Best practices is to get a chloramines specific carbon block stage ASAP.

IMO, everyone should run a chloramines buster because you never know when your water district might just start adding them.

That’s good stuff there. I think I’ll get a new one just to be positive. Thanks.