As you guys are probably already aware, we have chloramine added to our water supply throughout the Bay Area. There has been discussion about how routine carbon filters on RO/DI setups fail very quickly when exposed to chloramine, allowing it to pass through, potentially shortening the life of the RO membrane (via the chlorine byproduct) as well as the DI resin (as it has to deal with the chloramine, chlorine, ammonia). Potential to have these expensive components fail a lot earlier than anticipated with water quality output suffering if not noticed.
Some of this is theoretical, and I've seen experimental evidence but I'm not sure if there is consensus. There is some data showing the early carbon filter breakthrough, including pretty nice BRS videos. I realize BRS is a store and they are selling solutions, but I have found their video series very helpful and they seem pretty objective to me on other topics, not always trying to up-sell.
Anyway, I was wondering how you guys have settled on dealing with this? I haven't seen much discussion on BAR, though this is clearly an issue of local importance if you buy into the hype.
The way I've been dealing with it so far is by pretending its not a problem, and just doing routine cartridge changes with TDS monitoring on my 5-stage SpectraPure system, but I'm reassessing all of my equipment and methods right now as I set up for my tank upgrade to the Red Sea Reefer 750. I'm thinking of at least adding a second carbon stage and using carbon filters specifically rated for chloramine.
What are you guys doing?
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Some of this is theoretical, and I've seen experimental evidence but I'm not sure if there is consensus. There is some data showing the early carbon filter breakthrough, including pretty nice BRS videos. I realize BRS is a store and they are selling solutions, but I have found their video series very helpful and they seem pretty objective to me on other topics, not always trying to up-sell.
Anyway, I was wondering how you guys have settled on dealing with this? I haven't seen much discussion on BAR, though this is clearly an issue of local importance if you buy into the hype.
The way I've been dealing with it so far is by pretending its not a problem, and just doing routine cartridge changes with TDS monitoring on my 5-stage SpectraPure system, but I'm reassessing all of my equipment and methods right now as I set up for my tank upgrade to the Red Sea Reefer 750. I'm thinking of at least adding a second carbon stage and using carbon filters specifically rated for chloramine.
What are you guys doing?
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