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    Posted: March 13 2014 at 9:03am
Well I finally picked up some replacement filters for my RO unit. It had been almost 6 months since I replaced the pre-filters, so they were clogged. The sediment filter was a dark brown rust color, YUCK! My TDS readings for tap water runs around 260, but man the color of the sediment filter made me extra grateful that I use RO water on my tank.
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LOL Me too.
I believe the red color comes from rusty iron.
Speaking of yuck, I've been using a skimmer on my 200 gal coral farm system for the past 8 months. Because of multiple soap and sunburn catastrophes where I lost almost all coral (several times), I'm reminded of how yucky the skimate can be.  "Skimmerless Mark" may never be skimmerless again, Wink at least on this system.
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These are mine every month. I run 2 5 micron then 2 carbon blocks due to the volume of Ro water I use. The secondary 5 micron stays very clean so I know that very little is getting past the first one. Yuck

Edited by ewaldsreef - March 13 2014 at 4:05pm
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Did I just really see a "skimmerless Mark may never be skimmerless  " ? Oh say it isnt so , bet you have a smart phone now too ... lol

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Bruce, that is gross! Luckily I typically use about 2 gallons a day from mine, so they never get that bad.
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