TDs or ORP monitors

angnak · 05-07-2004, 10:33 AM

Are these necessary to have?

wooddood · 05-07-2004, 10:36 AM

thier nice to have but not mandatory.

BoomerD · 05-07-2004, 11:01 AM

TDS meters are pretty important to test the quality of your RO/DI water. Otherwise, not much use for one...

dgasmd · 05-08-2004, 01:35 AM

If you have a RO/DI unit, you should have a TDS meter. It is the best way to tell when things need changing. You could guess, but it is like having a car without a gas gauge.

The ORP monitor is one of the last things I would ever get for a set up unless you plan on using ozone. Some people use them tog et a general "sense of health" in the tank, but unless you are going to specificly do something that affects ORP directly, it doesn't do much for you.

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dgasmd Scopas Tang Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Royal Palm Beach, FL Posts: 466 View Gallery Karma Komment	If you have a RO/DI unit, you should have a TDS meter. It is the best way to tell when things need changing. You could guess, but it is like having a car without a gas gauge. The ORP monitor is one of the last things I would ever get for a set up unless you plan on using ozone. Some people use them tog et a general "sense of health" in the tank, but unless you are going to specificly do something that affects ORP directly, it doesn't do much for you. __________________ Water is what keeps a ship floating, but it is also what sinks it.

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