Using pure water with zero to minimal impurities or contaminants is the foundation for mixing clean, life-giving seawater in a reef aquarium. For most reef builders the first step to having freshwater we can trust usually begins with a reverse osmosis filter, for others it’s some form of ion exchange and for us, it’s a simple battery of multiple, high capacity carbon blocks.
无论您用什么用来纯化水，要了解您的净水系统的一个重要细节是何时可以完全更换过滤器块，DI树脂或全新的RO膜。大多数水产师倾向于依靠TDS表来测量其选择过滤器之前和之后的水的总溶解固体，但TDS并没有告诉您什么仍留在水中，剩下多少未表征的元素。
通过我们使用大部分高容量激活的碳块来去除铜和铝等有害金属的特殊设置，TDS表无法充分告知我们何时需要更换媒体。因此，今年早些时候，我们开始使用水流量计直接测量水净化的水量，现在我们认为这是确保起始淡水质量的重要工具。
我们使用的仪表是水力逻辑流程师that measures between 0.1 and 1 gallon per minute, ideal for our average flow rate of 30 gallons per hour. The FlowMaster is also available in a higher capacity 0.2 to 2 gallons per minute, and a lower flow rate model of 0.01 to 0.1 gpm more suitable for typical reverse osmosis units.
价格范围仅为$ 40至45美元，Hydro Logic Flowmaster是人们可以纳入昂贵的水净化设备的最便宜的配件之一。This is especially relevant for full blown reverse osmosis units with all the bells and whistles they can include such as booster pumps, float switches, backflush valves, pressure gauges, TDS meters etc. If you’re committed to pure water and desire a more granular information about the performance of your water purification system, a dedicated flow meter is a very useful accessory to incorporate to your DI or RO system.
