SOME FACTS ABOUT REVERSE OSMOSIS DRINKING WATER: DOES YOUR BODY NOT NEED THE MINERALS IN DRINKING WATER? INORGANIC MINERALS: It's believed that mineral water helps to furnish elements for your bodies metabolism. However, there is scientific proof to suggest that most of these minerals are in an inorganic (dead) form. While they may enter the circulation, they cannot be used in the physiological process of building human cells. With this in mind, we can see that mineral water may give "dead" or "inorganic" minerals to the body which cannot be properly assimilated. These inorganic minerals only interfere with the delicate and complex biology of the body. "The body's need for minerals is largely met through foods, not drinking water". - The American Medical Journal - (One glass of orange juice contains more beneficial minerals than thirty gallons of untreated tap water. Fact: Organic minerals in tap water represent only 1%...

According to the United States Geological Survey 89.3% of the United States is affected by hard water. Lime scale deposits can cause serious problems by restricting the water flow in your pipes and reducing thermal efficiency. Industrial Plant Operation managers are under increasing pressure to cut the costs and become more efficient. This, however, must be carried out with due regard to increasing environmental legislation.Homeowners experience water that won't lather and rinse off easily, use a lot of soap and detergents, and complain about dry itchy skin. They have to battle mold, mildew and corrosion due to hard water, while wearing out appliances like their dishwasher, water heater and washing machine, faucets and shower heads. The U.S. Department of Energy reports that just a ¼" of scale deposits will increase your energy bill by 40%. The primary energy savings result from a decrease in energy consumption in heating and cooling...

That hard-water feeling. Soap that won't lather well…bad hair days… unsightly limescale deposits on faucets & sinks…mold & mildew on shower curtains…decreased water pressure…bad tasting water…shortage of hot water…water heater breaking down again. Sound familiar? Chances are you live in a hard water area. Unless you have invested in an expensive and maintenance-prone water softener, you have taken your water for granted. Introducing ScaleGuard™, the water softener alternative! Imagine, a maintenance-free system that requires no salt or chemicals. Water softeners add unwanted sodium to the water and take away healthy nutrients like calcium and magnesium. They discharge brines that pollute our precious environment. ScaleGuard™ neither adds nor removes minerals and is environmentally friendly, unlike any other product you've seen! ScaleGuard™ will remove limescale deposits and keep them away forever. You will enjoy lower energy bills, reduce soap & detergent use, and have a softer feeling on skin, hair & cloths....

Reverse osmosis is often used in commercial and residential water filtration. It is also one of the methods used to desalinate seawater. Sometimes reverse osmosis is used to purify liquids in which water is an undesirable impurity.Reverse osmosis occurs when the water is moved across the membrane against the concentration gradient, from lower concentration to higher concentration. To illustrate, imagine a semipermeable membrane with fresh water on one side and a concentrated aqueous solution on the other side. If normal osmosis takes place, the fresh water will cross the membrane to dilute the concentrated solution. In reverse osmosis, pressure is exerted on the side with the concentrated solution to force the water molecules across the membrane to the fresh water side. Diffusion is the movement of molecules from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration. Osmosis is a special case of diffusion in which the molecules are...

The worlds Coral reefs have formed through the mineral deposits of billions of small invertebrate animals, called coral polyps. All of these polyps survive via colonies, which are made up of one to many thousands of individuals. They are able to construct homes made from calcium carbonate, similar to the bones in our body. They can retract themselves into their little homes when attacked by predators. Over millions of years, these animals have been able to create vast underwater mountains which we call coral reefs. Coral polyps are similar to anemones, having tentacles, a mouth and an internal body sac called a gastrovascular cavity which is used to digest food. These polyps are sessile, meaning they cannot move; they catch prey with their tentacles, which may be floating on the water currents or swimming towards certain death. After having caught a prey, their cnidocytes release tiny poisonous harpoons. These powerful...

Ph is an ongoing concern for reef keepers and aquarists. Typically it is a concern more focused towards reef tanks because fish tanks can tolerate a larger flux in Ph levels before causing irreversible damage. In contrast a reef environment must maintain a constant Ph level in order to sustain life. The best Ph level in a reef tank ranges between 7.6 and 8.4 and best suited to the higher side of that range. The normal behavior of Ph in a saltwater tank tends to be on the acidic side (low) Here are some reasons for this. 1)Nitrification 2)Too much carbon dioxide 3)Natural acids created by metabolic waste Sea water contains natural buffers like bicarbonate, borate, hydroxide and others that restrict any drop in Ph levels. One easy fix for a drop in Ph that is often used is baking soda which contains bicarbonates. Another dreaded method is to do...

What Is UV? Although we can't see UV light, we are exposed to a small amount every time we step out into the sun. In fact, UV light is responsible for sunburns. The water treatment industry uses special lamps that emit UV light of a particular wavelength in order to disinfect water. UV light works by attacking the genetic core (DNA) of bacteria and viruses, destroying their ability to function and reproduce. The process is simple but effective: our systems destroy 99.99 percent of harmful microorganisms without adding chemicals or changing your water's taste or odor. From Wikipedia.org - Ultraviolet (UV) light is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength shorter than that of visible light, but longer than X-rays, in the range 10 nm to 400 nm, and energies from 3 eV to 124 eV. It is named because the spectrum consists of electromagnetic waves with frequencies higher than those that humans identify as the...

Our endeavor into LED Aquarium lighting started as a need to find a replacement for the many 250w Metal Halide pendants hung over the display tanks in out showroom. After they turned on in the morning the air conditioning unit would start up not far behind and run virtually non stop till the lights shut off. The temperature swings in the tanks were not healthy ether. As the temperature rose outside it became harder to keep the showroom and tank temperatures under control. The final straw was going to be investing in chillers to keep the tanks under control. There had to be a better way. We looked at our options for replacing the Metal Halides and LED's were the obvious choice. Dramatically longer bulb life, Less power consumption, Cooler running. Many units already on the market were considered. We ordered several for evaluation and testing. None of them lived up...

What Is Reverse Osmosis? In order to reverse the natural tendencies of water and salt movement and force clean water to flow from salty water, the osmonic pressure must be overcome, i.e. osmosis must be reversed. In order to reverse this flow of water, membrane systems, and Reverse Osmosis systems in particular, utilize a special constructed semi-permeable membrane element enclosed inside a pressure vessel. Pressure is applied to reverse the flow of water, the source of which is usually and existing, pressure is applied to the feed stream, water molecules are passed through the membrane while salts are retained in the feed. Thus, utilizing the principles of water and salts movement, and combining them with pressure and membrane technology, the natural osmotic flow of solution is reversed. How a membrane separates substances Metals, Organic compounds, and other contaminants are either too large, or due to their chemistry unable, to pass through...

What is Water Softening? Water softening is the reduction of the concentration of calcium, magnesium, and certain other metal cations in hard water. These "hardness ions" can cause a variety of undesired effects including interfering with the action of soaps, the build up of limescale, which can foul plumbing, and galvanic corrosion.[1] Conventional water-softening appliances intended for household use depend on an ion-exchange resin in which hardness ions are exchanged for sodium ions. Water softening may be desirable where the source of water is hard.[2] However, hard water also conveys some benefits to health by providing dietary calcium and magnesium and reducing the solubility of potentially toxic metal ions such as lead and copper[3]. About Water Softeners BY THOMAS KLENCK (Popular Mechanics; August 1998)It's easy to forget how important water is in our lives. Of course we need it in our diet, but in our homes, it's a tool–a fluid medium...

De-ionization, (commonly referred to as DI), is a common process for producing ultra pure water. The DI filter is filled with resin beads, some with a negative charge and some with a positive charge. When you test your water with a TDS meter (total dissolved solids), it gives you a number that tells you the sum of the different contaminates in your water. All of these contaminates are either negatively or positively charged, so when they pass through the DI filter they are attracted to the oppositely charged resin beads. Since the DI filter has both negatively and positively charged resin beads it is able to remove 99% of the contaminates in your water. Reverse Osmosis (RO) is capable of removing 95-97% of all contaminates, so when the remaining 3-5% is passed through a DI filter you are effectively removing 99.9% of the contaminates. This quality of water is comparable to...

The Dual Carbon Automated Optima Vision

The Dual Carbon Automated Optima Vision edition was designed to be completely automated. This system includes all the components needed to create an auto top off system for your aquarium.