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Fra: Aquatic Plants Digest <Aquatic-Plants-Owner at actwin_com>
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Dato: 29. november 1998 10:09
Emne: Aquatic Plants Digest V3 #674
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>Aquatic Plants Digest Sunday, November 29 1998 Volume 03 : Number 674
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>In this issue:
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> Re: Aquatic Plants Digest V3 #673
> Re: Ye Olde Mycobacteria Myth
> Re: substrate iron (was[none])
> Other critters for tanks
> Iron and substrates
> Re: QTL's
> Re: Lead ballast
> Re: power compacts DIY
> Re: iron
> Re: Aquatic Plants Digest V3 #673
> Mail Order Plants
> Re: RO/Ion Exchange
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>Subject: Re: RO/Ion Exchange
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>Peter writes:
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>> Pet warehouse recommended to use a KATI and ANI ion exchange unit, which
>> costs almost the same and RO/DI, does not waste water, and can be
>> recharged. I'm told it produces even purer water than RO/DI. Does
>> anyone have any experience with this method, and can offer advice as to
>> which is preferable?
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The names KATI and ANI makes me believe that they are from the German compagny Aqua Technic. They make a strong acid kation exchanger with the name KATI and a weak anion exchanger called ANI. The KATI exchanges kations in the water for hydrogen ions. The ANI exchanges the anions for OH-.
RO versus kati/ani is a matter of what you feel. Both can deliver water with less
ions than youŽll ever need. It is a mess though, to regenerate the ion exchangers. So unless you have a little chemical knowledge and are prepared to work with HCL and NaOH, go for the RO, or maybe even better, collect rainwater ( if your environtment allows).
Cheers, Ole
oletand at get2net_dk