Bad source water solutions

Yes! i do have insight into this. My tap water is undrinkable as well as ranges from cloudy, to brown, to yellow, to a million other thing.

I installed one on the brita filters that attach to the faucet and it works like a charm. The water comes out clear and removes any other bad particles that are in the water. The filter also is supposed to remove chlorine but I still add Prime just in case.

I have yet to having any issues with the filter besides the cartridges needing to replaced. The box says one cartridge can filter up to 100 gallons or so, which isn't that much when you are talking about fish hahahaha. Usually I replace it when i notice the flow from the filter slowing down.

I used this method up until i realized that it was only the water from the kitchen sink that was bad but the water that comes out of my bathtub is good.

No problems with it removing minerals?

Nope. it removes harmful things from the water but kept any beneficial minerals.

Nice! Thanks- a britta filter was my first hope but I was really worried about removing the good things with the bad

Like I said, I used it for about 9 months without any issues. Brita is one of the more milder filters. Brands like Pur and Zero Water remove EVERYTHING from the water.

You can also refill the Brita cartridges instead of continually buying more. There are videos on youtube or several Instructables how to refill them. It's mainly just activated charcoal in them. The other thing in the filter is resin beads to detoxify heavy metals, but Prime does that.

Careful to avoid water softening filters though, they contain salts in them which don't really harm the fish but they can really mess with your tanks chemistry the same way. I think Brita's were okay but I'm not 100% sure on that.

I have the same problem at my house. I have been buying drinking water for the last 6 months. Yesterday, I found an affordable RO system at Dr. Foster and Smith which I am going to try http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=24110&ref=4263&subref=AA&cmpid=E-_-TR-_-OrderConfirm-_-PRDT

And, I figure if this makes the water safe enough for fish, it's safe enough drink. The joys of living in the country It make 50 gallons per day I only need 10 weekly for water changes. Brute makes a food safe garbage can (Home Depot) which I have seen others mention using for water storage. And, this hooks right up to the faucet which is a big plus for me as my plumbing skills are not too good.

And with R/O water make sure you still add some minerals back to the water since it is pure and not good to use pure water in the aquaria. SeaChem makes a line of stuff you can throw into the R/O water to make it good again ^_^ I don't know specifics but that's what I do know!

lilnaugrim said:

And with R/O water make sure you still add some minerals back to the water since it is pure and not good to use pure water in the aquaria. SeaChem makes a line of stuff you can throw into the R/O water to make it good again ^_^ I don't know specifics but that's what I do know!

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It's called Seachem Replenish

The package on the brita filter did specifically say it leaves minerals intact. It was cheap enough to experiment with. My big concern now is that it does slow up the flow enough that the thought of filling the 75 gallon gives me the horrors, lol.

Note, it does say it reduces chlorine, not that it removes it entirely. Conditioner is still very necessary.