Brita Filter?

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• Apr 7, 2003

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Hi All,

Does anyone know or has anyone tried using water from a jug/btrita filter for water changes?

Seems like it might remove some hardness for my 12 gal. tetra tank.

Any thoughts?

 

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• Apr 7, 2003

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It would remove some, but probably not enough to make your tetras happy. I would suggest that you just use distilled water or R/O water.

 

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• Apr 8, 2003

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I use a Brita filter for drinking water-- even with our excellent Croton/delaware Aqueduct. But is there anything to it beyond some granular activated carbon?

 

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• Apr 8, 2003

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You may want to check on the Brita, they used to specifically exclude use of the output water for aquaria due to metal toxicity (silver perhaps?).

 

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thanks all,

for your ideas..RTR, I think I remember hearing that as well..anyway I just went ahead and bought the aquarium pharm. tapwater purifier today..

Thanks

Aqua

 

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• Apr 14, 2003

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Hey Aquatrippe,

I'm in the same situation as you with the water. How's that Tap Water filter working out?