illiswiller Prevention - the best medicine! Jan 11, 2005 99 0 0 Jan 12, 2005 #1 If you filter your tap water w/ a household filter - is it still necessary to add something w/ weekly water changes to remove the nasty stuff? If so what do you recommend? THANKS!
If you filter your tap water w/ a household filter - is it still necessary to add something w/ weekly water changes to remove the nasty stuff? If so what do you recommend? THANKS!
OrionGirl No freelancing! Aug 14, 2001 14,053 342 143 Poconos Real Name Sheila Jan 12, 2005 #2 It really depends on what you mean by 'nasty stuff'. The Brita filters will remove chlorine, but not chloramines, and they won't remove phosphates or nitrates. Check with your water utility to see what's there, at what levels, and go from there.
It really depends on what you mean by 'nasty stuff'. The Brita filters will remove chlorine, but not chloramines, and they won't remove phosphates or nitrates. Check with your water utility to see what's there, at what levels, and go from there.
biogirl361 AC Members Sep 11, 2004 331 3 0 Michigan Jan 12, 2005 #3 try going to the product websites, sometimes they have a list of what important things their different filters remove. for example, http://www.purwater.com/yourwater/contaminants.shtml
try going to the product websites, sometimes they have a list of what important things their different filters remove. for example, http://www.purwater.com/yourwater/contaminants.shtml