RickkyBobby
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OK, tonight i was with a very good friend of mine who who works for the water department here in my town.. he has worked there for 15 years at least.. he has 2 different license in water distribution and 3 in Water Treatment..
Our water here has no chlorine at all, so i dont have to worry about that.. I see these Ro/DI kits for 100's of dollars and i told him about them because i almost bought one.. what did he say? They are waste of money. Use a charcoal/carbon filter to filter your tap water and you should be fine.. He has been to many houses in the area that have been set up with a R0/DI system and there was still plenty of metals and other [mod edit] in it after he tested the water. Just use a charcoal sink filter or something similar will do the trick.. Of coarse the people who have spent thousands of dollars buying there reverse osmosis system for there house are not happy when they see there water sample doesn't look much better than water that has gone thru a PUR water pitcher and to boot their water pressure sucks, but that's not his problem..
So my final question is....If i used just a charcoal filter/carbon water filter... what will be left in the water that will be so bad for my salt water fish tank.. I have heard that the tap water causes algae problems and everything else under the sun.. I would like to know EXACTLY what in the water causes these things. Give facts and numbers PPM Microns ETC.. Real Data, That you, yourself have collected.. I dont care what the DI system you bought says...Just dont tell me, well it does take out this and that and i am pretty sure it looks real clean.. Maybe someone is making alot of money here for no reason but i wont be from me.......................
Well,, I may still just buy one anyway and run 2 different tests just to see if they come out exactly the same as i regular charcoal/carbon filter setup, hopefully i can return it after..
Our water here has no chlorine at all, so i dont have to worry about that.. I see these Ro/DI kits for 100's of dollars and i told him about them because i almost bought one.. what did he say? They are waste of money. Use a charcoal/carbon filter to filter your tap water and you should be fine.. He has been to many houses in the area that have been set up with a R0/DI system and there was still plenty of metals and other [mod edit] in it after he tested the water. Just use a charcoal sink filter or something similar will do the trick.. Of coarse the people who have spent thousands of dollars buying there reverse osmosis system for there house are not happy when they see there water sample doesn't look much better than water that has gone thru a PUR water pitcher and to boot their water pressure sucks, but that's not his problem..
So my final question is....If i used just a charcoal filter/carbon water filter... what will be left in the water that will be so bad for my salt water fish tank.. I have heard that the tap water causes algae problems and everything else under the sun.. I would like to know EXACTLY what in the water causes these things. Give facts and numbers PPM Microns ETC.. Real Data, That you, yourself have collected.. I dont care what the DI system you bought says...Just dont tell me, well it does take out this and that and i am pretty sure it looks real clean.. Maybe someone is making alot of money here for no reason but i wont be from me.......................
Well,, I may still just buy one anyway and run 2 different tests just to see if they come out exactly the same as i regular charcoal/carbon filter setup, hopefully i can return it after..
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