Jun
Aquarium Advice Regular
I've been using a PUR faucet filter and Prime for my tap water to make it safe for my fish.
When I run my tap water through the PUR filter the pH is a lovely 6.8. When I don't, the tests read a much more startling 8.2 - not a number cohesive to the fish I am keeping. Ideally, I'd like to be able to empty and fill my tank from the sink without using buckets, but I can't connect the python to the Pur faucet piece, so I can only empty it with the python and have to turn on the filter and run buckets back and forth to fill it back up.
This is the list of things the Pur filter supposedly removes: >Link<
My question is: Is there something on that list that would give a false pH reading? Or is the filter actually altering the pH of the tap?
Opinions? Tests I can run? Thanks in advance!
When I run my tap water through the PUR filter the pH is a lovely 6.8. When I don't, the tests read a much more startling 8.2 - not a number cohesive to the fish I am keeping. Ideally, I'd like to be able to empty and fill my tank from the sink without using buckets, but I can't connect the python to the Pur faucet piece, so I can only empty it with the python and have to turn on the filter and run buckets back and forth to fill it back up.
This is the list of things the Pur filter supposedly removes: >Link<
My question is: Is there something on that list that would give a false pH reading? Or is the filter actually altering the pH of the tap?
Opinions? Tests I can run? Thanks in advance!