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03-23-2005, 11:57 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Tualatin, Oregon
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 |  Brita Water
Has anyone tried using a Brita filter for their aquarium water? My guess is that it is probably as good as most bottled waters, and better than tapwaters. Is it anywhere as good as R/O D/I? Is it worth the extra 125 bucks. What kind of difference is there?
Thanks for the input.
Aaron
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55 Gallon Attemped Reef - 20 Gallon Sump - 250 Watt MH - True Perc, Yellow Tang, Purple Chromis, Snails, Hermits, Sally Lightfoot, Green BTA, Colt, Xenia, Flower Pot, Green Star Polups, Assorted Mushrooms, Maxima Clam, Still Hooked... | 
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03-24-2005, 04:50 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Grand Junction, Colorado Age: 33
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| Re: Brita Water
I would recommend ro/di. It will cost you a fortune for brita filters to make frequent enough water changes. Not to mention questionable water quality. Look on ebay, I got a 6 stage ro/di for 140.00 shipped.
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03-24-2005, 05:35 AM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
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| Re: Brita Water
Brita is only a charcoal filter....it does not remove much.
I would say bottled water would be a big improvement. *Most are filtered or distilled.
RO/DI all the way! *Without one, you probably will be constanly fighting phosphates...which means hair algae and cyanobacteria.  _________  I Love My Sig By John Hawkins!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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03-24-2005, 10:16 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Tualatin, Oregon
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| Re: Brita Water
Thanks for the help. No Brita for me. Bottled water or R/O.
Aaron | |
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03-24-2005, 10:33 AM
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| | Vlamingii Tang
Join Date: Mar 2004
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| Re: Brita Water
Great choice  RO/DI Definitely  .... John | |
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03-26-2005, 06:57 AM
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| | Fire Worm
Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tynewydd, South Wales, Age: 28
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| Re: Brita Water
You need to be carefull with bottled water as many (well that is here in the UK!) have a high silica content (such as volvic) which will also give you major algae problems.
i would definately use ro/di....
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