PUR filter...

[silly34]

Would one of those PUR filters work until I can get an RO unit?? Better than tap I would suppose.

B.

 

[K9coral]

Ive heard of people using them before. Like you said, not as good as RO but definately better than plain tap water. IMO

 

[tangir1]

Don't know much about water in TN, but some people can do it without RO if the tap water is very good. But the lucky ones are few, and I don't think TN is as well-known as the Pacific NW for water quality.

Anyway, check with your local water company for a water report, and see if it is good enough. PUR filter does not remove mineral, and may not do much to chloramine, so it can be an issue. I suggest you take a look at some fo the recent articles on water quality in either AAOM or RK online magazine and see if they can be of help to you.

 

[Anonymous]

I used one of those when I had a 29 gallon tank. But as said RO is better. Home Depot and Lowe's sell countertop filters which are ok as well.

 

[Anonymous]

If I remember right, the PUR filters are basically a carbon-block filter. It'll remove some chemicals, but you're right, won't be as good as RO. Certainly better than nuttin though. A carbon block is usually one stage of an RO system.

 

[silly34]

Cool, thanks. I will get a real unit as soon as I get this 155 tank setup just takes forever!!!

B.

 

[Ben_Wilson]

It won't remove enough clorine so you'll have to use declorinator in the mean time. Also, the point of a RO/DI unit is to remove phosphates and silicates, PUR won't even touch those. I would use grocery store RO water until. Other wise you can see if your LFS will test your tap water for phosphates and silicates. Luckilly my tap is undetectable, so I have always gotten away without the slow and expensive units. I do test every 3 months, just to be safe.
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Ben