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So I thought since my tap water sucks, and I can't afford a RO unit or buying RO or Distilled water all the time, what if I could at least filter out some of the things from my water to make it a bit softer, especially in my shrimp tanks that I use shrimp soils to lower the pH, I find the harder the water going in, the long it takes to buffer the pH down, so I took a distilled water container, cut it off the bottom so it fits into my 5gal refill jug. At the bottom is a fine filter pad, then an ammonia removing pad, carbon pad, phosphate pad, bag of peat and more fine filter floss. I am slowly dripping water into the top from my shower nozzle, at the rate of probably taking 3-4 hours to fill up a 5gal jug, so its going slow.
I wish I had a TDS meter to test if its removing anything but I figure it has to be removing something from the water. Anyways, here's a pic.
I wish I had a TDS meter to test if its removing anything but I figure it has to be removing something from the water. Anyways, here's a pic.
