Sandbag
New Member
I have a slight problem. I currently have an RO system fitted and use this (50/50) with tap water and dechlorinator. However, my life would be a lot easier if I just had an HMA filter BUT we live in a very hard water area (hence the RO).
Now, I've been told that RO does not remove chloramines and heavy metals so, apart from making the water it produces soft and sending a goodly amount of the 'waste' water down the drain (which we really can't afford to lose), what is the point? I only put the system to go on the evening before the weekly water changes. Its fitted to a large (sealed) drum with attached tap and I bucket it to the sink, add necessary warm water and dechlorinator and away I go.
I'm having a purpose built fish room constructed through the summer/autumn months (its part of an extension and refurbishment that we are having done to the house). I would prefer to be able to draw the required water direct from a large container without the need to add salts, dechlorinator, and whatever, but I'm in a big predicament with regard to our damned hard water and I need to get this right first time. Any suggestions, apart from saying I'd be better off keeping African Cichlids LOL!!!!
Now, I've been told that RO does not remove chloramines and heavy metals so, apart from making the water it produces soft and sending a goodly amount of the 'waste' water down the drain (which we really can't afford to lose), what is the point? I only put the system to go on the evening before the weekly water changes. Its fitted to a large (sealed) drum with attached tap and I bucket it to the sink, add necessary warm water and dechlorinator and away I go.
I'm having a purpose built fish room constructed through the summer/autumn months (its part of an extension and refurbishment that we are having done to the house). I would prefer to be able to draw the required water direct from a large container without the need to add salts, dechlorinator, and whatever, but I'm in a big predicament with regard to our damned hard water and I need to get this right first time. Any suggestions, apart from saying I'd be better off keeping African Cichlids LOL!!!!
.......move house? 
I suggested that but hubby wasn't impressed!
