Miles;2437665; said:if your worried about bad minerals use a resin like Chemi-Pure or a chemical based filter like PolyFilter ... These are a few of things people will use if they have contaminants in their water, however they can get very costly with a large ray tank and all the water changes you do. Most water conditioners that 'detoxify heavy metals' should do the trick. I like Prime because its the most bang for your buck, but it doesn't say anything about heavy metals so I usually use NovAqua+ because it has a bunch of claims that make me feel warm and fuzzy in side like Echinachea !! (Peace of Mind - Do they actually work? Who knows... )
Even something like a Brita tap water filter, that doesn't necessarily strip your water all the way down like R/O does, will provide more consistant stable water.. just replacing the filters gets expensive. Most of the stuff they remove can be removed from carbon and water conditioners, though. Waste of time and effort, really.
Also, are you using the dip strip tests to find 'traces' of ammonia and nitrate.. because the dipstrips I use at work everyday always show these tiny traces but I bust out the liquid test kit and its always 0..
Dip strip? No, I haven't ever used them. Is it important? I like how efficient the tubes are.
I've heard of aquarium computers that measure Ammonia/Nitrite/Nitrate/pH/etc, but I've never actually seen one of these products. If anyone has any info, I'm interested.
