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RE: Carbon Filters for Chorine/Chloramine...Yes!

To: <Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com>
Subject: RE: Carbon Filters for Chorine/Chloramine...Yes!
From: "Wilson" <jwilson at knology_net>
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 15:06:18 -0600
Importance: Normal
In-Reply-To: <199903110848.DAA07937 at acme_actwin.com>

> From: <boukmn at mindspring_com>
> >6mth or 1000gal limit on these cartridges. Perhaps, they are not as
> >efficient after 1000 gals (99% Chlorine/ Chloramine removal)
> I often abuse
> >these filters to the tune of 2000-3000 gals w/o losing fish
> or plants.
> >Figure a 70-80% Chloramine reduction is good enough.

Picking up a chlorine test kit is the easiest way to determine when the
cartridge is no longer effective at removing chlorine. I don't get anywhere
near 1000 gallons out of one. 400-500 gallons is more the norm when removing
2 ppm total Cl.

I use the Hach Chlorine test strips for a quick check before each water
change.

Those filters also make a nice prefilter to keep an RO unit clean. The
carbon block lasts a LONG time if the water is prefiltered.

Jon Wilson

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