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Safe to consume fish-ready water? Gfishery 03-17-2005
Posted by Gfishery on March 17, 2005, 3:22 pm
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I'm jealous of the extra clean water my goldfish get during a water change.
How safe is it for a human to drink water treated with TetraAqua's AquaSafe, or
Seachem's Prime?

I figure drinking water with no chlorine or chloramines can only be a good thing
for humans, but I don't know what else they add in
there that may cause a problem for humans.
Would the chemical they add to promote the Slime Coat for fish be a problem for
humans?



Posted by Elaine T on March 17, 2005, 3:49 pm
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 Gfishery wrote:
> I'm jealous of the extra clean water my goldfish get during a water change.
> How safe is it for a human to drink water treated with TetraAqua's AquaSafe,
or Seachem's Prime?
>
> I figure drinking water with no chlorine or chloramines can only be a good
thing for humans, but I don't know what else they add in
> there that may cause a problem for humans.
> Would the chemical they add to promote the Slime Coat for fish be a problem
for humans?
>
>
Well, I've gotten the occasional mouthful from a siphon hose with no
ill-effects, but I wouldn't drink treated water on purpose. My AmQuel
treated stuff tastes bitter.

I love my Pur water filter pitcher, though. It removes chlorine and
other pollutants and makes very good-tasting drinking water. Probably
be good water for fish too, but I haven't tried it.

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Posted by Ben on March 17, 2005, 3:58 pm
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Elaine T wrote:
> I love my Pur water filter pitcher, though. It removes chlorine and
> other pollutants and makes very good-tasting drinking water. Probably
> be good water for fish too, but I haven't tried it.

If it's anything like the Britta, they say not to use it for aquarium water.


Posted by Elaine T on March 17, 2005, 4:19 pm
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 Ben wrote:
> Elaine T wrote:
>
>> I love my Pur water filter pitcher, though. It removes chlorine and
>> other pollutants and makes very good-tasting drinking water. Probably
>> be good water for fish too, but I haven't tried it.
>
>
> If it's anything like the Britta, they say not to use it for aquarium
> water.
>
That's good to know - It's a lot like Britta. Guess fish and people
have different needs even in purified water.

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Posted by Gill Passman on March 17, 2005, 4:39 pm
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> Ben wrote:
> > Elaine T wrote:
> >
> >> I love my Pur water filter pitcher, though. It removes chlorine and
> >> other pollutants and makes very good-tasting drinking water. Probably
> >> be good water for fish too, but I haven't tried it.
> >
> >
> > If it's anything like the Britta, they say not to use it for aquarium
> > water.
> >
> That's good to know - It's a lot like Britta. Guess fish and people
> have different needs even in purified water.
>
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Wouldn't fancy it myself....



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