Water Filtration Method

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Originally Posted by Aquattro

That's the reason I use RO. It's insurance for when the normally good tap water isn't.

Agreed; there will always be a chance of tap water contamination (flushing of pipes, heavy chlorination, etc). I suppose in an event like that (like Winnipeg just had) you would A) hope you had enough freshwater stored to get you through or B) start boiling if you got desperate.

On a somewhat side note; but related. I'm also wondering about the merits of a UV sterilizer after the filtration; but before the salt mixing stage. I know this won't touch chlorination; but I'm curious what type of bacteria it would actually help not introduce into the tank (if any). I, personally, don't want to put the UV sterilizer into the tank as I'm a believer of keeping good bacteria around (please don't take offense if you use one; it's just my personal preference).