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J98
02-28-2017, 01:26 PM
The water where I live is quite bad, I have a berkey filter for myself.

Am I going to need to filter the water for an aquaponics system? I dunno, I'm new to all this! I wouldn't want to kill my fish with whatever chemicals are in my water supply.

I'd be concerned about pesticides hurting the fish specifically, there's a lot of evidence that there's enough pesticides in typical water that it hurts fish and amphibians in the streams. So I would think it would be a problem for my aquaponics as well? Do you think one of these water filters (https://whatwaterfilter.com/best-water-filter-removes-pesticides/) would be good to remove pesticides?

Sorry if this is a dumb question and thanks for your help!

Apollo
03-12-2017, 07:04 AM
Good Morning J98

So where do you live & what makes you water so bad?

I live in Phoenix, AZ. and have a 700 gal system. For the most part I use rain water, the fish love it & I add an Iron supplement for the plants.

For more info check out my main site "Pipe Siphon by Apollo".

rafiseka
08-26-2020, 09:11 PM
You can consult a water filter provider company because to my knowledge using reverse osmosis can be used for anything.

hiram04
11-01-2022, 11:17 AM
Yes, it is very necessary. Having a filter cleans the water from dirt (https://www.nationalparkaquarium.org/how-to-clean-aquarium-filter/), removes the toxic buildup of ammonia and nitrates, and clears the water so your fish can breathe.