Do I need a water filter?

[J98]

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 would be good to remove pesticides?

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

[Apollo]

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]

You can consult a water filter provider company because to my knowledge using reverse osmosis can be used for anything.

[hiram04]

Yes, it is very necessary. Having a filter cleans the water from dirt, removes the toxic buildup of ammonia and nitrates, and clears the water so your fish can breathe.