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I am deciding whether to start a fresh water fish tank or a salt water fish tank. I have heard arguments on both sides on which tank is easier to keep. I know that salt water fish are a lot prettier than fresh water fish. Is there any nice fresh water fish that are colorful like salt water fish? I have a 40 gallon tank. Any suggestions?

On another topic… I had a beta fish that died after about 2 days of switching his water. I used half Brita filtered water and half bottled water. A couple days after he died I got 2 gold fish and they died very soon also. I cleaned and changed the water with the new gold fish but used the same combo of water. Is Brita water bad for fish?

Brita water is ok for fish, no problem there. It is equal to water that has been run through a filter that contains carbon ( interesting that the Brita does the same as your tank filter yet people say it's bad) Brita filters do not remove the vast majority of minerals from the water. It will remove suspended materials but not dissolved materials and would not affect the hardness for example. So your Brita didn't do it.

As for colorful freshwater fish I would suggest you check out African cichlids and killifish. They might surprise you.

MM

2007-03-10 12:24:49 by Eric F

SKIP TO 2:40 TO SEE RESULTS (the two cups in the middle have no filter, the two on the ends of the table have the new filter, the other two have ...

I got a new Brita. I followed all the guidelines of soaking a new filter and rinsing it and letting it filter water a few times before actually using it. But there is black specs floating in my filtered water that I know is coming from the filter. Is this normal? And what is it?

Takes a few before they disappear!

2008-04-20 18:01:07 by iben415

I've got a bad habit of opening a bottle of water, drinking less than half and leaving it somewhere, then forgetting about it and opening a new one.

I understand after a couple days (especially if left uncapped) this is an all-inclusive party for bacteria growth.

Rather than throwing these half-consumed bottles of water, would an effective treatment be to run them through my PUR or Brita Water pitcher in the fridge?

you could boil the water if you were that fearful....

2009-01-17 12:31:34 by Jason Z

Hi there,

I have three unopened Brita Water Filter packs that I have had for like 1 year or more, are they usable? How long does an un-opened filter last usually?

Thanks
In response to one of the answers below, I don't see an expiration date on each pack

Unopened, undamaged Brita filters are good indefinitely. They do not expire.

2009-03-13 00:11:49 by Insane in the Membrane

I'm sick of seeing those black rocks, dust, tiny particles in my Brita water. So I stopped drinking it because I thought it was unhealthy. Is it unhealthy to drink it?

It's charcoal, so, isn't consuming charcoal a bad thing?

No, run the water through a coffee filter to remove fine particles. Drinking small amounts of charcoal particles will not harm you.

2008-03-07 12:43:36 by provoko