dif between tap water and power filter

[DOLORES]

whats the difference between an emperor 280 and a tapwater filter???

 

[Silly me]

whats is a tapwater filter??

I have a little jug I filter water for the freezer, are you talking about that??

 

[Teelie]

Big difference. A tap water filter removes chlorines and chloramines at the least and often heavy metals and minerals. An Emperor filter removes some of the same stuff but is not nearly as effective and uses carbon that runs out of absorbing power after a week.

Additionally, a tapwater filter usually is connected to a faucet or sink whereas the Emperor is attached to an aquarium.

 

[DOLORES]

so like i should buy the tap water filter instead the emperor? if i didnt get it let me kno its 3 am so i kinda tend to be slow at this time

 

[Teelie]

2am here, and you'll need the Emperor filter more than the tap filter if you want your fish to live. A filter on the tank is always more important than one on the tap. The tap filter also has uses outside of aquariums, like drinking water but an Emperor only has the one use for the aquarium.

 

[Sky042]

You need the emperor. all the tap water does is same thing as if you had a Pur or britta water filter. It purifies the water but it isn't intended for a fishtank is isn't powered. You NEED the emperor the rest is option.

 

[DOLORES]

oooooooooooooooh ok! i guess the tap water thingy i'll buy it later thnx for answerin my last question guys!!!!!! yay im settin up myneeew tank lalalala (sorry sleepy mood got over me sooner that i thought it would)

 

[Doggfather]

get the tapwater filter if you like doing heaps of water changes

 

[DOLORES]

get the tapwater filter if you like doing heaps of water changes

ummmm.... what heaps does mean? my english doesnt go that far yet

 

[Teelie]

It means a lot. Plentiful. Overwhelming.

 

[DOLORES]

uuuuh , got it! well so that means that the tap water filter , with it u need to do a lot of water changes? ewww i hate that i guess i'll love it when i buy the siphon thingy , but for now i hate itttttttttttt (water changes) AND SOOOOOOOOOO thnx again for the time and patience

 

[Teelie]

No, it doesn't mean more water changes. I'm not sure what that's supposed to mean actually.