Path: utzoo!hoptoad!ihnp4!ihlpg!dalka
From: dalka@ihlpg.ATT.COM (Ken Dalka)
Newsgroups: alt.aquaria
Subject: Re: softening water
Message-ID: <4695@ihlpg.ATT.COM>
Date: 24 Jan 88 04:33:35 GMT
References: <4961@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories - Naperville, Illinois
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> It seems like if I boil water in my usual aluminum pot,
> I'll contaminate the water.  Does anybody have any nice easy ways to
> soften water, or do I have to nuke it in my microwave a liter at a
> time?  

There is a product on the market called "water softener pillow" made
by aquarium pharmaceuticals. I've used it very successfully. essentially
its a bag filled with stuff that you put in your filter. It removes as
much of the hardness as it can absorb. then you take it out and recharge
it with salt water and repeat the process. Take care to use uniodized salt.
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