Has anyone used Fridge Water Filters when doing water changes?

[xtm]

my budget is a little tight right now and I can't afford a full blown RO/DI unit yet.. I was wondering if the regular "Fridge water filter" is a good substitute for RO/DI water? Something like this:
http://www.waterfilters.net/culligan/fridgefilters/ic-100.htm

It's gotta be better than Tap water, right? But to what extent? Is this effective when it comes to filtering excess nutrients to control algae?

Thanks

 

[Entropy]

It depends on your source water quality. Either way it will be better than using straight tap, but it is not a substitute for a good RO unit.

 

[Nray203]

Using my TDS meter my tap water is 170, Frig water is 75, RODI unit is 0-3... It's better than using it out of the tap, but...

 

[xtrstangx]

If its all you got, its better than tap water... but its still no RO/DI or even RO.

 

[Ruebourbon99]

Won't it still have chlorine in it?

 

[jmccalip]

I don't think so since it would probably use carbon. But I would imagine it would still have chloramine.

 

[xtm]

What about using two of those in series?

in ---->filter 1-->filter 2---> out

My local Home Depot has em on sale for like $5 a pop

 

[tkeracer619]

I would go to a lfs and get water. I got my 4 chamber ro/di for 75 bucks of this website.

Rio Pumps don't Rule! They are poorly manufactured and designed pumps. Sry, I fealt like I had to say it for all the fish who have passed.

 

[xtm]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6879635#post6879635 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tkeracer619
Rio Pumps don't Rule! They are poorly manufactured and designed pumps. Sry, I fealt like I had to say it for all the fish who have passed. [/B]

there's this thing called "sarcasm"... look it up. www.dictionary.com