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New Born Pup
Hi all! So I’ve been reading a lot about how drinking water in hard water areas can contribute to urine sludge and bladder stones, so I started filtering my Guinea pigs water with a Britta filter. I wasn’t sure how much it was working though- I was asking myself, are they designed to remove calcium? Do they remove enough? How much filtration will be ok?
I went a bought some calcium dip tests off of Amazon after looking around- they provide a simple colorimetry result where you dip the test paper in water for 3 seconds, and compare the colour within 1 minute to a chart on the bottle.
I’ve attached photos showing unfiltered tap water at around 425mg/L, and water that’s been through the filter a few times reading at around 180mg/L.
This shows that the filter I’m using does reduce calcium- I’ve managed to get results as low as 80mg/L by refiltering repeatedly.
If other people are concerned about the effectiveness of their water filtration, they can get a similar test and find out.
I went a bought some calcium dip tests off of Amazon after looking around- they provide a simple colorimetry result where you dip the test paper in water for 3 seconds, and compare the colour within 1 minute to a chart on the bottle.
I’ve attached photos showing unfiltered tap water at around 425mg/L, and water that’s been through the filter a few times reading at around 180mg/L.
This shows that the filter I’m using does reduce calcium- I’ve managed to get results as low as 80mg/L by refiltering repeatedly.
If other people are concerned about the effectiveness of their water filtration, they can get a similar test and find out.