Removing iron

[mbanks850]

I use well water for my planted aquarium.   the water runs through a water softener to remove most of the iron in our water (you can tell in our neighborhood who has lawn sprinklers bypassing the softeners because everything is orange from rust).

Even after softening, the water still tastes metallic when you drink it.

Is there anything than can be used in a canister filter to bind the iron and remove it?   I would rather avoid having to go the RO water route.

I listened to an Aquarium Co-op youtube video today and in the video they mentioned that one of the causes of hair algae thrives is high iron environments.   I am always fighting hair algae.

 

[KBOzzie59]

I'd be tempted to give Seachem Purigen a try. 

[Mmiller2001]

Might be worth it to just set an RO/DI system.

[Guppysnail]

I have had this problem this works

[Guppysnail]

Add on maybe i should say it at least turns orange. I never tested to see if it was actually removed

[lefty o]

id look into a whole house iron filter.

[Jungle Fan]

On 7/21/2021 at 2:10 PM, KBOzzie59 said:

I'd be tempted to give Seachem Purigen a try. 

Purigen won't do anything in regards to iron, it's designed to remove nitrogenous organics and tannins. A whole house iron filter might be worth looking into if the water still tastes metallic after current treatment.