cool thanks for the info...I had tried tap water in the beginning and I think that was one of the issues they had...once I switched to the britta I could definately see a difference that looked to be directly linked as far as I could tell...so I'm thinking if 200 to 100 was that much an improvement goin from 100 to 10ish or 0 if possible would be best to start. I did a lot of reading on RO systems and found that the last step in 6 filter systems makes it better to drink taste etc don't know why water with nothing in it wouldn't have the most prefered taste but maybe it would feel weird on your teeth cause it's so hungry for molecules or somethin the ions. For plants it seems that as close to 0 as possible is ideal and add nutes from there...for humans it seems that some treatment filters help taste and benefit like some calcium in trace parts so it's not pulled from your teeth etc...I'm debating on getting one cause our tap water is at 190-200 and that's just not acceptable for plants or drinking...the cheapest I could find 3-5 stage systems was 100 bucks a bit more with storage tanks and pump(s) etc

I chopped one down today, I was 99% sure it was a male as I could see several ball like lookin things in one pocket...I took a pic but not sure how good it's gonna be, I'll post it a little later. down to 8 potential I'd be happiest with 4 or 5 so hopefully the food I'm adding today will help expedite the sexing process