Something Fishy To Think About?

I found out something today about keeping fish.

Fish are supposed to be very therapeutic as they swim gently around their tank, gliding in and out of ruined towers, over and under bridges and through the forests of weed...

Sounds great, but the death rate can run quite high and that can't be fun for your kids or your pocket.
So what are the killers in the tank?

• Cannibalism (nice!)
• Infection (bacteria, fungal, you name they can get it...)
• Over-feeding with the sprinkle food (just a pinch is all they need!)
  
• Other reasons include Poisoning from the water itself.

Yes, funnily enough it can be the water that's killing off your little fishies.

Here's the science bit:

Chlorine in your tap water can be harmful to your fish. Chlorine is put into the mains water supply at the water treatment works as a disinfectant so our drinking water is free from harmful organisms. As a result of chlorinated tap water, we no longer get cholera and other water-borne diseases. Whilst the chlorine in drinking water isn't harmful to us (it just doesn't taste great), it can actually be harmful to fish and other aquatic creatures. So you need to remove the chlorine before adding any water to your fish tank, or even your fish pond.

Here's the marketing bit: Just Water Now sells a great-value DIY kit to filter your tap water.

The JWN Unit Filter:

• Costs only £75.00 to buy
• Fits through your existing kitchen tap (or to a Triflo tap)
  
• Any vaguely-competant DIY-er can install it themselves following the step-by-step instructions (or our installers will come to your house if you prefer)
• The carbon filter block removes ~98% of chlorine taste and odour (so the water tastes great and is safe for fishies)
• The carbon filter also removes volatile organic compounds (VOCs), chlorinate hydrocarbons, other organic impurities and particulate matter found in drinking water (the cruddy bits sometimes seen swirling around your glass)
  
• The carbon filter lasts 6 months or 6,000 Litres (and costs only £7.50 to replace)
• The carbon filter is 100% biodegradable - crumble it into your compost or use it for fuel on your BBQ!
  
• We send you an email reminder when the filter change is due (very easy to do) and we'll post the new filter out to you

So for £15.00 a year, you can drink all you want from your kitchen tap and your pets will prefer it - not just your fish, but your dogs, cats and furry friends will all prefer the chlorine-free water from your tap.

The proof? My mutts always preferred to drink the rain-water (or ice) from puddles or out of the flowerpots in the garden rather than their drinking bowl. I never really thought about it until I installed my JWN Unit Filter at home and changed the water in their bowl. Rufus came to have a look, tasted the water and immediately tanked down half the bowl! Chloe then pushed past him and finished it off, so now my fussy pooches love their water bowl. My morning cuppa tastes infinitely better now too...

So visit www.justwaternow.com to see more of our products and services or email us at enquiries@justwaternow.com to order your JWN Unit Filter today and improve your pets' health and well-being today.