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    Default Re: Clear water, everything else wrong?

    Here are your pictures. They are almost certainly showing some form of copper, possibly copper carbonate -- but I've never seen filters look like that before. I did a little checking, and am wondering if it's copper borate -- the color is awfully blue for copper carbonate,but seems right for copper borate:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOIeJQwkH (couldn't find any stills)



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