Good 'Water Profile Reading 101' Resource?

[ophillium]

Hey folks,

I just received my local water report:

Minerals
Calcium (Ca+2): 5.20ppm
Magnesium (Mg+2): 1.2ppm
Bicarbonate (HCO3-1): 17.5ppm
Sulfate (SO4-2): 1.61ppm
Sodium (Na+1): 1.75ppm
Chloride (Cl-1): 4.97ppm

Disinfectants
Chlorine, Total Residual: 1.25ppm
Dichloramine: 0.27ppm
Monochloramine: 0.68ppm

But this means very little to me (if anything at all). Can anyone suggest a good resource for learning about what to look for here?

Any suggestions for specific adjustments to my water would also be welcomed and appreciated.

 

[ajdelange]

You are fortunate in having water that is virtually mineral free. Hit it with a little metabite to get rid of the chloramine and then follow the reams of advice you will find here for treatment of RO water.

 

[ophillium]

You are fortunate in having water that is virtually mineral free. Hit it with a little metabite to get rid of the chloramine and then follow the reams of advice you will find here for treatment of RO water.

Like this stickied monster up top?

 

[bob1852]

Yep!

Use a crushed campden tablet to treat ~20 gallons of your water to neutralize chloramine (as AJ said), and treat it as pretty much RO water per the primer you linked.