Well Water: What is your filtration setup?

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I have well water with TDS at ~400 coming out of the tap. I also have iron, sulpher, etc. I plan on fixing the iron issue with a katalox AIO unit, in addition to my softner, but reading up on them they all recommend pre filtering the water.

This got me thinking. I don't want to run RO for my house and RO for my fish tank water and end up replacing dozens for filter cartridges each year. I would love to find something that will reduce the TDS in my water before it hits my softner and katalox, then it will go to my RODI for the tank or bypass that for the rest of the house. Clean drinking water for me and less TDS to deal with on the RODI system for the tank. Thoughts?

Also has anyone used something like this? I love the idea of not having to clean it or deal with it, we all know I'll have plenty of that to do with the tank...

 
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That seems like a self-cleaning sediment filter? Would that reduce TDS since those are dissolved? Is your TDS @ 400 before the softener? Mine runs that high after the softener, but a lot of it is sodium.
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That seems like a self-cleaning sediment filter? Would that reduce TDS since those are dissolved? Is your TDS @ 400 before the softener? Mine runs that high after the softener, but a lot of it is sodium.
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I'm not sure if it would or not, I was hoping someone here would know :)

It is 400 after the softner. But after you posted I checked before the softner and like you it was lower. Around 350.
 
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