zookeeper wrote:

Lee Brouillet wrote:
... but I can't do anything
about the phospates because they're adding it to my damn water source!
...

Not a solution, but a question? Would carbon-based filters remove
phosphates / chloramines? Maybe use a "whole house" filter when putting
in tap water to keep phosphates out? Just thinking "out loud."

Yes, activated carbon filters remove cloramines.