I have the filter. It's going to get out everything down to .3 microns, so that's quite a bit.

The tabs will kill whatever is in there, no matter how small, but the dead stuff will still be in the water, along with silt, etc.

I prefer the filter. It's not as light, but I don't like lots of chemicals (ok, any chemicals) in my water.

YMMV.
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