realistically its impossible to tell what you need without figuring out what is in your water so the more diffrent stages the better but i would say 4 stages would serve you just fine. have a good sediment filter in the first stage, a low micron carbon block in the second (like .5), ro membrane in the third and di resin in the fourth. make sure there is adequate pressure going through the system or youll be sending a lot of water down the drain