u/Impossible_Fill_4193

Hey guys so I’m looking to get into a wfp system but I live in a hard water area and it shows not to get the normal soft water tanks for around 400$ are there hard water tanks that are around the same price ?
Why is the soft water tanks 400$ and the only hard water ones are like 1500$ and massive?
Would it be that bad to just buy the soft water tank and use it in the area I’m in? thanks in advance!

Montgomery county Maryland