I have recently started using two 50 gallon holding bins for my water I will use for waterchanges based on the premise that chlorine will evaporate out of the tap water if left sitting and aerated. I also just ordered some testing supplies to test for chlorine so I am going to be doing a few simple tests at different hour intervals to see how long it takes chlorine to evaporate from a 50 gallon tub.... Anyway my question is for those of you who already use "aged" water. Do you still add some type of conditioner to the water possibly at a lower dose to either take out some of the other harmful chemicals or to add helpful things to the water... Thanks everybody... I hope my post is clear
Aged Water other additives?
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Curious to know how long it takes for chlorine to clear, I still use Cycle or another heavy metal remover
I have a 40 gallon container; I use an airstone and let it sit for about 2 days(warms to room temp (68 in fish room) )
I have a 40 gallon container; I use an airstone and let it sit for about 2 days(warms to room temp (68 in fish room) )
I have two 55 gallon drums that I use. It only take about 12 hours for chlorine to naturaly evaporate.
I have a heater in each one and a small power head for flow. I don't add anything to the water and I don't have any problems. I use this water for my rays and they haven't been affected. I do though however like to let the water sit for at least 24 hours, but that is because that is about how long it take the drums to get to 85 degrees which the tank is at.
I have a heater in each one and a small power head for flow. I don't add anything to the water and I don't have any problems. I use this water for my rays and they haven't been affected. I do though however like to let the water sit for at least 24 hours, but that is because that is about how long it take the drums to get to 85 degrees which the tank is at.
i still add either prime or tetra aqua safe to my water in my 55 drum just to be safe but with power head and airstone i know i dont need too but i like to be extra safe i also let my water sit for about 48 hours
Please keep in mind that you get water from other regions with different water chemistry. E.g. some regions have high arsenic levels in drinking water (see EPA website, e.g. in NC). Others don't. The load on heavy metals does not diminish by aeration or aging ...
The same treatment that is fine for Honda12's rays in Michigan does not necessarily work all across the US.
HarleyK
Lake Michigan Water is like drinking from a septic tank (between Milwaukee and Chicago it is at least). Been about 25 years since I even touched it, but on warm days ya can smell it for miles!
OK....I'm a semi-newbie. I was in the hobby 30 years ago when plain old chlorine was in the water and it was standard practice to just let the water sit for a day or two. Now chlorine is/was added mostly as a gas and that was part of the reason letting water sit would let the chlorine evaporate away. My understanding today is that most water treatment plants have gone to chloramine rather than chlorine for two major reasons. One, chlorine gas is bad stuff to handle and a chlorine gas leak is potentially beyond a big problem. Secondly, chloramine is easier to handle and also has the added benefit, from the water treatment side, that it doesn't readily evaporate out of the water as it's added as a liquid with some staying power. I don't have a chemist around to ask but an engineer friend, with some background in building water treatment plants, says chloramine is almost a "forever" present chemical in treated water unless something is added to negate it. Is this true? Are we off base thinking letting water "age" will remove chloramine? I'm back in the hobby and there's so much more going on that it's a bit confusing.....ignorance years ago made life so much easier. 