aging water?

[tellemuno]

how long do water need to age b4 its safe for fish?

 

[deeda]

Does your water supply have chlorine or chloramine in it?

 

[12 Volt Man]

none. its not necessary.

use a normal tap water conditioner like Hagen AquaPlus or Seachem Prime and away you go.

just make sure to check the temperature by feel. a little bitter warmer being better than a little bit cooler.

 

[skjl47]

Hello; I allow my tap water to sit in containers for about a week before using it for water change. I have seen in other posts that 3 to 4 days is enough. This works for chlorine but apparently not for chloramine. I plug the openings of the containers with open cell type foam plugs left from vials of fruit fly cultures. This keeps the mosquitoes form hatching out in the house and allows movement of air thru. This also stabilizes the water temp to room temp. If you are fortunate enough to have good well water then no wait is needed except perhaps for temp.

 

[dizcus]

i wait about a week if i was you to speed things up put a air stone in it keep the water moving pushing the chlor- to the top... remember it settles to the bottle.

cheers mate.

 

[Spiritofthesoul]

chloroamine does not get remove by aging, Use Prime to instantly make the water aquarium-safe

 

[Owain4]

I believe that chlorine can be taken out of the water by aging it but if you have chloramines in your drinking water you will have to use chemical. you can ask your local water source if there is chloramines present. They have reports on whats in the water all the time that you can look at to determine if resting is appropriate or the use of chemical is needed.

Read this article http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-11/rhf/feature/

 

[chris168]

4 days later will be done.

 

[Good_Times]

Sorry to hijack, but how long to age if only chlorine is present and I use an airstone, regardless of temp ?

 

[Aquafreak]

Great question and great input. I'm in a new house and just filled my tank up for the first time and definitely have a slight chlorine smell. If I decide not to age the water and use a product like Prime, can the water be added to the tank first during a water change and then add the Prime? Or do I have to use the Prime in a seperate tank, say a trash can, before I fill for a water change? No hijack intentions here as I am interested to hear what everyone's opinions are about the aging as well.