My water has chloramine in it and I am now using catalytic carbon in addition to activated carbon in separate chamber. It's been working so far but still do not have a definite answer on how long it lasts before needing replacement......prior to using catalytic carbon I was using a refillable cartridge with ammonia chips to treat ammonia from chloramine. I was needing to replace the ammonia chips monthly while so far this catalytic carbon has been going strong for 3 months now. I am using a 10 inch cartridge fyi.
Can I filter out chlorine?
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Hello; I do much the same as you except i have containers of water sitting around. Size from an old six gallon down to several one gallon. I let the tap water age for at least four (4) days. I do not use any chemicals at all. It is a pain to lug the jugs around but it has worked for a few decades.
I have thought of some way to store water for a few days and either pump it into tanks or do a gravity feed. But have not come up with anything yet. I will follow the thread to see if anything comes up other than the common chemicals.
I do keep some PRIME and SAFE around for when I have to use tap water quickly. Good luck.
Because water is sometimes scarce here.
I make use of rain water for water changes as much as possible.
That rain water ends up in a barrel on the opposite side of the yard from my tanks.
I mention this, as a great way to get stored water from point A to point B (as opposed to carrying buckets)
I use a Sicce Drainage pump
It pumps the barrel down from full to a 1/4" in a couple minutes (about a 50 gallon water change).
The pump is at the ready, and PVC is run from the pump to tank (sump) permanently across the yard.
I make use of rain water for water changes as much as possible.
That rain water ends up in a barrel on the opposite side of the yard from my tanks.
I mention this, as a great way to get stored water from point A to point B (as opposed to carrying buckets)
I use a Sicce Drainage pump
It pumps the barrel down from full to a 1/4" in a couple minutes (about a 50 gallon water change).
The pump is at the ready, and PVC is run from the pump to tank (sump) permanently across the yard.
I am building a house back at the pond. (Several year long project, no mortgage)
I have am 850 gallon polytank. I could install a gutter system and capture all the rain water, hummmmm....
We used to average 56" of rain a year here in Southeast Texas. (now we get that every couple of storms)
I love the rain water idea.
Are there any thought against this?
I have am 850 gallon polytank. I could install a gutter system and capture all the rain water, hummmmm....
We used to average 56" of rain a year here in Southeast Texas. (now we get that every couple of storms)
I love the rain water idea.
Are there any thought against this?
Hello; I have thought about this. There is no big problem catching the water. The problem I see is avoiding all the crud that can accumulate on a roof during a dry spell. Say it does not rain for a week or more. Stuff from the air will settle on the roof. Birds will use it as a bathroom. I spent some time on a roof and found a lot of insects. So my take is some sort of control needs to be in place.
Say it takes a while to let rain wash most of the crud away. You do not want to catch the first water off the roof. If it rains hard the crud may be gone in ten minutes. If it rains soft it may take an hour. My idea is to have a way to have a way to deflect the water away until it is clean.
Some sort of device to send the water away for a while and then send it to the collection barrel. I seem to recall seeing such a set up in the dim past. I am thinking of a container (maybe a bucket) with a hole in it. If the rain is light the bucket never fill up enough to have the weight to move a control so the rain is not collected. If it rains hard enough the bucket fills up enough after a while to move the control and cleaner water is collected. I think this was didcussed on this forum some years ago.
Don't forget skeeter control.
Makes sure you use a TDS meter to watch the total dissolved solids in the tank and the incoming rain water. TDS affects the osmotic regulation of your fish. Get a baseline TDS reading of your tank and tap water. Keeping the TDS in the soft water range is good for any soft water loving fish 50-150ppm. Slightly hard water starts at 150ppm-250ppm (fine for aquarium bred fish like angels).
Depends on the intensity of the rain. 5 minutes during a heavy rain
The other day as I pumped 50 gals to the tank, the barrel kept filling as rain kept falling.
I estimate I exchanged at least 100 gallons in about 10 minutes.
During the rainy season (here in Panama) the barrel is filled almost nightly
During the dry season, I must use municipal water.
Rain here averages a pH of 8, when I live in Milwaukee, it average 7 or below.
In Milwaukee I had a double set of rain barrels.
The first to settle out solids, and I pumped to tanks from the 2nd, the 2nd over flowed to my pond.
Downspout First Flush Diverter Kit, 3" - Bathtub And Shower Diverter Valves - Amazon.com
Hello; Not sure if this is commercial device is the same as what I was thinking about.
Hello; Not sure if this is commercial device is the same as what I was thinking about.
