Chloramine in source water with Auto Drip System?

[RD.]

Agree with duanes , it all boils down to exactly what he just posted, along with ones disinfectant residual levels. IMHO always best to drop a dime and speak to someone at your local facility so there are no surprises with regards to max/min levels of whatever disinfectant is being used.

 

[HarleyK]

Before u installed the injector pump what were your findings while dripping "tainted" water lol? Anything noticeably detrimental or did u just add it in for more of worry/precaution?

Sorry, I can't tell you - I wouldn't know. Lol.

I have never added untreated municipal tap water to my tanks. Drinking water disinfection is a serious business, chlorine or chloramine are added because they exert biological effects at the concentrations they are added: they kill. Why would I subject my aquatic biosphere to that? I invest too much in my tanks to negligently inflict harm by being careless. I don't want to kill my beneficial bacteria, I don't want to kill my plants, my shrimp, I don't want to kill my fishes' microbiomes, I don't want to harm my fish, I do not want to harm their fry.

There is a lot that was said by others that I simply don't agree with: Treating tapwater to remove disinfecting agents is fish keeping 101 IMHO.

Having said all of that, I am fortunate enough to live on my own private well now. No more treating water, just straight from the ground into my tanks.

Happy fishkeeping
HarleyK