Dechlorinator nah?? or yah???

[BarroomHero]

this is very true and makes for a good arguement. Although really if you have a tub which your filling already. Just fill the tub, through a air stone or a hob filter for a few hours. I guarantee you the chlorine level will be sooooo low.

Honestly I have kept every CA cichlid that exists and have honestly took my python and filled directly from my tap. I would just make sure the temperature was as close as I could get it. Once filled I would add dechlor like 15-20 minutes later. What sense does that make??? when chlorine was at its highest point(first entering the tank) it was flowing through the system with no ill effects at all. Actually right after my WC is when my fish seem to be the healthiest and colourful. Its like they get a breathe of fresh air.

K now I may be only speaking for myself, I'm in Ontario Canada and perhaps some of you have toxic water and your municipalities add like 50/50 mix of water and chlorine. I don't know. Although my tap water is not of the best quality. I'm in the water business so I know how my city water is. I only drink water through a Reverse Osmosis system. Although in my house I run a softner and my tanks get that water directly. Period. So I may be crazy although I have an Oscar that is 9 years old and 13". I have midas, texas, and butti that are around 5-6 years old. I have a 2 year old breeding pair of jags. I have also raised pretty close to 10 billion FW discus LOL not quite that many but you get the idea.

My SW predator tank gets tap water with salt added of course. Only my reef tank gets RO water, which is not because of chlorine although corals can't have any TDS(dissolved metals) so a RO membrane is required.

I dont fill a tub with water first. I add Prime first then I add water to the tank directly from the tap. I also keep on the slotted gravel thing of the end of the python to help aerate the water and evaporate some of the chlorine. I guess its just peace of mind for me. Another reason I add prime is in case my water has chloramine.

 

[Chago09]

people are voting no, although I wish they would chime in and explain why. I am not doing this to be an ***, I just wanted to see people debate the topic because again I think its a scam, although many people use it. I have not used it in years and have not lost a fish in that time (knock on wood). Although that doesn't mean you can all go run and do it now.

 

[Rambo85]

Here do this. Go to pool store and buy a chlorine test kit. Test some water right from your tap. Pour water into a bucket quickly so it splashes and gets frothy or whatever(you know what I mean). Then let it sit for about an hour with a old filter just running or a PH making bubbles etc. Then test the water.

How do you currently do wc?? add water into tank then add dechlor??

I have a waterbutt i fill, add dechlor, and leave overnight before waterchanges. I am going to get a Chlorine test kit though now - i am intrigued

 

[Chago09]

I dont fill a tub with water first. I add Prime first then I add water to the tank directly from the tap. I also keep on the slotted gravel thing of the end of the python to help aerate the water and evaporate some of the chlorine. I guess its just peace of mind for me. Another reason I add prime is in case my water has chloramine.

your from Vegas?? from what I know about your area, it has an extremely high TDS and most people only drink from Reverse Osmosis. That is common for any mountain area or a desert area. Although I am not at all sure about the chlorine or chloromine use their.

Again I wish the no voters would say what they are doing to not use conditioner. This way we as hobbyists can not waste money on this stuff if we don't need to.

 

[BarroomHero]

your from Vegas?? from what I know about your area, it has an extremely high TDS and most people only drink from Reverse Osmosis. That is common for any mountain area or a desert area. Although I am not at all sure about the chlorine or chloromine use their.

Again I wish the no voters would say what they are doing to not use conditioner. This way we as hobbyists can not waste money on this stuff if we don't need to.

I used to drink tap water all the time lol. What does having a TDS mean for my fish? TDS means total dissolved solids right?

 

[cchhcc]

You're promoting some dangerous information there Chago09. Your water may be lightly chlorinated, and your experience MAY be good with your practices, but that isn't the case for most of us.

You should not make blanket statements without knowing the makeup of everyone's tap water. Many of us have water with chloramine, not simple chlorine. Chloramine does not dissipate as does chlorine and MUST be treated prior to use.

Regardless, I think your experience with dissipation rates of chlorine is unique and is definitely NOT the case in most situations. Generally, most tap water needs a solid 24 hours with aeration to dissipate most of the chlorine (and, again, that assumes you have chlorine only, not chloramine).

You also ignore the affects even brief periods of exposure to chlorine has on the gill structure of your fish. Sublethal levels or chlorine can and do affect your fish whether or not you accept it. Eventually, the side effects can build up and dramatically shorten the life of your pets.

There is much information on the net about this issue, and I hope you research it.

 

[Rambo85]

There is much information on the net about this issue, and I hope you research it.

Can you point me in the correct direction if you have any of the info to hand please?(too lazy to google/trawl through forums)

 

[Chago09]

I have a waterbutt i fill, add dechlor, and leave overnight before waterchanges. I am going to get a Chlorine test kit though now - i am intrigued

Rambo you have made this all worth it for me now. Spend like $5 on a test kit and see for yourself. Again like I said earlier, unless your city pulls water from a swamp and adds like tons and tons of chlorine and chloromine, you should not have any problems

 

[Chago09]

I used to drink tap water all the time lol. What does having a TDS mean for my fish? TDS means total dissolved solids right?

no no TDS will do nothing to your FW fish unless its something rediculous which it isn't since your alive and well from drinking it. TDS really is a factor with corals.

 

[Chago09]

You're promoting some dangerous information there Chago09. Your water may be lightly chlorinated, and your experience MAY be good with your practices, but that isn't the case for most of us.

You should not make blanket statements without knowing the makeup of everyone's tap water. Many of us have water with chloramine, not simple chlorine. Chloramine does not dissipate as does chlorine and MUST be treated prior to use.

Regardless, I think your experience with dissipation rates of chlorine is unique and is definitely NOT the case in most situations. Generally, most tap water needs a solid 24 hours with aeration to dissipate most of the chlorine (and, again, that assumes you have chlorine only, not chloramine).

You also ignore the affects even brief periods of exposure to chlorine has on the gill structure of your fish. Sublethal levels or chlorine can and do affect your fish whether or not you accept it. Eventually, the side effects can build up and dramatically shorten the life of your pets.

There is much information on the net about this issue, and I hope you research it.

CC I think your generalizing my opinion from one post. If you read the entire I thread I actually repeated myself a few times saying that this may only be my water source and not everyones.