Dechlorinator Python idea.......

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Hello my fellow wetheads! Long time browser, first time poster!
I got three FW tanks (20,55,125), and I use city tap water for ALL water changes. Water is treated with CHLORINE, ph 7.8., 17-19 deg. hardness, and 3-4 ppm chlorine. I currently use a pythone to siphon and fill all tanks. I fill and add stress coat to the water prior to filling. (I treat slightly more then water% put back in). I have a FW ray among other sensitive fish, which I worry about Chlorine hurting them.
I over filter with canisters, and do weekly 20% W/C's.

First question, will the small amount of chlorine during filling, before my carbon soaks it up, be detremintal to my fish and ray long term?

Second question, has anyone heard of/ made a PVC chamber inline on my phyton with some Chlorine removing crystals inside, to help kill chlorine or would the flow rate make absorbtion nominal? Or maybe some tap water filter?

I dont want RO, dont want to mess with buffering.
I dont want to use buckets with pumps to age the water.

Any comments/ideas?
 
i just throw a few squirts in as i am adding water once in a while. im not worried about using too much since it wont hurt the fish. i just get the lfs brand, its like 10 bucks for 12 oz.
 
most dechlorinator say that if you are not pretreating the water to treat for the FULL volume of the tank.. just throwin that out there...



but why not just get a rubbermaid tub (18 gallons $4-5 at target) and a small pump (300 gph $24 at bigalsonline.com) and eliminate any worries by pretreating the water....
 
most dechlorinator say that if you are not pretreating the water to treat for the FULL volume of the tank.. just throwin that out there...
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but thats only because they want you to use it faster and buy more..

no reason to add dechlor for the old already decholorinated and aged tank water..you only need to dose for the amount of new water added..
 
I had a thread that was about 16 pages long about the pythons health in the way of chlorine exposure. And carbon does not absorb chlorine super fast it does but not as quickly as it takes for dechlor to work while filling with tap water.
 
just get a chlorine filter for your home. chlorine isnt only bad for your fish it is bad for you too. plain and simple it is poison. when you go to a pool no big deal the water is cold and your pores close up. when you take a hot shower your pores open up and soak in all the chlorine. my daughter has excema and the chlorine is hell on her so i got a rain soft system with a chlorine filter. works like a charm. i dont have to treat any of my water, i just pump it out and pump it in straight from the tap.
 
perfect_prefect;3069497; said:
just get a chlorine filter for your home. chlorine isnt only bad for your fish it is bad for you too. plain and simple it is poison. when you go to a pool no big deal the water is cold and your pores close up. when you take a hot shower your pores open up and soak in all the chlorine. my daughter has excema and the chlorine is hell on her so i got a rain soft system with a chlorine filter. works like a charm. i dont have to treat any of my water, i just pump it out and pump it in straight from the tap.
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Is this like a water softener or? Could you please get me a link to this im curious how it works. Thanks :)
 
I squirt some prime or amquel in the tank and then put tap water in. works with no problems.
 
i cant find squat on there web site about it but i know it is basically just a 4 foot tall carbon filter that you have to spend $200 replacing every 2 years. but i promise that whole system is a dream. i did an accidental 1100 gallon water change on my pond and didnt have to worry about anything except the temp. made the whole process alot easier.
 
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