Dechlorinator Question

[muskieboy]

I just bought some nutra fin dechloranator and I have a question about how much to use. On the back it says to use 5ml per 10 gallons to remove chlorine and to use 10ml per 10 gallon to remove chloramine. My water has chloramine (I think) so do I really have to use 10ml per 10 gallon or are they just trying to trick you into using more dechlorinator so you run out faster and have to buy their product more?

 

[anarekist]

no you have to use more. this is so you dont have high ammonia levels when it first breaks down the chloramine to ammonia then it furthur neutralizes the ammonia into a less toxic ammonium

 

[seedubs1]

Just buy Prime

But for nutrafin, I'd just go by what the directions say. It needs to break the chlorine/amine bond. Then it's got to neutralize the resulting chlorine and ammonia. So it may need more???

 

[platylover]

You can email you water provider to see if they use chloramines during certain times of the year or year round.

My provider only uses during summer. So when I do my daily 50% water changes for my discus, I don't use dechlorinator. I just age the water overnite to dissipate chlorine.


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[muskieboy]

Wow I just looked at prime on the website....I never new 5ml does 50 gallons lol I am getting ripped off.

Also anyone ever used this:
http://www.bigalsonline.ca/pond/dechlorinators/vanish-dechlorinating-granules-8-oz.html
8oz treats 48,000 gallons I calculated this would last me 66 years with the current tanks that I have.

 

[anarekist]

i use safe, the powder form of prime and its alot more concentrated i use about .5 grams to over treat 200 gallons.

 

[seedubs1]

Yup.....seachem products are the bees knees

 

[Harleydiva]

I just bought a gallon of prime but the powder sounds interesting!!! I use a 300 gallon tote to precondition my water w prime and let it circulate a week before I use it in my w/c


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