Home made declor
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Contact a chemical supply store, and ask for sodium triosulfate...the active ingredient in declorinating products.
The only problem is that in the pure state it is wayyyyy to strong for any aquarium purpose, so you need to dilute it in good pure water (de-ionized if possible). Ive heard that a 55 gallon drum of it costs like $30 and makes thousands of gallons of strong declorinator.
Good luck and be careful if you are going to do it.
The only problem is that in the pure state it is wayyyyy to strong for any aquarium purpose, so you need to dilute it in good pure water (de-ionized if possible). Ive heard that a 55 gallon drum of it costs like $30 and makes thousands of gallons of strong declorinator.
Good luck and be careful if you are going to do it.
Eventhough it might be cheaper to make your own dechlor, a lot of water companies now add chloramine so you would have to get rid of that also. I would just spend a little extra to buy water conditioner from your lfs. That way, you don't have to guess on how much homemade dechlor to use. The main problem is not chlorine but chloramine. Remember, chlorine can be removed by letting water sit with an airstone but chloramine will still be present. Just not worth it for me. The Doctor.
it's thiosulfate, not trisulfate (not to sound like a jerk 
). It will help with chloramines in larger doses, but you still have the run-off ammonia to contend with. I don't know how other's do this, but prime uses complexed hydrosulfite salts to do this.
You could use this stuff in a an auto water change situation where the ammonia would have time to be processed; as this would be much more cost effective than using prime.
). It will help with chloramines in larger doses, but you still have the run-off ammonia to contend with. I don't know how other's do this, but prime uses complexed hydrosulfite salts to do this. You could use this stuff in a an auto water change situation where the ammonia would have time to be processed; as this would be much more cost effective than using prime.