How long does it take for dechlor to kill chlorine ?

[andyjs]

I use 5G buckets. I just put the dechlor in the bottom of the bucket before I fill it up

 

[tcarswell]

I use 5G buckets. I just put the dechlor in the bottom of the bucket before I fill it up

Yeah thats exactly what I do. Kinda like adding fuel injector cleaner to your car Just wondering how long after it was safe to add that water to the tank I usually wait 15 minutes but it looks like 5 minutes should be fine! Am I correct?

 

[packer43064]

Yeah thats exactly what I do. Kinda like adding fuel injector cleaner to your car Just wondering how long after it was safe to add that water to the tank I usually wait 15 minutes but it looks like 5 minutes should be fine! Am I correct?

5 minutes will be plenty. If you put the Prime in before you fill up the bucket, then filling will mix it plenty.

 

[fallin49er]

I put mine in as I am refilling the tank with the python...I was told that it starts working immediately.

 

[cassharper]

I'm not saying that it will COMPLETELY neutralize any chlorine immediately, but it will be brought down to safe levels very, very fast. The swirling from filling up the bucket will be fine, if you are super paranoid just take a clean whisk to it.

 

[tcarswell]

I'm not saying that it will COMPLETELY neutralize any chlorine immediately, but it will be brought down to safe levels very, very fast. The swirling from filling up the bucket will be fine, if you are super paranoid just take a clean whisk to it.

That is a good idea. And yeah id say I am super paranoid couldn't you tell ??

 

[trashcan]

I have always used the bucket method for my 55s, but with a bigger aquarium its just not practical. I'm glad to see some other people are putting it directly in the tank too. Is everyone putting enough prime to treat the entire tank in or just as much as you are adding?

 

[ProblEmZ]

I have always used the bucket method for my 55s, but with a bigger aquarium its just not practical. I'm glad to see some other people are putting it directly in the tank too. Is everyone putting enough prime to treat the entire tank in or just as much as you are adding?

I believe the directions even say when adding straight to tank dose for complete volume.

 

[packer43064]

I believe the directions even say when adding straight to tank dose for complete volume.

Yep pretty much exact wordage. I usually over do it alittle just to make sure. Like pour in a capful(50 gallon) for my 29. Or pour in a capful and a half for my 55 and 56. But yeah it says to dose for tank volume.

 

[Dr Joe]

Hmm I remember someone saying it spreads like milk. Which is slow

That was me, it gives a good visual indication of how the dechlorination works.
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I use the python and put Prime in before I refill. That's it. Nothing has ever happened. I think everyone here(who uses pythons at least) dose the tank then refill. SO letting it sit for 15 minutes is fine. I would think that it changes it or whatever it does to the chlorine instantly. If not us python users would be screwed and have to fill buckets up over and over and over for the larger tanks.

agreed. i fill my tanks straight out of the tap. i add prime to the tank first and have never had problems

Same here. Add Prime and then refill straight from tap.
I could not imagine doing a water change from a bucket on my 300 gallon.
It would take all day.

I'm just tired of this discussion so bare with me...'cause nobody cares since it create work for them...

Anyone who puts straight chlorinated water into their tanks with fish cannot identify gill burn !!! Until the fish are almost dying you wouldn't notice it.

Exactly how much chlorine gas are you willing to inhale every time you do a water change? HHmmm. Just enough to make you cough once? A little?

The chlorine burns your lungs as it does the fishes gill tissue, but it also stress' your fish, burn fins and strip mucus, if it happens minutely once, you and the fish can recover. More and it will also cause irreparable internal organ damage.

Breath it in diminishing amounts (as would happen as the dechlor works) for several minutes and have your doctor at the emergency room tell us how you feel since you won't be able to talk, as you will be just trying to breath and that's on oxygen! Do you increase the oxygen to your fish while you burn their gills? Of course not, because most don't run aeration because they don't like how the bubbles look.

If fish could scream at least some of you would change your methods.

This doesn't come from opinions, there have been many University studies done on this. Facts is facts.

If someone wishes to site a University study (not a manufacturer that sells the product) to the contrary please do.

I'm not here to debate this issue, as there isn't any debate.

I'm not here to accuse someone of being a poor caretaker, ignorance of how things really work can sometimes be blamed on advertising.
But once you have the proper data, how you choose to use it does indicate what kind of caretaker you are.

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I use 5G buckets. I just put the dechlor in the bottom of the bucket before I fill it up

This is correct.
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Yeah thats exactly what I do. Kinda like adding fuel injector cleaner to your car Just wondering how long after it was safe to add that water to the tank I usually wait 15 minutes but it looks like 5 minutes should be fine! Am I correct?

5 minutes is ok, 15 minutes is great.

Want to tell the class what would happen if you dump the container of injector cleaner (not the bottle with built-in fuel) directly to the injectors. Hint...It's not a pretty site.


Dr Joe

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