leathal tap water conditioner

[MarlboroMan]

thats great whats your water source? you dont live in a city obvisiouly

Actually I do live in the city. Even when I lived in Los Angeles, I never used any chemicles. The LFS that I trust, they tell me chemicles are mostly for the companies to make $, he doesnt use any chemicle if any type in any of his tank and I learned from him. He tells me as long as I have more than 3" of gravel and whatnot and the bacteria will clean itself without the aid of supplements.

 

[hardb0iled]

He tells me as long as I have more than 3" of gravel and whatnot and the bacteria will clean itself without the aid of supplements.

...errr so bacteria eats chlorine and chloramine now?

Damn I wish someone told me, I've been wasting money on these dechlorinators!

I agree there are way too chemicals for every little thing in the aquarium, and I avoid using anything where possible, but dechlorinators are a must when adding new tap water. I think you will find your LFS guy was referring to most of the other chemicals and bacterial additives, I cant see how a knowledgable person would recommend against using a dechlorinator? You may be fine 95% of the time but that one day when you do a water change and the tap water is unusualyl high in chlorine or chloramine, say good bye to your fish

 

[MarlboroMan]

Ive never added a drop of dechlorinator even when doing massive water changes. But not everyone has the same outcome I guess. I have live plants and lots of driftwood.

 

[fishnutham]

Ive never added a drop of dechlorinator even when doing massive water changes. But not everyone has the same outcome I guess. I have live plants and lots of driftwood.

you must be the luckist person alive i've been at this quite some time and the fish i've seen that survive chlorine and chloramine are gold fish and even then a large water change knocks a few out chorine is toxic in itself --------choramine is chlorine and ammonia bonded even more toxic........

 

[hardb0iled]

Ive never added a drop of dechlorinator even when doing massive water changes. But not everyone has the same outcome I guess. I have live plants and lots of driftwood.

I dont think you actually realise what dechlorinator does? It doesnt clean the water as such, like you say, the only real effective way of doing that is having a healthy aquarium and filter. Your local water company puts chlorine and chloramine in drinking tap water to kill nasty stuff so we dont get sick - the trouble is these chemicals also kill fish! So we need to remove them when we put tap water into our fish tanks.

 

[Sphearion]

i use wardly chlor-out (88cents a bottle at walmart) have been using it for almost 2 years with never a problem, I like it becuase it only dechlorinates and does not over foam my skimmers or anything nice cheap product does exactly what I want it to.