Letting water sit or do I need to add conditioner

[dhardwick]

So then what does aging tap water do? Softens it?

With no food source wouldnt the ammonia die off and the chlorine be neutral? Ive heard a couple times on here thats an effective safe method of aquarium worthy water especially being piranhas appreciate aged tap. And i test my tap so i generally know the ph, hardness, akalinity, amm/nitrate levels. Regardless i treat with prime, hence why i stated itd be a waste of time unless its a small small tank!

Lets chalk it up to a misunderstanding, id rather not argue with you, weve already met before lol. Im just trying to clarify my perspective

#1 S. Vettel

Chlorine will leach out, chloramine does not which is why alot of water companies are using it. Not sure about aging softening the water

 

[Iwhoopedbatman]

Go ahead and use Prime (it's one of two products in this hobby I'm brand loyal about). Better safe than sorry and it's not that expensive if you get the big bottle and think about how many water changes that will get you through.

You're new to the hobby, so make sure you understand cycling the tank. If you can't get something from a friend's filter to instant cycle with, throw a few danios in the tank for a month or so (filters and heater running any time you're not changing water/doing maintenance) and do 25% water changes every other day (with Prime, which will also help if your ammonia isn't getting converted fast enough as well). You might as well get used to changing the water regularly. This way you get to slow down once you're up and running. People will tell you fishless cycle, but this will be a good learning experience your first time out, and danios are very hardy.

Hit the boards with any problems you run into, people around here love to help.