No chloramines - do I still need water conditioner?

[Freezekougra]

My tap water report tells me 0.62mg/l chlorine. Prime says 5ml per 50gallons for 3.3mg/l chlorine, and my tap water has less than a fifth of that. I've done 1/3-1/2 dosage without any problems, but I'm sort of wary about not using any conditioner at all. I want to set aside a tank for breeding this summer and I might be doing large water changes everyday so the conditioner costs will add up...

Also, the tank will be powered by sponge filters so I will have an air pump running(more surface agitation to de-gas the chlorine?)

 

[Dr_Shakalu]

I would use water conditioner anyways. It's a small price to pay to get rid of anything that will harm your fish. It won't harm your fish and you will not have any stress as to whether you should've used the conditioner. Remember, it won't hurt to use conditioner and then you won't have to worry about anything in the water to harm your fish. Hope this helps, The Doctor.

 

[calioutlaw1a]

My tap water report tells me 0.62mg/l chlorine. Prime says 5ml per 50gallons for 3.3mg/l chlorine, and my tap water has less than a fifth of that. I've done 1/3-1/2 dosage without any problems, but I'm sort of wary about not using any conditioner at all. I want to set aside a tank for breeding this summer and I might be doing large water changes everyday so the conditioner costs will add up...

Also, the tank will be powered by sponge filters so I will have an air pump running(more surface agitation to de-gas the chlorine?)

Fry are far more susceptible to just about any toxic agent, including chlorine. If you are going to be breeding fish, then you should use a water conditioner.

With chlorine at 0.62ppm, this means you can use 1ml Prime per 50 gallons. A 500mL bottle of prime is about $15 or less (just checked, its $13 on Amazon), and this would treat 25,000 gallons of your water. So unless you are going through thousands of gallons of water daily, it shouldn't be an issue.

 

[tyl089]

Def use a conditioner

 

[Spiritofthesoul]

This is a question on Safe or Sorry

I think it is wise to stick to the safe side.
After all, how expensive can a bottle of prime get?

 

[surfpalmsncycads]

use it. like stated before doesnt harm your fish even if your chlorine level is low. i have 2 friends that work for water companys. both are in water treatment and have explaine the min and max of things. your ppm chlorine changes on a momments notice. trust me its worth using.