I foolishly forgot to check my tap water conditioner level before changing my water. its 11pm in my time zone so no place is going to be open. I have enough for maybe 1/4 of my water. how much damage should I expect?
No tap water conditioner?
- Thread starter BassetsForBrown
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I already changed the water and added the conditioner I had left btw. obviously Id have waited to do a water change if i knew beforehand
I just googled the Boston water quality report, the Boston water supplier adds chloramine at an average dose of 1.8 ppm.
If you have been adding a dechlorinater all along, there is a chance, that you have had a build up over time in the tank that has not been eaten up by chlorine demand, and if you added a partial dose of dechlorinater you should be alright.
If this morning you see fish under stress, or rubbing gills against objects, get some dechlorinater in as soon as possible.
If you have been adding a dechlorinater all along, there is a chance, that you have had a build up over time in the tank that has not been eaten up by chlorine demand, and if you added a partial dose of dechlorinater you should be alright.
If this morning you see fish under stress, or rubbing gills against objects, get some dechlorinater in as soon as possible.
Dechlorinaters such as Prime are reducing agents, if/when they run out of chlorine/chloramine to reduce they will move on to reducing oxidising substances such as 02. There will be no "build up" over time.
If you added enough dechlorinater to split the chlorine/ammonia bond in your tap water, and reduce the chlorine portion to a harmless chloride, then you should still test for ammonia as there may be a spike in free ammonia depending on your filtration, size of water change, etc.
Good luck.