I just got off the phone with my local water supplier or whatever you want to call it. They do not use chloramine to treat our water and I live relatively close to Washington DC. I suppose if there was chloramine in the water I would have a bunch of dead fish.
Safe Dechlorination
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This may be true but any literature I've ever read says NOT to filter your water in this manner. I can't remember why but I remember reading it quite a few times. I think the filters remove some things you want in the water. Worth checking into.
Also, this method would take me hours to do a water change. Most filter systems of this nature are awefully slow. I need 40 - 50 gallons for each water change in my 180. Weekly or bi-weekly. I don't have the patience for that.
Small bit of de-chlorinator is cheap and fast, also has stress-coat which relaxes the fishies as the new water goes in. (so they say)
Again, it's good that they aren't using it now but they could start anytime. Currently my water supply contains no chloramine. I happen to know however that at some point during the upcoming summer they will begin using it. I don't know when and neither do they. (You'd think they would have to make a statement or something)
I'm not worried because the conditioner I use handles chloramine. Not using it puts me at some risk unless I'm going to keep on top of what the water people are doing every week.
Our water supply is treated based on the current need at hand. So, the ppm's of chlorine are constantly changing. I personally don't want to take any chances, so I use the stuff.
Just an interesting tidbid here. I used my friends Swimming Pool test kit to test the chlorine levels in our drinking water (Winnipeg Canada) and expected it to test very very low because everyone knows that the chlorine dosage in swimming pools is very high. I was surprised to find that the levels are off the chart on the test kit. Meaning... the levels are WAY higher in the drinking water here than one would need in a pool.
YUCK.
Are you thinking of an R/O filter?This may be true but any literature I've ever read says NOT to filter your water in this manner. I can't remember why but I remember reading it quite a few times. I think the filters remove some things you want in the water. Worth checking into.
Also, this method would take me hours to do a water change. Most filter systems of this nature are awefully slow. I need 40 - 50 gallons for each water change in my 180. Weekly or bi-weekly. I don't have the patience for that.
Small bit of de-chlorinator is cheap and fast, also has stress-coat which relaxes the fishies as the new water goes in. (so they say)
the carbon canister filter I have flows a LOT and is intended for whole house filtration. If using carbon removes the "good stuff" from the water why would they use it in so many aquarium filters?
Here is a pretty cheap source for Chloram-X, a powder that neutralizes ammonia, chlorine, and chloramine, it is a good additive when shipping larger fish as it will neutralize ammonia for about 72 hours. It is mainly designed for good sized fish ponds.
It is basically the powdered form of Amquel.
It costs
$36.50 for 5 lbs---treats 18,794 gallons
$62.50 for 10 Lbs---treats 37,588 gallons
$60 per 10 lbs. for 20 lbs or more
Here is the link http://www.fancykoioutlet.com/supply/water_cloramX.htm
It is basically the powdered form of Amquel.
It costs
$36.50 for 5 lbs---treats 18,794 gallons
$62.50 for 10 Lbs---treats 37,588 gallons
$60 per 10 lbs. for 20 lbs or more
Here is the link http://www.fancykoioutlet.com/supply/water_cloramX.htm
UM, maybe you are thinking of something else. I work in a water filtration company. Many people try to use R/O water for their aquariums (if they can) and it is widely considered to be the best option. Carbon filtration requires exposure to the carbon in order for the carbon to absorb impurities and react with the chlorine. If it were travelling past the carbon at a high rate of speed, the carbon would essentially do nothing. That's why you see those little taps next to the main tap in people's kitchen. It's really only intended for the drinking water. You are lucky to get 1 gallon per minute out of it.
R/O systems have a resevoir (of varying sizes) and stores the water there as it is produced. The main issue with a system like this is that for every gallon of R/O water that is produced, 3 gallons go down the drain. So, its kind of expensive and wateful if you have a large aquarium.
So, are you saying you shower with water that comes from a canister filter? I've never heard of that, but I've only been in the water filtration business for a short while. I'll ask the owner and post more about it tomorrow.
its too much cost for me....no need for it
I know some folks use sodium thiosulfate to dechlor but it doesnt work on chloramine,guppy seems to have the best option.
I dont use any of it,have a private well and live in a watershed area.
I dont use any of it,have a private well and live in a watershed area.
