Water dechloranter

[toohot199]

I am in the slow process of putting fish in my pond. As you can see the pond itself, I think, is basically finished. I have 2 fish tanks. One is 100gal. with basic tropicals and the other is 125 with 7 fancy gold fish.
So, I do have experience with fish.

My question is how do I keep this, approx. 800 gal. pond, dechloranted ?Buying dechloranter from home depot can make a persons wallet empty very quickly.

Is there a wholesaler I should know about?

Also, how do I dechloranate the water before putting it into the pond?
Or do I just add the dechloranator with the water directly into the pond.

I live in Phoenix.

Thanks for any info.

 

[Dr Joe]

Welcome


Is it chlorine or chloramines?

If chlorine, get a rain barrel or two (55g plastic drum (open top)), fill with water and aerate for 24hrs.

If chloramines, sodium thiosulfate will remove the chlorine but leaves the ammonia, a separate bio-filter could handle this. Zeolite to remove the ammonia would get expensive.

Carbon can remove it but is more costly than dechlor .

Dr Joe

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[Muske]

Don't buy De-clorinator from Home DePot. Look it to buying it in bulk. Stress Coat, and other manufactures, have it avail. in 1 gal. containers. Or, as Joe said, water will de-chlor. itself w/time. Areation speeds up the process, or just fill containers and wait. The aged water will be good for your tanks inside as well.