iv decided upon a new water change system and im not using chemicals to de-chlorinate the tap water. instead i intend to allow the chlorine to evaporate on it's own. how long does it take standing water to be safe for use in an aquarium? a day? 2 days?
I'm pretty sure chloramine (different than chlorine) doesn't evaporate, so you have to use dechlor to neutralize it. It's not used everywhere though, so you might want to check with your water company.
I'm pretty sure chloramine (different than chlorine) doesn't evaporate, so you have to use dechlor to neutralize it. It's not used everywhere though, so you might want to check with your water company.
When I was doing some digging and getting more information about chloramine and chlorine because I'm in a flood area and have heard some water companies increase the chloramine during these things I read the same thing - need a dechlor to get rid of the chloramine where as chlorine will evaporate with aeration.
i read some of a water report that was published for my area, i don't have to worry about chloramine, just chlorine and fluoride. so i guess im just going to put an airstone in it and give it two days.
Hello; I have been letting tap wate sit for about a week and do not use any air bubbles. I keep the water in heavy walled plastic jugs. I put an open cell foam plug into the top of the jugs to keep mosquitoes out and allow the gases to vent. (I had a bunch of foam plugs left from raising drosophila, fruit flys, that just fit into the neck of a gallon jug.) Anything that allows the top to be open to the air and keeps the bugs out.
I have found over several years that thin walled milk and water jugs do not hold up. I use window washer and clorox jugs, they are much sturdier. I rinse them well before using them to store tank water. I also have a six gallon container for storing drinking water that works well. Been doing this for years
Are you sure that report is accurate year round? Many municipalities do not use chloramine all the time but in times of excessive rainfaill they may add it. In addition, water from one county to the next can be very different. I would call and ask to make sure you are 100% sure about what is going on before you risk all your fish on an assumption. There is no major reason I know of to try to avoid chemicals to such an extreme.
