So I usually get my water from my kitchen sink becasue the set tub in my utility room has really cloudy water. I use the water conditioner but im wondering. How long should I wait to add the water. The bottle says "instantly eliminates chlorine". Are there any good articles on the subject or any advice you have.
If you have a typical chemical chlorine remover, it works virtually instantaneously. It's a quick chemical reaction. If you want to aerate a bucket of water to remove chlorine, it takes a full 24 hours just to be safe. For years, I changed up to 10% of a tank without using any chlorine remover (I don't recommend that, chlorine levels vary widely).
I worry more about the temperature difference between my new water and the tank I'm putting it in, and I also use a chlorine remover!
Yes, it works immediately. So you can fill your bucket with water at close to the temp tank water, stir in the conditioner, then add it to your tank right away.
Make sure your dechlorinator can deal with chlorine, chloramine and heavy metals. Prime is much better as detoxifying ammonia, nitrite and nitrate is its added benefit. It will never expire.:wink:
Make sure your dechlorinator can deal with chlorine, chloramine and heavy metals. Prime is much better as detoxifying ammonia, nitrite and nitrate is its added benefit. It will never expire.:wink:
I use start right, which instantly eliminates chlorine and chloromine. Is it chlorine your water supply has in it or chloromine? If it is chloromine you have to make sure the water conditioner you use includes chloromine for treating. I hear a lot of people using Prime if they have chloromine because it has ammonia in it. My city has chloromine and I tested water right from the tap and got a .50ppm ammonia reading. I researched that and found out that ammonia is a byproduct of chloromine. But I looked into Prime (never used it yet) and it converts ammonia into ammonium, which makes it safe for the fish.
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