Can we use chlorine water by making it old for fish

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Can we use chlorine water by keeping it about 1 week and without adding dechlorinator in it?
 
If by chlorine water, you mean chlorinated tapwater, then yes you can leave a bucket of tapwater (that contains chlorine) outside in the sun for a few days to get rid of the chlorine. You can also aerate the water for a couple of days and it will drive the chlorine out of the water.

If you have chloramine in the water, then you need a dechlorinator to break the chlorine/ ammonia bond before you can use it for fish. Chloramine is a mixture of chlorine and ammonia and it does not break down as quickly or easily as chlorine on its own.
 
Yes, Colin gave very good suggestions on how to remove Chlorine from water.

To aerate the water for quicker removal of Chlorine, you can put an air stone (connected to an air pump) in the water.

But take note that in some countries, Chloramine is also added into the water supply(tap water) to kill the bacteria and pathogens.

Here are some interesting articles about Chlorine & Chlorine for your reading:

https://theberkey.com/blogs/water-f...g-chlorine-and-chloramine-from-drinking-water

https://tappwater.co/en/how-to-remove-chlorine-and-chloramine-from-tap-water/

https://www.indiawaterportal.org/articles/whats-your-drinking-water
 
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