Chlorine In Water

[mnew]

We have hard water here and often a lot of chlorine in it ( you can smell it somedays). Because of the location of the tank, in a wall with reduced access, the only way we can sensibly replace the water durring a water change is with a hose from the tap. We always add the chlorine inhibitor afterwards. But I was thinking the otherday that the chlorine could get sucked into the external filter and harm the bacteria that we have spent weeks lovingly building up.

I thought that it would be much better to fill the tank durring these water changes with de-chlorinated water using an in-line de-chlorinator.

Has anyone had any experience of these? and / or got any recommendations?

Or am I just worrying unnessasarly? we always seem to get a small spike of nitrite for a couple of days after a water change ( the tap water tests 0 for nitrites )

Thanks

 

[BigIan]

add the dechlor first. then as soon as you start pumping water in it gets neutralised

 

[mnew]

add the dechlor first. then as soon as you start pumping water in it gets neutralised

That seems a very simple and sensible answer. You mean I can't buy some more equipement ?

 

[CFC]

Switch the filter off when you do water changes, that way it cant suck anything up.

 

[BigIan]

you could however get an Ro unit and then re buffer the water befor ethe watter changes..

and a UV steriliser, and an external heater, and some CO@ and T5 lighting....

I once priced up my dream tank on aquaessentials and it came to 4.5 grand

 

[mnew]

you could however get an Ro unit and then re buffer the water befor ethe watter changes..

and a UV steriliser, and an external heater, and some CO@ and T5 lighting....

I once priced up my dream tank on aquaessentials and it came to 4.5 grand

Now thats more like it !!