Dechlorinator

[zub-typer]

Any thoughts on this:

http/cgi.ebay.co.uk/10in-Double-Pod-Dech...id=p3286.c0.m14

no, it's the same stuff but in a different concentration as obviously ponds are usually a significantly larger body of water than aquariums.

 

[Irf]

Any thoughts on this:

[URL="http/cgi.ebay.co.uk/10in-Double-Pod-Dech...id=p3286.c0.m14"]http/cgi.ebay.co.uk/10in-Double-Pod-Dech...id=p3286.c0.m14[/URL]

no, it's the same stuff but in a different concentration as obviously ponds are usually a significantly larger body of water than aquariums.

Hiya mate,

I've been in the same boat as you but with a slightly smaller tank.

Firstly, don't use the hot water supply from your tap unless you have a combi boiler which heats the water on demand. With my system I have a hot water storage tank (made of copper) and it did the fish no good at all! If you need to raise the temp a little while using the hose to fill, then just boil a few kettles of water and mix with fresh cold water to a nice warm temp in a bucket - then gradually add to the tank while adding fresh cold using the hose.

I gave up using aquarium dechlors some time ago, because of the crippling cost for no apparent difference in product. I now use and swear by Koi Care Chlor-Go. It's very concentrated so you don't need to use much at all. If you were doing a 50% change on a 350L tank you'd need to just add 5ml.

I always add the dechlor into the tank before adding the fresh water.

The device you've linked to looks interesting, but considering you can get 2.5L of Chlor Go for just £40 you might want to think again. This will treat 20000 gallons, double the life of the cartridge.

Regards,

Irf.

 

[backtotropical]

I use Kockney Koi Pond Dechlorinator which i bought from Ebay. It cost me £8 for 500ml. 1ml treats 75 litres.

Now, I have a 260 litre tank in which I change 30% of the water each week. Thats say 75 llitres, so I need 1 ml of dechlor each week. That means my bottle will last me 500 weeks which is around 9.5 years.

£8 / 9.5 years = £0.84 per year (total cost of dechlorinator)

You'll never catch me buying aquarium dechlorinator ever again!!

Cheers

BTT

 

[Mikaila31]

I fill up the tank straight from the tap and........... thats all.

I have well water .

Irf are you sure it was the water storage tank? I'm in a 30 year old house and we use a water storage tank. I'm not sure what it is made of or if it is used to hold the hot water or not. But I'm pretty sure we have copper pipes. Anyway I just match the tank temp best I can with the tap I've never had any issues. I have loads of cherry shrimp too. There tank gets the same treatment as all my other tanks, 50% water changed every week with water straight from the tap.

I can't remember the last time I did a water test .

 

[Irf]

I fill up the tank straight from the tap and........... thats all.

I have well water .

Irf are you sure it was the water storage tank? I'm in a 30 year old house and we use a water storage tank. I'm not sure what it is made of or if it is used to hold the hot water or not. But I'm pretty sure we have copper pipes. Anyway I just match the tank temp best I can with the tap I've never had any issues. I have loads of cherry shrimp too. There tank gets the same treatment as all my other tanks, 50% water changed every week with water straight from the tap.

I can't remember the last time I did a water test .

I am only guessing that it was the copper tank used to store hot water. I can't think what else caused such problems, as I was properly using mains fed water with dechlor. Anyway that was my personal experience and the assumption I dae as a result - I could be entirely wrong, or just unlucky!

I also haven't done a water test after my tanks were fully cycled - never seemed necessary.

Irf.