Dechlorinator

[didz04]

Hi this dechlorinator product mentions it can dechlorinate water upto 12000 liters with the whole bottle (35ml)? 
 
http/www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300871346778?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
 
It seems like a lot to handle for a 35ml bottle. Could it be that concentrated to handle this amount of water?
 
 
Thanks

 

[NeonBlueLeon]

Looks to me like a self-concentrated concoction.  If I had to guess, they probably did it by distillation.
 
The concentrated solution is probably more handy for the big tanks and ponds.  I personally wouldn't buy it because it looks like its "homemade."

 

[fluttermoth]

I don't see any reason why it shouldn't work; dechlorinators are usually a solution of sodium thiosulfate, which can be made very strong.
 
The only reason why all dechlorinators aren't made that strong is because of ease of dosing and profit margins!

 

[bodge99]

Hello,
 
See this: http/www.cnykoi.com/calculators/calcdechlor.asp
 
I make my own dechlorinator... A £5 bag of sodium thiosulphate will last you decades (for a single tank)!
 
Bodge99.

 

[didz04]

I am thinking of going for the much more diluted stuff lol. What will actually happen if I were to add more than I should to the water and effects on fish, would it be serious?
 
If that can do 14,000 liters then one drop of that must do a lot more needed than a bucket of 20 liters of water. 
 
Thanks for the help and for that link bodge99

 
Edit: Sorry I meant 14,000 liters in the first post. 

 

[fluttermoth]

It's very hard to overdose on dechlorinator; you'd have to be using ten, twenty, perhaps thirty times, the recommended dose before you had any issues.

 

[didz04]

Okay thats not so bad. For I am going for the less concentrated solution from Interpet. 
 
Thanks again

 

[crmpicco]

Hello,
 
See this: http/www.cnykoi.com/calculators/calcdechlor.asp
 
I make my own dechlorinator... A £5 bag of sodium thiosulphate will last you decades (for a single tank)!
 
Bodge99.

Woah! I didn't know this was possible. Is this e sort of thing you buy?

http/www.amazon.co.uk/Intralabs-Sodium-Thiosulphate-500g/dp/B007DG6120

How long would something like this last and how do I mix it into dechlorinator to go into the tank with tap water? PM me to save derailing the thread. Nice tip, BTW.

 

[bodge99]

Hello,
 
Others might be interested so here goes...

The stuff indicated by crmpicco will be fine... I've used: http/www.ebay.co.uk/itm/500g-grams-SODIUM-THIOSULPHATE-AQUARIUM-DECHLORINATOR-/260803986917?pt=UK_BOI_Medical_Lab_Equipment_Lab_Supplies_ET&hash=item3cb92105e5 before.

500g of sodium thiosulphate will treat just over 142000 litres (37,517 gallons) of tap water (assuming 1 ppm chlorine).
 
It makes things much easier to make up a standard solution .
 
I make up 500ml of stock solution each time. For this I use 17.5 g of sodium thiosulphate dissolved in 500ml of cooled previously boiled water.
This concentration allows me to treat 10 litres of tap water with 1ml of stock solution. This, I apply with a medical syringe (just ask at the local chemist for a medicine syringe).
 
I bought a 0 - 100g electronic scale from Ebay (approx £5). you can calibrate these with either a standard weight or a pile of coins. A 20p coin weighs 5.0g so 20 x 20p coins weighs 100g...
 
I've been using this stock solution for a few years now and I've had no problems whatsoever..
 
Store the unused sodium thiosulphate crystals in an air tight container.
 
Bodge99.