Is it ok to..

[kevin007]

The water was stored for 7 days, i never came around to changing the water...

 

[Ethos]

Never thought about it. I wouldn't. When ever I leave iout water for a while dust gets on it, especially if there isn't something IN the water to stir the watetr up...

 

[kevin007]

someting is coverin it...but not completly

 

[Ethos]

I'd still say no. Dust is very sneeky. You can just use tap water. Thats what I do. I add tap water, then dechlorinate it while its in the tank. Never had any problems with it.

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

Dechlorinator removes more than just chlorine, there are a whole load of other chemicals/toxins present in tap water that it removes. As long as you use dechlorinator and the water is not too cold when you add it to the tank i don't see what else is wrong with old water.

 

[kevin007]

I always stroe some water + dechlor. it but...are you sure it's ok? i've never dared to

 

[Ethos]

Wait...I'm confuzzeled.

Yes, I'm sure. Thats what I've always done, and Its never killed, hurt, or upset anything in my tanks.

 

[kevin007]

btw, i stored 40G of water, i have to do a big water change, my tank has some kind of deseise and i want to take out as many of the bacteria or whatever out as posslbe

 

[kevin007]

btw, thanks for the reply so far, i will change the tank water in 1.5 hrs

 

[xamdarb]

i always store mine for a day or two to get all the chlorine out so i dont see why it wouldent hurt

 

[kevin007]

i always store mine for a day or two to get all the chlorine out so i dont see why it wouldent hurt

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but this is not a day or 2...it's 7 DAYS

 

[xamdarb]

ya but i mean what could go wrong with it? im sure dust wont hurt cause think of it dust would get in your aquarium so i cant see any reason not to

 

[Ethos]

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Not really. Dust settles on the water in good ammounts if nothing is in the water moving it around. A current almost.

 

[Redbled]

I have read before that water left out for 24 or more hours will lose the chlorine automatically, not sure how true it is. I think its best to have it sit for a period of time to adjust the temp better, but 7 days might be to long. I really think you would be fine either way.

 

[kevin007]

thanks everyone i did the water change anyways, everything went well, thanks