`Peter
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Hi everyone just wondering on your opinions of adding and treating tap water that goes in your tank. What I do is use a water gallon jug to fill with tap water and then I dose it with Top Fin Water Dechlorinator before adding it to the tank, gallon by gallon.
At the moment I'm kind of paranoid of adding chlorinated tap water that hasn't been treated fully since I'm still cycling my tank and don't want the chlorine to destroy my beneficial bacteria. On the Top Fin Dechlorinator it says to add 1ml for every 10G/38L of tap water so I do less than 1 mL since the dosage would mean for 1 gallon I'd have to put less in. Should I keep doing it this way or is it ok to overdose it to make sure the water is safe, and is so how much can I add of dechlorinator per gallon?
Also should I let the water sit for a few minutes before adding the jug to the tank?
At the moment I'm kind of paranoid of adding chlorinated tap water that hasn't been treated fully since I'm still cycling my tank and don't want the chlorine to destroy my beneficial bacteria. On the Top Fin Dechlorinator it says to add 1ml for every 10G/38L of tap water so I do less than 1 mL since the dosage would mean for 1 gallon I'd have to put less in. Should I keep doing it this way or is it ok to overdose it to make sure the water is safe, and is so how much can I add of dechlorinator per gallon?
Also should I let the water sit for a few minutes before adding the jug to the tank?