B bgraber Fish Crazy Joined Sep 15, 2003 Messages 328 Reaction score 0 Oct 30, 2003 #1 When you people do this, do you let the water sit for any period of time or does the de-chlor work immediately.. I've always added, stirred and put the water in.. How do you do?
When you people do this, do you let the water sit for any period of time or does the de-chlor work immediately.. I've always added, stirred and put the water in.. How do you do?
L Lithril Fish Addict Joined Sep 9, 2003 Messages 881 Reaction score 1 Location Southampton, UK Oct 30, 2003 #2 Ditto I normally add the dechlorinator give it a good mix up and add it to the tank
A aquamanis Fish Crazy Joined Aug 25, 2003 Messages 315 Reaction score 0 Location Perth, Western Australia Oct 30, 2003 #3 Lithril said: Ditto I normally add the dechlorinator give it a good mix up and add it to the tank Click to expand... Double ditto Click to expand...
Lithril said: Ditto I normally add the dechlorinator give it a good mix up and add it to the tank Click to expand... Double ditto Click to expand...
M mrV Fish Herder Joined Aug 21, 2002 Messages 1,259 Reaction score 0 Location Finland Oct 31, 2003 #4 Just letting it sit doesn't help lot, because gas-changing happens on surface. And if chlorine is binded, letting it sit doesn't help at all. You need to aerate(?) water with pump+stone, then the "free chlorine" leaves from water (but binded chlorine is still in water). If your water isn't very good quality, you should use water conditioners.
Just letting it sit doesn't help lot, because gas-changing happens on surface. And if chlorine is binded, letting it sit doesn't help at all. You need to aerate(?) water with pump+stone, then the "free chlorine" leaves from water (but binded chlorine is still in water). If your water isn't very good quality, you should use water conditioners.