If you have used a water conditioner, chlorine should read zero. That's why we add water conditioner, to remove the chlorine or chloramine added by the water provider.
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If you have used a water conditioner, chlorine should read zero. That's why we add water conditioner, to remove the chlorine or chloramine added by the water provider.
Did you test the tap straight away or after several hours (when it could have gassed off)?When using the test strip, tank and tap water chlorine both read 0. I was expecting a non zero reading from the tap.
Expiration says 2024.Yes, there should have been a reading from tap water. Are the strips in date? It is not unknown for stores to sell products past their use by date.
I tested the tap water right away.Did you test the tap straight away or after several hours (when it could have gassed off)?
What's the treatment for chloramine?I asked about chlorine or chloramine being added as this can make a difference in treatment.
The pH of 7.6 or 7.9 doesn't matter, it will lower in the established tank.
What's the treatment for chloramine?
Lots of good discussion and thank you for all the suggestions.
It doesn't sound like there was consensus of what actually caused the issue. I believe ph level has been ruled out. Differing opinions on the salt but I can take that out of the equation with water changes.
The other was not doing a water change prior to putting fish in.
I guess the question is could salt and not doing a water change prior have caused the fish to die in such a short amount of time.
Anything else others can think of?