Treating water for partial water changes

[calicorpsgirl]

The bottle of "Bio Safe" tap water detoxifier that I have says "For use in new tanks or with water changes of 50% or more." I am not going to change 50% of my water, I only want to change about 25% of it. Is there an reason why I wouldn't be able to use this detoxifier? It says put 10 drops per gallon of water....couldn't I just put enough to treat the 2 or 3 gallons I am going to change (I have a 10 gallon tank)? I just want to make sure I don't hurt my fish by overdosing them with detoxifier or anything....but at the same time I know I need to treat the water first. Can anyone help me with this?

Also, if I have a bucket of tap water and I put the detoxifier into it, how long should I have to wait for all the chlorine and chloramine to be gone so I can put the water in the tank?

Thanks!

Randee

 

[copeina]

You can use your water treatment for any quantity of water without a problem. That is an unusual description, probably from a company based where the tapwater isn't all bad for fishkeeping.

BioSafe is a Marineland product that removes chlorine and chloramine, and claims to eliminate ammonia, probably by bonding it to something else. All reactions should have taken full effect by the time you walk from you tap to your tank.

When you get a chance, get a tapwater report from your munincipality and see what your local chemistry is. Here, ours is ok to use strait from the tap, as long as it is for a species not requiring soft, acidic water. Those folks need to install a reverse-osmosis unit in their home or use bottled water.

Hope that helps,
/Kris

 

[calicorpsgirl]

Thank you very much!

Randee