water changes

[Richard]

with the amount of water i was changing each week with the tanks i have it was costing a fortune in declorinator so i done some reaserch and found that water left standing for a few days the clorine escapes into the air

the amount of water i change each week is probably around the 30 uk gallon mark (36 us gallon) so got a couple of water butts that hold 22 uk gallon (26 us gallon) each making a total of 44 uk gallon (52 us gallon) of water ready for water changes

they are piped at the base to each other and split of going to a tap also as they are higher than the tanks so all i need to do is conect a hose pipe to the tap turn it on and there you go tanks fill up nice and easy gravity is so cool added bonus is that because its in a confined space the water is already heated up to room temperature so less of a shock to the fish

I have also got a large air pump feeding a large air stone in each tank to keep the water circulating just to stop it getting stagnant.

the butts cost £15 each and probably around £10 for the pipework so £40 for the lot. i was probably spending close to £20 a month on declorinator so it will save quite a bit in the long run

and thats it looks basic but does its job nicely

 

[FloridaFishGuy]

Wow i didnt know chlorine just escapes but if it works then cool.

 

[luxum]

Chlorine is very unstable and will evaporate over time. However, this will not work for chloramine. Many water companies have switched to chloramine precisely because it is so stable. So make double sure that your municipality ~never~ uses chloramine before you trust this method for de-chlor.

 

[The-Wolf]

Chlorine is very unstable and will evaporate over time. However, this will not work for chloramine. Many water companies have switched to chloramine precisely because it is so stable. So make double sure that your municipality ~never~ uses chloramine before you trust this method for de-chlor.

very true


using "stood" water will still contain chloramine. de-chlorinaters also get rid of chloramine as well.

 

[plateletboy]

If anyone is really spending that much on little bottles of dechlorinator from a LFS you sholud all think about buying in bulk Sodium Thiosulphate. You can buy it off the net if you look, and uim sure i could dig out some concentrations required to use - its very easy.

It wont get rid of chloroamines, but nor will standing it. Little bottles of dechlor contain about 5p worth of sodium thiosulphate - its disgusting how much profit they make!!

 

[JeremyD]

Wow i didnt know chlorine just escapes but if it works then cool.

It works, but very slowly. Airating it speeds up the process 20 fold.

But either way, its too time consuming to be worthwhile, since I have to treat for chloramines anyway. I am using pond prime right now. a $23 bottle treats 40,000 gallons. Works for me.....

 

[Richard]

well i`v finally got in touch with the water company that suplies us our water and they ensure me that is is chlorine in the water and not chloramine and they also said they have no future plans to change it curently so should be ok for a while

 

[Jae1525]

Couldnt you have put them somewhere else?
It's a good idea but they look awfull.
Maybe you could build a wooden cabinet around them?