will it aid removal of...?

[a.i.m]

if i air rate 2 , 25L containers of tap water over 24hrs with dechlorinator in, will this aid removal of chlorine more than if i did a 50L WATER CHANGE WITHOUT AIR RATING IT?

 

[luxum]

If you put the dechlor in, you can do the water change immediately, no aerating needed, since dechlor/chloraminator products are for our purposes, instant.

 

[a.i.m]

tnx for your reply but the question still stands, is it better to airate the water b4 adding it to your aquarium? will it help neutralise other water parameters?

 

[clutterydrawer]

it won't do anything at all.

the only thing that needs to be sorted out *before* the water goes into teh tank is the chlorine, and the dechlorinator does this instantly.

 

[CathyG]

Letting tap water stand for a period of time (24 hours depending on the surface area allowed for evaporation) before adding it to your tank will allow chlorine to evaporate, since it is less stable than cloromine. Chloromine remains stable in water left to mature and still need chemicals to neutralise. Chemicals introduced to negate chlorine and chloromine are designed to have immediate effect.

Airating the water before it is added will not negate anything else IMO...when you talk of other water parameters, are you referring to Ammonia/Nitrites/Nitrates etc? In which case (I would worry if you had ammonia and Nitrites introduced to drinking water) but NitrAtes can be...you will need to do a before and after check. My tap water has 10ppm Nitrates, my tank I keep at 20ppm bearing this in mind...I have not let the water stand long enough to realise any change in NitrAtes...

Check your water from the tap, let it stand for a while (24 hours) then check again..then you will know!

HTH

 

[luxum]

is it better to airate the water b4 adding it to your aquarium?

No, it's not needed. If you have a municipal water supply that has chlorine or chloramine added, all you need to do is add a water conditioner that neutralizes chlorine and chloramines.