Hoody Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 I am a little confused?! :oops: When using water conditioner, the instruction's say to add "x" amount of conditioner to "x" amount of tank water. I.e; Add 5ml per 38L of tank water. My question is, do you work out how much conditioner you need by the overall tank volume or the amount of water being changed?? :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 by the amount being changed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoody Posted October 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 ah ha! something I'd never really thort about and then when I did I got all confused! :oops: :oops: Cheer's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 I wouldn't even bother using "water conditioner" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 i have never used it myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoody Posted October 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 what about "chlorine"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayci Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 Hmmm. the great water conditioner debate. Some people say use it, some say don't bother. Maybe 99% of the time you may get away without using conditioner. And then there is the 1% chance the the council in your area have done a chorine flush, safe to drink but deadly to fish, and all your expensive fish die. I guess if you choose not to use it your playing russian roulette. At $3.50 per bottle that treats over a 1000 litres, I'll take the conditioner. Also I've been told the conditioner contains trace minerals aswell, true or not, I don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoody Posted October 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 my thort's excatly. BTW, not wanting to start "the great debate" again either!! :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 Nothing wrong with a great debate if it is kept on track It helps others decide for themselves what is best for them. I am lucky as our water supply doesn't have chlorine added so I have no need of anything to be added to the tank water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOU1 Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 If you are doing an excessively large water change I think use it, 20% or so don't. I don't ever use it anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 I use it; our water has chlorine and water pipes are copper I think mine is 1 tsp/10 gallons. I use 4l water jugs to add water so I add 1/2 tsp to each jug. Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfish Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 Thanks Hoody for asking.... When using water conditioner, the instruction's say to add "x" amount of conditioner to "x" amount of tank water. I.e; Add 5ml per 38L of tank water. I owe you one! Man have I been doing it wrong :oops: :oops: my poor fish! Thanks to you guys I now know .... They should explain it better on the bottle.... and as for the debate.... I'm so using conditioner... I have the worst water in the country so a study says.... I don't even drink the water from the tap.... no way I'm letting my fish... :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelsta Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 We always use it as the water actually smells of chlorine when it comes out of the tap sometimes... When we had a small tank, we'd just put the fresh tap water into a bucket and let it sit out for 24 hours before using it as that evaporates the chlorine, but with a big tank you can't really do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 When the water smells of "Chlorine" it is actually chloramines and there is probably not much free chlorine there. If you could smell chlorine you would be rolling around the floor choking to death like grandfather in the trenches during the second world war. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelsta Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 haha! Amusing picture... It's quite changable as some days you feel like you've just hopped out of the local swimming pool after your shower, and other days you don't notice a thing. Well, the conditionaer says it deals with chloramine too so that's good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianab Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 When the water smells of "Chlorine" it is actually chloramines and there is probably not much free chlorine there. If you could smell chlorine you would be rolling around the floor choking to death like grandfather in the trenches during the second world war. True, but chloramines are toxic to fish too, so if your water has that 'dirty swimming pool' smell, then a water conditioner is a good idea for sure. Cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelsta Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Yep, I'm certainly not taking any chances with our water - why risk it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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