Bichon Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 Hi Guys What wouold be the cheapest way to remove Chlorine & Chloramine? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freakyfish Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 There are a few products that claim to remove Chloramine but its harder then first thought I use Seachem's Prime and have found it works perfectly cheap to use as well Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 If it is just for water changes in your aquarium, sit the water overnight with aeration in a barrel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freakyfish Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 Though this will remove Chlorine it will not remove Chloramine Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 I understood chloramine in our water was only as a natural byproduct (if that's the word). Other countries actually add chloramines to the water but we don't in NZ, hence no need to get rid of it. Could be way off the mark though :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 Didn't think we had that in our water. Only chlorine in some areas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplecatfish Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 The main additive to water is fluoride. The chlorine comes from the cleaning chemicals used in the treatment plants and the chloramine comes from the chlorine reacting with contaminants. Any chlorine or chloramine that is present is in very small residual amounts...... ......unless there has been a spillage or exceptional treatment requirement. Generally this doesn't happen very often which means that for most tanks with common fish, chemicals for water treatment are just a good money spinner for the LFS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 Flouride is added to only some water supplies in NZ. It is added because it is lacking in our water and is necessary in the formation of tooth enamel. Chlorine is added to most water supplies by injection of the gas or as HTH solution which produces 80%chlorine by weight. Chlorine reacts with nitrogen componds in the water to form mono. di or tri chloramines. The more chlorine, the more it is pushed towards the trichloramines. Because Chlorine is a vey strong oxidising agent it reacts with all sorts of compounds in the water. The more contamination there is in the water the greater the chance that some other nasty compounds will be formed. In USA they react ammonia with chlorine to form mono chloramine and add that to the water as a disinfectant. It is not as good a disinfectant as chlorine but does not react to form the nasties. In NZ the Dept of Health requires Cl2 to be used. All chlorinated water supplies contain chloramines. The normal active ingredient in the neutralizers is sodium thiosulphate which neutralizes the chlorine but the other compounds I am not sure of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 The contractors working on the water mains are supposed to sanitize the pipes with Cl2 before they are used again but often it is not very practical. If they do use it there could be a temporary peak in chlorine from time to time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freakyfish Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 I wouldnt say Water conditioners are a good money spinner for LFS Chlorine in any amount can be deadly for fish Yeah most of the time you will get away with it but for the small cost of a good conditioner I dont understand why people take the chance Here Prime is around $27.30 for 300ml or per 5ml its 45c So for 45c I can safely detoxify any chlorine Chloramine Heavy metals and ammonia is my 4ft tank Seeing some of my tanks can house thousands of dollars its seems an easy decision for me Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 Totally agree with Brad. Better safe than sorry especially when you got discus that is hard to replace in NZ eventhough you got the money. Same goes with some of the harder to find fishes. ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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