nudge Posted July 7, 2013 Report Share Posted July 7, 2013 The new place i move into this week is on tank/rain water and i was wondering if i need to worry about wether the water has been treated with stuff that people use to treat tanks for giardhea (no idea on spelling this) and other bugs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted July 7, 2013 Report Share Posted July 7, 2013 No idea if it is a worry or not, I'd suggest testing it with a few less precious fish first if you're concerned. But with the amount of rain we have had lately I would expect your tank to be full of fresh pure water and not much else, unless it was treated very recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted July 7, 2013 Report Share Posted July 7, 2013 The new place i move into this week is on tank/rain water and i was wondering if i need to worry about wether the water has been treated with stuff that people use to treat tanks for giardhea (no idea on spelling this) and other bugs? You mean...Chlorine? Also it's pretty unlikely the water has been treated with anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculator Posted July 7, 2013 Report Share Posted July 7, 2013 It should be fine, I am on rain water tanks, and dont have problems with the water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted July 7, 2013 Report Share Posted July 7, 2013 It should be fine, I am on rain water tanks, and dont have problems with the water. Yeah, I feel sorry for all you people that aren't on rainwater tanks. All the stressing over not doing too big of water changes, dechlorinator, can't wash filter media under the tap. Screw that, 50-75% water changes whenever I can be bothered straight from the kitchen tap, clean filters in the sink... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted July 7, 2013 Report Share Posted July 7, 2013 Or those over-seas on ground water from limestone areas where they need to use RO water to keep uaru, geophagus, angels etc as the water comes out of the ground incredibly hard. I :love: my rainwater! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculator Posted July 7, 2013 Report Share Posted July 7, 2013 Your forfetting that I can jsut bring the hose through the window to full the tank up, and never have any problems. (apart from when I forget about it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nudge Posted July 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 there is this stuff that is made by the same company that do the spray and walk away adds. It comes in a bottle and you dump it in the tank spose to get rid of any nasty bugs or contaminants that may have got in the tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculator Posted July 8, 2013 Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 If you add that to your tank it would be likely that that stuff will kill your bio-filter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted July 8, 2013 Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 which is why I think he is worried about the previous tenant/owner adding it to the water tank... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nudge Posted July 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 exactly, not even sure how i would test to see if anything has been added, apart from the fish method, prob is i can,t get into the place till fri which is the day i have set aside to move the tank. Any ideas on what i could test for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculator Posted July 8, 2013 Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 Use cheap fish, and hope for the best, after a few big rains it should all dilute far enough that it wont cause problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted July 8, 2013 Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 Any ideas on what i could test for? Not sure if it would come up, but if you check the TDS it should be fairly low with rain water, ours is <10ppm. If you're really worried you could take enough town water with you to set up the tank then figure out if the tank is treated before you need to do a water change. I presume you've asked the landlord? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamstar99 Posted July 8, 2013 Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 Could you just test for chlorine? Pretty that's in those 30 seconds products. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nudge Posted July 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 House is through a realestate and the ladys not sure if it has had anything added to the tank, will test for chlorine and see what comes up, cheers for the help guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted July 8, 2013 Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 Some contain Benzylconium chloride I think. Easiest way is to ask the previous owner if anything was added. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nudge Posted July 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 realestate ladies unsure if anythings been added, will take some town water for the shift to give me some extra time to find out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 How much does it cost to get a company out to full the tank so you could just drain it and that way you know it's 100% safe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 How much does it cost to get a company out to full the tank so you could just drain it and that way you know it's 100% safe? Don't know about there, but here it's about $150-200 for about 6000 liters. If you actually want to top it off that would probably be 2-3 tanker loads. Or you know...Wait 2-3 days until the next monsoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculator Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 If I was really concerned I would just drain the tank just before some heavy rain predicted then it would full up with fresh water. It is winter you shouldn't run out of water for long if you drain the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 That is a good idea, our tank went from under 1/4 full to overflowing with one good night of rain, so if you drained it right down at this time of year it shouldn't take long to fill back up. Might be a good chance to give it a clean if there is much sediment in the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DYWLKR Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 David, do you ever have any issues with the rain water we get in Auckland? Someone told me hat he got acid rain once and killed his fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculator Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 I have never had any problems with rain water in Auckland, been keeping fish for about 10 years now, rain water all the time (except for the few times where we had to order water due to running out (not my fault, if I leave the hose in the pond and walk away forgeting it the logical person to blame is not me.)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 David, do you ever have any issues with the rain water we get in Auckland? Someone told me hat he got acid rain once and killed his fish. Hey Davy, I'm not in Auckland anymore so don't have that problem!! I have collected rainwater in Auckland, but only used small amounts of it (~100L in a 1400L tank). I know others who use it and haven't had problems too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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