New Water

[420benz]

How long does it take for Prime to remove all chlorine to work?

 

[Mmathis]

Immediately, from what I understand.

@420benz Did you find your leak?

 

[GBBUDD]

Agreed

 

[mgmine]

Just let the water sit for a few days without adding any chemicals.

 

[Mmathis]

Just let the water sit for a few days without adding any chemicals.

There is nothing wrong with adding a dechlorinator?

 

[GBBUDD]

Just let the water sit for a few days without adding any chemicals.

That only works with chlorine

 

[brokensword]

Just let the water sit for a few days without adding any chemicals.

this is only true for chlorine; most modern water supplies now use Chloramine, which can easily be present 30 days later.

 

[brokensword]

heh, got it covered, don't we GB?

 

[GBBUDD]

Just trying to help people along the path to keeping fish.

I am scared to build again it will clearly get out of control at that point even if just a little more. So i'll live through others

 

[mgmine]

We could go on and on about water quality. The bottom line is not what you read on the internet or have heard forever (like chocolate will kill your dog) but what in the real world is true. So I would say if you think that tap water will kill your fish then do whatever you read to make your water perfect. Get a test kit, get test strips, adjust the ph adjust the nitrates and nitrites then go for the ammonia and clorine and while you're at it check for uranium. But the most important thing is to keep your fish from joining schools. If they do then they might learn to read and when that happens they will know that they can't live in the water that they have grown up in for centuries.

 

[Lisak1]

Well, I think I know what you're saying @mgmine ... but chocolate really will kill your dog. It just takes a lot more chocolate than most people think to do it.

 

[brokensword]

Well, I think I know what you're saying @mgmine ... but chocolate really will kill your dog. It just takes a lot more chocolate than most people think to do it.

and human injections of chlorine and chloramines WILL hurt your fish, too as that is not the water they've they've been swimming in for centuries.