2007-02-28 12:43:22 · 11 answers · asked by Alex 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Allowing it to sit for 24 will allow the chlorine to evaporate, but other things, such as chloramine don't evaporate. They will remain. This is why it is better to us a product such as AmQuel to take out the chlorine and chloramine as well as add bacteria that help with the ammonia. This is immediate and there is no waiting.
2007-02-28 13:08:14 · answer #1 · answered by Venice Girl 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A couple of days with an airstone running should be good. I can't seem to make the tap water around here good no matter what I do so I buy reverse osmosis water and buff it. I think its better to start with a blank slate and make it what you need than to try to guess what's in the tap water this week and what the ph is. Get a water report from your water provider and see what else is in there. I know in Dallas it is impossible to keep fish in the tap water no matter what you do to it. I asked the city aquarium what they used, I asked a major aquarium dealer what they used and they all said they have their own R.O. machines.
2007-03-04 18:56:00 · answer #2 · answered by Sunday P 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All tap water in the United States has chlorene as well as other chemicals in it. It cannot sit and be safe for fish. Chlorene does NOT leave the water by sitting it needs to be filtered out or chemically removed.
Start right NovAqua + or any other water conditioner de chlor will work.
If you use any of these or other dechlor products, you can use the water immediately.
2007-03-03 22:34:43 · answer #3 · answered by danielle Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tap water has to sit for 12 hours before adding fish
2007-02-28 20:51:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Depends on what's been put into your tap water by the water company. Mine puts a chloramine in that you have to chemically treat to get it out--and chloramines kill everything. If it's just chlorine, you can let the water sit overnight and the chlorine will decompose. Or use a good dechlorinator like Prime for instant results (and if you ever have to bleach your tank or tank equipment, use Prime to dechlorinate it to make it fish safe again).
2007-03-01 19:16:22 · answer #5 · answered by Inundated in SF 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Just use a tap-water treatment solution. It's fairly inexpensive.
Then get test strips. The biggest concern is the nitrates, chlorine, and alkaline.
2007-02-28 20:48:36 · answer #6 · answered by Ella 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dude tap water sucks it takes one day for it to have enough air for one fish but i wouldnt use tap water or if u do i would get the clorine desanitizer or w/e its caclled, its only like 5 bucks at the pet store
2007-02-28 22:08:22 · answer #7 · answered by Tae 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Without treatment? About 2 weeks in an open container. But water treatment drops are cheap.
2007-02-28 20:51:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
24 hours will certainly do it. If you don't want to have to wait that long, use the dechlorinator solution you can get at any pet shop.
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2007-02-28 20:52:12 · answer #9 · answered by magicman116 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
dude go out and spend a couple bucks on a bottle of de-chlor
2007-03-01 15:57:03 · answer #10 · answered by stargirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋