Cheap way to get rid of chlorine and chloramine?

Question

Is there a cheaper way to get rid of chlorine and chloramine than buying dechlorinator from the petstore? I heard you could let it rest and the chlorine would evaporate but not the chloramine. Another way is to put the water in the sun but I don't know if it would evaporate the chloramine. What about boiling the water? Anybody knows any other ways that would get rid of both chemicals?

Answer 1

By putting the water in the sun or boiling it, all you are doing is attempting to evaporate it out. The only thing that will evaporate out is water and chlorine, leaving the harmful chloramines in the water. The best way to remove chloramines is to use store bought conditioner. There are industrial chemicals used for the same purpose, but that is more into the chemistry department and they may be difficult to get a hold of.

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EDIT: Most water treatment plants use both. Letting the water sit in the tank for a while is going to do nothing but intensify the amount of chloramines because the water will evaporate, making it a much higher concentration.

EDIT 2: The bubbles are oxygen, not chemicals. As somebody already said, the oxygen needs to stay in the water, or the fish will suffocate.

Answer 2

The most common ingredient in dechlorinator solutions is Sodium trisulfate,which can be found at paint and wallpaper stores,I believe that it will remove both chlorine and chloramine.
You can find out which system your municipality uses by calling the city water plant. If it's chlorine only then it will work out of the water with exposure to sunlight or constant aeration,if it's chloramine then some chemical intervention is required.

Answer 3

Come on -- the dechlorinator is one of the cheapest things you can BUY for your water treatment. Usually it's one or the other, seldom both, in the water. It depends on what your local water treatment plant uses. You can let the water cycle in the aquarium (filter without fish) for a few days. I wouldn't boil it -- for a large tank, that would take longer than cycling or chemical treatment.

Answer 4

If you let the water sit in the sun for at least 24 hours it is safe for your fish. You will know when the water is ready when little bubbles form at the surface of the container. I would then shake the container [releasing the bubbles] just to ensure that all of the additives are out.

Answer 5

No, letting the water sit or boiling it would reduce oxygen, potentially killing the fish. Wardley's dechlor sells for about $2 for a medium bottle that will last months.

Answer 6

Airate the water and let it sit for a few days.