This question is in respect of using tap water for fish tanks and home brewed ginger beer - I do not want to use de-chlorinating chemicals.
2007-08-30 23:56:02 · 12 answers · asked by ghost123uk 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Try this page it is very helpful
http://www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua/art_chlorine.htm
2007-08-31 00:22:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Boiling Point Of Chlorine
2016-10-06 12:06:21 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you boil tap water most, if not all, of the Chlorine will have been released before the water reaches boiling point and very little will remain by the time it's cooled down.
Boiling the water to drive off the Chlorine is a very expensive and time consuming way of getting rid of it. It will take quite a time to boil a gallon of water and at least an hour to cool it down to a usable temperature afterwards. Use proprietary de-chlorinaters or tap water conditioners. They do the job just as well and a great deal cheaper and faster.
2007-09-01 10:01:31 · answer #3 · answered by tomsp10 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If your water only has chlorine then a previous poster is right - by the time it comes to a rolling boil the chlorine will have dissipated and there's not need to boil all the water away. If another poster is correct and your water has chloromines then no amount of aging or boiling will get rid of it.
2007-08-31 00:41:29 · answer #4 · answered by Ghapy 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I think if you have boiled it already the chlorine would have evaporated already. I just leave the bucket of water staning for an hour before putting it in my fish tank and the add a little aqua-safe and never had any problems.
Never made ginger beer though!
2007-08-31 00:01:58 · answer #5 · answered by Fluffy 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The chlorine should all boil away in the kettle. When the water in the bucket is cool, it should be good to go.
2007-08-31 00:02:22 · answer #6 · answered by Snake Lady 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
H2O + CL2 = ???
It doesn't disappear, it makes molecules of hydrochloric acid.
The answer to your question depends on the amount of residual chlorine in your tapwater. Boiling it should be enough to speed up the reaction and make the water effectively "chlorine free"
2007-08-31 00:03:26 · answer #7 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Letting your water sit out for 24 hours will remove chlorine from the tap water.
However, it will still be unsafe for use in aquariums due to the presence of chloramine in your tap water that evaporation cannot remove. Only dechlorinator can remove this.
2007-08-31 00:21:42 · answer #8 · answered by ninjaaa! 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
24 hours
2007-09-02 03:23:38 · answer #9 · answered by sassy g 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
about to days depending on the size
2007-09-02 04:54:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It won't you can buy distilled water from your supermarket for your fish or use a bottled mineral water.
2007-08-31 00:02:18 · answer #11 · answered by bouncer bobtail 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋