using the pithon water changer to refill a tank

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aquaguy1331

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I have one of those pithon no spill clean and fill water changers and love it.

~HOWEVER~

How does one dechlorinate the water if you use it to refill the tank. i never know how much i remove from the tank becuase it varies from week to week weather i feel that a bigger change is needed. is there a gage available that will check the flow acuratly enough?

Thanks,
 
I believe the directions i saw on one dechlorinating product said that if you add dechlor simultanious with water to treat for the whole tank capacity. I ususally go halfway. if i take half the water our i treat for about 3/4 capacity.

ryan
 
Yah. Just guess how much you took out. I usually do 50%'s so it's pretty easy for me. Then, while the tank is filling, I add the dechlor to the jet going into the tank. I only add enough to treat the 50% that I took out. I can't see a reason for adding more than what makes up for what I took out though (which it seems ryan does...). The old tank water is already dechlorinated...

It doesn't have to be very exact. The remainder of the dechlor in the old tank water will neutralize new water if you're a few gallons off.
 
i always do around 30% and never use dechlor. but most people do it in easy to guess numbers like 25% or half so like everyone says just take a guess being off by a little wouldnt be too bad as along as your close.
 
Um, if you always water change without adding dechlor, that'd mean you aren't using dechlor at all? Not something I'd suggest to any newbies reading this....
 
aquaguy,
You can add the dechlor just before you add the new water back in, or you can add it a capful at a time while you are refilling. I have done it both ways.
 
About not adding dechlor

Well, I'm still a newbie at this, but with my water (well water) I don't see a reason to add any dechlorinator. There is no water treatment stuff added to my water, so my thinking is the more stuff I add to the water the more money I'm wasting and possibly more harm to the fishies.
 
If you don't have ammonia in your water, and you have well water, then you would not have to treat for chlorine and chloramines. I wouldn't add dechlor either in that case. You might want to check for metals though. Some of the water conditioners will neutralize that also.
 
dechlor, testing for metals

I've not tested my water for metals. I have lived here for about 5 years and there are no water stains in the shower/tub/toilet, so I'm fairly sure I don't have large amounts of iron in my water. All the piping from the well to the house (and inside the house) is plastic, (PVC I think) I'm not sure about the well itself. Is there a way I can test the water myself? Or should I just break down and take a water sample to a water testing company? (that can get very expensive if you are not looking for something specific, If I remember correctly.)
 
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