Do you add de-chlorinator directly into your tank?

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I was reaidng instructions for a tank setup for like 55-75 gallon tanks. It says to NEVER add new water without treating it with a de-clorinator first. But how are you supposed to treat your water first if you are using something like a Python to put water directly into your tank from your faucet?

I have a well not city water, so is well water usually void of any chlorine anyhow? or are there other things in well water that I need to worry about for not harming fish?
 
squale said:
I was reaidng instructions for a tank setup for like 55-75 gallon tanks. It says to NEVER add new water without treating it with a de-clorinator first. But how are you supposed to treat your water first if you are using something like a Python to put water directly into your tank from your faucet?

I have a well not city water, so is well water usually void of any chlorine anyhow? or are there other things in well water that I need to worry about for not harming fish?
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Test the water out of the tap. Then, aerate it a bit and let it sit 24 hours and test again to see what you have. As for adding dechlor to the tank, I do it every five days or so.
 
so when you do a water change, you hook the Phython up to the faucet, suck out like 30% of the tank water, then just put straight tap water back in? Then finally throw de-chlorinator DIRECTLY into your tank? this won't harm your fish?

then why do directions say to treat the water first before putting it into the tank?

oh yeah, when you say aerate the water, do you mean just mix the water around with like a big spoon or something?
 
That can work for aeration. There is a thread on Python's, look for it, I posted exactly how I change my water today in that.
 
what does aeration do for you? does it kill things?

and why leave the water sit for 24 hours then test it again? what changes will take place?

obviously you won't be letting your water sit for 24 hours before putting it in your tank, because your water would be coming straight out of the faucet right away
 
That's just to fin out what you're dealing with. Things stabilize in 24 hours. Happychem can explain it much better than I and since I cannot search... Aeration gasses off things. For instance like CO2 and chlorine.
 
so that Prime stuff you buy, you throw that in the water and it magically takes out all the Chlorine?
 
Not magic, no, chemically. You know how certain things bond to form other things? It's basic chemistry, really.
 
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