The bottle will say, 3 drops per gallon or some such number. So you add the amount to treat the 12 gallons. Not the 50 gallon as the water in there already has the chlorine gone.
Changing the water. A concerned question.
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MikeO said:
Can you be more specific as to what is wrong with bottled water? I was told that buying distilled water from the store can actually be a great way to do water changes (some people find it more convenient I guess).
Fellas can't we all just get along 
By the way I use RO water it only makes about 7 gallons a day so I have to store it in a 35 gallon garbage can with wheels (obviously a new garbage can) then I just putt an extra pump I have in and pump the water right into my wet dry which then pumps the water into my tank. Less stressful for the fishies. Technology it can be your freind.
By the way I use RO water it only makes about 7 gallons a day so I have to store it in a 35 gallon garbage can with wheels (obviously a new garbage can) then I just putt an extra pump I have in and pump the water right into my wet dry which then pumps the water into my tank. Less stressful for the fishies. Technology it can be your freind.jagarundi said:
But what about the chems in the water? It is killing any bacteria that is in the water and in the filter. Test your water for ammoina, nitrites, and nitrates.
Distilled deionized water contains purely water. This means that the GH and KH will both be 0 since there's no carbonate or bicarbonate anions and no magnesium and calcium cations. If the KH is 0 that means your PH is highly suseptible to change since there are no bi/carbonate anions to bond with the hydrogen cations causing your tank water to become acidic very easily.mister ben said:
Kasakato said:
On these forums it often seems that people assume all tap water contains harmful chemicals. I have well water with no chlorine or chloramine, and adding water straight from the tap is quite safe if done in small amounts. For my water changes I use aged water though, because my water out of the tap has a ph of 6.4. After sitting for 24 hours, it is 7.0 which is the same as my tank water. I age my water to avoid ph fluctuations.
I like what RTR said about adding unnecessary elements to the water, and I feel the same way. For some situations it is necessary, but if there is no need for it I would rather not add anything to my water.
I get my water out of the faucet. I have a well here, and there are no chemicals added to the water. It does contain nitrates (10ppm) but that's not a problem.....my plants use it anyway.
Aqualung - then you are fortunate. Most of us are on public utilities which are required in this country to meet certain safety standards. Those in turn require use of chlorine or chloramine for decontamination. Additional treatments (depending upon the source) may involve adding phosphates or orthophosphates, pH shocking the water, etc. Those treatments do affect our tanks and fish, so we have to protect ourselves and our fish against them.
