Water Change - Using Metal Pot?

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Will it be fine if I filled up a large spaghetti pot with water and put the Aqua Plus into it to de-cholorinize it, if I add this water to the tank?

Right now it's just getting to the right temperature I'm just wondering if it is going to be safe water for the fish... regular tap water, but its in a metal pot.

Thanks
 
Many of the pots we use for cooking don't impart the metal ions..
in other words..we don't see any significant increase in Fe or Al
 
How about a really clean plastic garbage can or bucket? I really don't know if the metal pot will be okay. i doubt there isn't really any leaching, but I do not know for sure. Even a tupperware container. If you are worried about the temp you can take the water out and then slowly add water back. you do not have to do it all in one shot. This allows the tank time to mix with the new water. Anyway, just some thoughts in case you need an answer fast.
 
Anything that is food safe is usually safe for the tank. Lots of people use garbage containers to hold water for changes. Just make sure it's clean and only used for the tank.

I would recommend against the use of any pot that may contain aluminium, however. I'm not sure if aluminum only leaches when the pot is heated or not, you may want to check that out, but it's worth making a note of it.

Roan
 
Alumminum will leech, but only at high temps. The only concern I would have on the metal pot is any type of degergent residue left over.
 
plastic buckets are ok too. I use a 5 gallon plastic bucket for mine, but you need to make sure that is all you use it for ;) we had someone in here a while back whose boyfriend had used their change bucket to mop the floor or something and the soaps and whatnot got into the tank and killed her fish. just make sure it only gets used for changes ;)
 
Roan Art said:
That's what I thought, but I was too tired to do a web search. Thanks!

Roan
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Well, if you wanted to get really technical. Aluminum is present in all forms of food and water. It is one of the most commonly occurring back chemicals in the environment. And is relatively non-toxic, only very large doses (7 grams or more for humans) causes nervous system problems. Only extreme high temps close to the melting point will cause aluminum to seep into another substance. It still does this naturally, but the amount is so small that it is not even worth mentioning. So really, aluminum containers are no real danger (that we know of).
 
msouth468 said:
Well, if you wanted to get really technical. Aluminum is present in all forms of food and water. It is one of the most commonly occurring back chemicals in the environment. And is relatively non-toxic, only very large doses (7 grams or more for humans) causes nervous system problems. Only extreme high temps close to the melting point will cause aluminum to seep into another substance. It still does this naturally, but the amount is so small that it is not even worth mentioning. So really, aluminum containers are no real danger (that we know of).
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Nod nod. Remember the Alzheimer's scare a few years back?

Roan
 
Yeah, there was a big deal about dialisis patients too. The process apparently increases the amount of aluminum in the body.
 
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