When should I add the dechlorinator? I see the pythons fill directly from the tap, but that does not help with treating the water first. My question is can I refill with untreated water then add Prime after the refill, will that hurt the fish?
When add dechlorinator?
- Thread starter Huggz_the_Fishkeeper
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If you are using a hose or Python to refill the aquarium directly from your faucet, add Prime as you are filling the tank AND dose for the entire aquarium volume, not just for the amount of water being replaced.
If you are going straight from tap to tank, dechlorinate the tank before you add the water 
Haha! I only use my python for refilling if I change more than 1 tank. It's not worth the hassle of unwinding, draining it & winding up 50ft of hose for just 1 tank. I'm not sure if it's better exercise to do that or carry many gallon jugs of (dechlored w/Prime, 2 drops/gal) water to refill. My arms & back hurt either way so I'm pretty sure either works toward a better body, lol.
I live where it's always a drought so I remove water to buckets or python out the door to favorite landscape plants. I add dechlor before tap water refill & dose heavily like dudley does, or almost. I have lots of plants so I don't worry much.
When I lived in a different (East Coast) house, I Pythoned into a bath tub with a strainer over the drain to catch plant debris & refilled from the kitchen sink. With a 50ft hose I could reach all my tanks, a small footprint house but with lots more tanks than now...but freezing temps outside so the bathtub was a better option. It really depends on your tank & house set up what as to will work best. I've always been envious of the people who only have a turn of a spigot to both drain & refill...mostly from my brief fling with hardcore discus keepers, some are very intense & motivated people too...but mostly not for just a couple tanks.
I live where it's always a drought so I remove water to buckets or python out the door to favorite landscape plants. I add dechlor before tap water refill & dose heavily like dudley does, or almost. I have lots of plants so I don't worry much.
When I lived in a different (East Coast) house, I Pythoned into a bath tub with a strainer over the drain to catch plant debris & refilled from the kitchen sink. With a 50ft hose I could reach all my tanks, a small footprint house but with lots more tanks than now...but freezing temps outside so the bathtub was a better option. It really depends on your tank & house set up what as to will work best. I've always been envious of the people who only have a turn of a spigot to both drain & refill...mostly from my brief fling with hardcore discus keepers, some are very intense & motivated people too...but mostly not for just a couple tanks.
