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Old 29-07-2008, 06:12 AM   #1
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How long must I age the water? Do I age the water without any thing like fish or air pump in it? Can somene please explain the purpose of aging the water. Thanks
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Old 29-07-2008, 08:58 AM   #2
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i dont age water.
i think people do it to get rid of chlorine or something.
i just use anti-chlorine.
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Old 29-07-2008, 09:26 AM   #3
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i dont age water.
i think people do it to get rid of chlorine or something.
i just use anti-chlorine.
I did the same thing .But if u insist ,maybe u can do experiment by ageing interval of 24 hrs and check the chlorine content ..
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i dont age water.
i think people do it to get rid of chlorine or something.
i just use anti-chlorine.

If I add 10% to 20% tap water directly to my tank, my guppies kon kon and some may died later even though I add anti-chlorine and chlormain although my tetras are ok.
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Old 29-07-2008, 10:23 AM   #5
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i can do 70 percent water changes direct from tap and just add anti-chlorine no problems.
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Old 29-07-2008, 11:52 AM   #6
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How long must I age the water? Do I age the water without any thing like fish or air pump in it? Can somene please explain the purpose of aging the water. Thanks
u age the water to remove chlorine, chloramine & some metal content from tap water. to age water, u put the tap water into a containner, add anti chlorine/chloramine, use air bubble to agitate. must leave it for 1-2 days.

use aged water will be very safe for ur fishes & BBs, also some fishes are very sensitive to chlorime/chlomine.

for bros who do not age ur water prior to WC, best is perfom 20-30% WC at a time & add anti chlorime/chlomine ... better be safe than sorry ...

as for me, i oso use direct tap water with chlorine/chloromine when i do my WC. Normally do 15-20% WC weekly or 2X weekly if nitrate is high ....
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