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Carbon filters for chlorine
I understand that activated carbon can absorb chlorine and I suppose
chloroamine.
How effective are these canister filters one can buy at the local Home
depot?
I'm talking about the units that are about 1' high with a screw off
base.
My idea is to fashion one up as a prefilter for my tanks when I change
water.
Would it be a good idea to add a second particle filter element up
front?
how long might they last?
Also - how distructive is chlorine or chloroamines - I looked at the
archives on this topic and I never realy got a good feeling as to how
much it effects my tanks. I can smell the chlorine coming out of the
tap. Often times I add water with no treatment and the fish and plants
seem fine. Also I noted on a bottle of Tetra dechlorinator that it
binds the iron and copper too. Binding iron can't be to good for
plants right? What else might sodium thiolsulfate effect?
Chris Wells
cdwells at concentric_net