Re: [Killietalk] Water

[Charles Harrison <charles at inkmkr_com>]

At 8:13 AM -0500 12/4/04, Duane Wake wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I`m still working on my water problems and I was amazed after 
> talking to a large number of experienced Killie breeders to find 
> that they use aged tap water in their tanks.

Duane,
I am with Lee with this as you know. I have killed more fish with 
Chlorine than any other way, even jumping. There was a time I could 
just age the tap water but not anymore. Take a 5 gallon bucket, fill 
it with tap water and stick an air stone in it and roll it with air 
for a week, then test it for chlorine . . . if it is stabilized 
Chlorine (Chloramine) it will still contain 2 to 5 PPM Chlorine. It 
is enough to kill most air breathing Betas, certainly our Killies.

I still like the batch treatment, treating 55 gallon at once, 
bringing the drum of water up to temperature and treating with 
Thiosulfate and testing to see if it is OK and free of Chlorine.

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