Re: [Killietalk] Saga with the Water Company

["Drummond Howard" <drummondhoward at hotmail_com>]

I use a Pur filter, essently a carbon block, for topping off and thiosulfate 
for large water changes.  Topping off doesn't seem to do anything, but it 
may not be enough of whatever is in the water.  The plants also explode when 
we do a water change.  I specifically asked about chloramine and he said no. 
  They researched it but are not using it.

Drummond Howard
Gaithersburg, Maryland





>From: LeeH920226 at aol_com
>Reply-To: killifish discussion list <killietalk at aka_org>
>To: killietalk at aka_org
>Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Saga with the Water Company
>Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 13:23:37 EST
>
>I know our water company uses chloramine, by my tests. Their recent 
>complete
>water analysis they provided me when I asked, did not include chloramine, 
>but
>did show residual chlorine and no ammonia was even tested. Before the 
>advent
>of chloramine, this same water supply typically had 3-4 ppm, now it is 1.4 
>ppm.
>This is consistent with the published standards, where chloramine can be
>effective at lower concentrations because it is more permanent. Chlorine 
>damage to
>fish is quick and involves both gill damage and slime coat damage. I remove
>it with carbon filtration for automatic water changes and with thiosulfate 
>for
>changes for large tanks.
>
>Lee Harper
>Media, PA
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