Re: [Killietalk] Saga with the Water Company

[Scott Davis <unclescott at prodigy_net>]

Sometimes your answers from water treatment people
reflects the question. Some time ago one of the guys
called up the Chicago water treatment people and asked
if they put in Chloramines.

The response was no. Then, as an after thought the
spokesperson followed with something like, we put in
chlorine and ammonia.

Aren't water departments required to file statements
with the EPA every now and then. So long as you are
asking questions, ask them if you could have a copy of
their report to the EPA or for the last analysis of
the elements in their product. Your tax dollars at
work!

All the best,
Scott

--- Drummond Howard <drummondhoward at hotmail_com>
wrote:

> Lots of algae eaters and less frequent water
> changes.  I live in 
> Gaithersburg, my girlfriend lives in Rockville, I
> don't have a problem at 
> all, she does every time we change the water.  She
> got an oversized filter 
> to begin with because she didn't want to change the
> water every week.  It's 
> a eheim canister filter for 55-75 gallons on a 27
> bow front tank.  RO or 
> carbon filters may be the way to go, but I'll wait
> till I hear back from the 
> guy at the treatment plant.
> 
> 
> 
> Drummond Howard
> Gaithersburg, Maryland
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >From: Khai Wan <ipohsoft at yahoo_com>
> >Reply-To: killifish discussion list
> <killietalk at aka_org>
> >To: killifish discussion list <killietalk at aka_org>
> >Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Saga with the Water
> Company
> >Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 11:27:39 -0800 (PST)
> >
> >Good grief, Drummond. I am glad that you brought
> this up because I am 
> >having battle with algea bloom, especially the long
> hairy black ones. I 
> >live in Rockville. I thought changing water often
> would reduce this but it 
> >gets worse on all of my tanks. The java moss I have
> on most of the tanks 
> >are now covered with those black hairy algae. Even
> those java fern plants 
> >ar being invaded. How do you control yours now?
> >
> >   Khai Wan
> >
> >Drummond Howard <drummondhoward at hotmail_com> wrote:
> >   I've had two interesting things happen with two
> different water 
> >companies.
> >My water comes from the Potomac river, and when it
> is high or flooding 
> >there
> >is a very strong chlorine smell from the water.
> When I ashed the water
> >company they said it "was caused by runoff from the
> flooding" I guess it's
> >possible, but I think it's more likely they are
> adding more chlorine 
> >because
> >of the runoff.
> >
> >The other interesting problem is in a Rockville who
> has their own water
> >treatment system. When ever I use hypo based
> dechlor, major algae blooms
> >result. Not just a little algae, 1 inch hair algae
> in 7 to 10 days. The
> >more water you change, the worse it is. I've never
> seen anything like it.
> >They send out a short report on water quality,
> nothing like WSSC, and it
> >says the full report is available on the web. I
> have looked but it doesn't
> >appear to be there. I'll have to call them and ask
> exactly what they put in
> >the water. What ever it is it also fills up the
> water heater pretty quick
> >as well.
> >
> >Drummond Howard
> >Gaithersburg, Maryland
> >
> >
> >
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