[Killietalk] copper leaching from new plumbing

["Mach Fukada" <diapteron at hawaii_rr.com>]

Aloha Everyone,
    new house is almost done.  Working on the fish room.  Got a laundry tray 
in the room, with hot and cold water.  Was wondering how long it will take 
before the copper from the new pipes stops leaching.    Any ideas?  I know 
it can be toxic to inverts, plants, etc and want to head off problems before 
I get there.

Also working on water filtration system for the room.  Chlorine and 
cloramines are becoming more of a problem for me and seems the water 
department "experiments" on us people all the time so it is not consistant. 
Thinking about getting 2 filters with the activated carbon.  I recall wont 
work for chloramines, is there a test for them?


MTF 

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