Re: [Killietalk] Thiosulfate de-chloroamine

["Robert Goldstein" <rgoldstein at rjgaCarolina_com>]

I generally use dechlorinator when setting up a new tank (no matter how long 
I plan it to stand empty) or do a massive water change. I do not use 
dechlorinator for topping off or small changes, as I think a small amount of 
chlorine/chloramine would readily react with the organics in my tanks. For 
people with  sanitary tanks, this doesn't apply!


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charles & Sue Harrison" <csharrison at inkmaker_net>
To: <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 10:40 PM
Subject: [Killietalk] Thiosulfate de-chloroamine


>I do advertise Thiosulfate by the 1/2 pound in
> the BNL and if you need more I have it, just ask.
> I make up a 2 times the usual concentration
> Chlorine test reagent for those who want to know
> their changing water is Chlorine FREE. (thanks
> for the plug Lee)
>
> Here in St Louis the tap water runs about 0.8 to
> 1.2 ppm Chlorine and Ammonia (NH4) at about 0.5
> ppm for Chloroamine.
>
> I change around 80 to 95% of the water in each of
> my tanks once every week to 10 days. With the new
> fish room I am up to around 200 gallons a week
> with practically complete changes in all the
> major Killie tanks. I have tried the partial
> water changes but the pH slowly drops to values
> below 6 and the fish dont produce or grow well,
> so I have stuck with the complete changes.
> Thiosulfate is and always has been my stand by
> for Chlorine removal. I am able to use a carbon
> filter at work but only for my community tanks.
>
> Again, I recommend testing for Chlorine in change
> water and I have the kits. The info was in the
> July BNL and will be in the Sept BNL.
>
> I still have a bunch of the Galaxy rasboras
> spawned and raised in St L tap water. The N'tui
> have about balanced out and the BIV Zagnanado are
> out growing my BBS. The Epiplatys lamottei are
> out growing their 35 and looking for new homes.
> The N. whitei need new homes and I have 3 new
> hatchings of Fp. avichang that are available.
>
> There are pairs of riggenbachi available as well
> as a new RIV  - uroflammeus siegfriedi (Now
> that's a beautiful ugly brown fish) I have
> pictures. and 2 - 10s of Ep. annulatus
> I do owe some fish to some who have requested and
> am waiting for the weather to cool to ship. The
> RIVs are doing well.
>
> Inquiries off the list please.
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