Re: [Killietalk] Thiosulfate de-chloroamine

["Edd Kray" <edd at catfishnthecrawlers_com>]

For us at the store, the issue is not so much the chlorine but the ammonia
from the chloramines. Water in that area uses chloramines and not just
chlorine. We use Amquel on carbon filtered water on every water change
(often 99% changes) and do just fine. The Amquel takes out the ammonia
instantly and the fishies are fine ALL THE TIME.

We had a customer with a 2 foot 10 year old arrowana. The Petsmart across
the street sold him a simple dechlorinator. He did a 90 % water change and
came to us the next day with a dieing arrowana. We tested his water and the
ammonia was 7 ppm. The arrowana died within the hour.

I've run some tests on customers who come in with high ammomia in their
water samples (say over 3ppm). I ad a drop of Amquel and its "gone in 60
seconds".

Edd

-----Original Message-----
From: killietalk-bounces at aka_org [mailto:killietalk-bounces at aka_org] On
Behalf Of Robert Goldstein
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 7:20 AM
To: killifish discussion list
Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Thiosulfate de-chloroamine

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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> Change as much water as often as you can!
> Charles Harrison in St Louis
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