Dechlorinator?

[ryan]

What is the best dechlorinator to use for aquatic sals's water?????

 

[karl]

I use aqua plus.
It has worked fine so far, but I'm not sure if it is the best one. (I've never tried anything else)

 

[ryan]

thanks

 

[dawn]

I use "Prime." It must work well since they just started putting Chloramines in our water and if it didn't work well, my stuff would all be dead, from what I hear. $4.49 for a 50 ml bottle, two drops a gallon, so the bottle treats 500 gallons.

 

[jennifer]

The answer depends on whether you have chlorine or chloramine in your water! (About 1/3rd of the tap water suppliers in the US use chloramine, the rest use chlorine). It is very important to use the product that detoxifies what you have. There are several ways to figure out which you have, as described here:
http://www.caudata.org/cc/faq/FAQwat.shtml

 

[laura]

So Um do you know how often to use it?

 

[tony]

laura: all water provided for your critters should be treated. depending on your water source theres a couple different scenarios example spring water used as is, chlorine only water *could* be aged to let the gas escape, and distilled water avoided

i use zoomed's reptisafe to spray down my 4 a. opacum and baby tomato frog, i don't provide a water dish for either.
it sells for like $7 for a 8.75oz/258ml bottle @ the local petshop.instructions say 5ml of the solution per 5gal of water or 2 drops per 8oz for reptile drinking water... do the math i'm hungover

this is what the back of the bottle also says

* Instantly removes chlorine and chloramines
* Removes toxic ammonia and helps prevent its accumulation
* Adds essential Electrolytes (including Calcium)
* Aids in rehydrating new arrivals
* Stimulates slime coat development providing a natural protective barrier for all types of amphibians (frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, etc.)
* Reduces pH

Ingredients: Water, Dechloraminating Agent, Synthetic Organic Polymers (colloids), chelating agent, electrolytes

 

[jennifer]

You only need to use it to treat "new" tap water. You never need to re-treat the water already in your tank. When I add water to my tanks, I use a 1-gallon jug that contains tap water treated with 8 drops of dechlorinating product. I never add it directly into the tank, unless I'm setting up a brand new tank.

 

[jeff]

I found some de-chlor that is one drop per gallon, and that is much easier then the 5 per, or 8.

I also do a bit of water re-cycling. I take water out of the axi tank, use that in the larvel tubs, and put the new water in the axi tank. The cycled water is a little more resistent to the ammonia that can build up quick in the small containers, even with frequent water changing.

 

[laura]

Tony B : Thank You very Much for Answering My question - it was a big help! xxxx