Anyone here didnt use Anti-Chlorine?

[hirowen]

Juz wanna check, any of the forumers here do not use anti chlorine but ur fauna still live healthy? I've not been using anti chlorine for a very very long time, but all my fauna seems perfectly ok. But i do not know whether it causes any damage to my filter media, i do believe more or less it does, but it really save a tad of money. If u guys are using, what brand u all usually buy? Any reccomendation?

[benetay]

Last time when i started i remember using but after awhile i stop then i stop fish keeping totally but when i got back i was told to better use so i got myself a bottle of tetra AC(anti-chlorine) so far so good i think it's not worth saving a few dollars for your price fishes.

Esp. when your fishes ain't cheap. A bottle will last quite a long time so i think it sounds logical to spend that extra few bucks to save a few hundred dollars worth of fish.

I've heard of genesis and tetra recommended by Benny.

[hirowen]

Ha! Thanks for ur reply Benetay! For the moment i do not keep any price fish. Just some display guppies and characins, perhaps some shrimps. But i think i am going to have one. will go and check out genesis and tetra! Thanks!

[creampuff]

well, you can fill up pails of water and bubble the water for 24 hours or more. That generally gets rid of the dissolved chlorine. But if u have many tanks, or a big tank, that may prove extremely troublesome. I used to fill up pails of water and let them bubble overnight. I've since given up and have just used an anti-chlorine and anti-chloramine treatment. Am using Genesis now.

[|squee|]

Singapore's tap water doesn't seem to have much chloramine. However I still dose anti-chlorine for water changes. I'd regard anti-chlorine as a must for people keeping expensive fishes.

[hirowen]

I just came back from a LFS near my place. Has a question to ask, those anti chlorine which states that it will deoxidate heavy metals, is it suitable for planted tank? cuz i worried that it will remove those iron and etcs..

[michael lai]

Hi Hirowen,
I think it means those that we don't want, like lead.... I have been trying 'Fritz' brand, not bad. A tad costly but so far so good. I'm keeping some delicate fishes. Tried Nutrafin, also not bad but Fritz seems to allow the new water to settle faster.

[hirowen]

I saw an anti chlorine which contain aloe vera, no brand, but got a dr fish logo. Anyone uses it before? Good?

[Justikanz]

I had not been using anti chlorine for a LONG time liao... But I still have a bottle, just in case...

I guess after the tank had settled, there is no need for that unless a BIG water change had to be made...

My 2 cents!

[benny]

I would prefer to be safe than to be sorry. Have had cases where the heavy metal in the water was too much for the shrimps.

Cheers,

[aquarius]

I saw an anti chlorine which contain aloe vera, no brand, but got a dr fish logo. Anyone uses it before? Good?

There's one which contains aloe vera, can't remember the brand but it's distributed by Yi Hu. If i remembered correctly it has a cartoon-like picture of a fish don in a doctor's uniform and the bottle is white in colour. Not bad but i've stopped using it and have been using Nutrafin for a long time now. I will be switching back to the aloe vera one once the Nutrafin finishes because i compared the two and found that the aloe vera one uses much less dosage per litre of water compared to the Nutrafin and the cost is cheaper. Also aloe vera is known to be good for the skin which means that it'll be good for the fish as well.

For me i don't use anti-chlorine if i'm changing 25 - 30% of the water cos even if the bacteria dies it'll be very minimal. If you're keeping shrimps, it's best to put anti-chlorine cos shrimps are very delicate and it's not worth to take the risk.

As for the brand of anti-chlorine.... I think get the mid-range price of anti-chlorine can liao cos the chemicals/ingredients used to remove the chlorine/chloramine is the same for all brands. Most of the time the difference is in the dosage per litre of water. Don't really need to have those which are able to remove heavy metals unless your water pipes are copper ones and you are keeping marine fishes.
Oh.... don't get the cheapo ones cos they may not be manufactured in the best conditions.

[stormhawk]

I do not use any anti-chlorine products anymore. Even my fragile labyrinths are always given 50% to 80% water changes using water straight from the tap. No casualties yet. All my tanks get fresh tap water straight from the tap during top-ups and water changes.

However, each person may have differing thoughts on this but IMHO, anti-chlorine is not really a necessity.

[hirowen]

I believe chlorine level in different zone of sg varies, right? i living in the east, water should be from bedok reservoir, so the chlorine level is lower compare those that getting newater. Can i say that?

[ryo]

I believe chlorine level in different zone of sg varies, right? i living in the east, water should be from bedok reservoir, so the chlorine level is lower compare those that getting newater. Can i say that?

I never use anti chlorine, I use aged water for my water changes. Some hardy fish I even use direct from the tap.

[Justikanz]

Eh... No one gets Newater straight off the tap... And Newater does not mean more chlorine also... Newater is just RO water, anyway... They are mixed into the reservoirs before reaching us... There's a Newater plant at Bedok, Bedok reservoir should also have some mixed in...

[stormhawk]

Yes Kanz has a point there. We cannot be certain of the chloramine/chlorine levels of any area in SG. Having Newater in your water supply does not necessarily mean an increased amount in the levels of chloramine in the water, or whether there is chloramine or chlorine in the water. It is difficult to determine this unless you do a full analysis of the water values.

[hirowen]

Haha! just my guessing