Changing water?

[situkwokhan]

Hi all,

I was wondering is it a MUSt to use aged water for water change?

I see people putting salt into their water change may i know why?

rgds

[bernie]

Depends what you are keeping. For mollies and goldfish they will appreciate a bit of salt. If you have snails, careful with salt as it may kill them. Salt is also used to kill parasite & bacteria. But better to use aquarium salt and not table salt as it might contain iodine which is bad for your aquarium.

[bernie]

Aging water a few days can remove chlorine but not chloramine.

[Jimmy]

i used aging water only, age for 3-4 days. change about 40% of water, without adding any other stuff.

[v_nod]

Try adding anti-chlorine/anti-chloramine solutions. I think Seachem Prime is one such product

[Goldfisher]

I perform partial water change with water conditioner that have anti-chlorine and anti-chloramine properties. I did not use any aged water but I did let the water settle down with the conditioner for about 5-10mins before any water change.