Water change after big rain

[ptran]

Thanks for the bump. Reminding us about all the rain in Houston this week.


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[mredman]

I have only used RO water since moving to Houston (salt and fresh). The first stage of a RO system is activated carbon. Otherwise, the RO membrane would be destroyed by the presence of chlorine.


Mike

[ptran]

No storage tank for me, so just have to be careful!


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[troy tucker]

Would aging water gets rid of chloramine?

Not if you fill your aging tank the day after a big rain. Most the time chloramine is not a problem but after is rains they add more Activated carbon will remove all chloramine. also the bacteria in your filters will remove it with a little time.

[ptran]

I held off on a desperately needed WC in my new 20G. I live close to Ptran and Beth and we got hit HARD! Any idea how long to wait for the WC?

I usually wait 2 days to make sure they flush out the treated water. I still don't have carbon bottle, but I'm using the carbon filter for RV. You can buy them at Walmart. I bought 2 and connect them in series and use them in conjunction with Seachem Safe at every water change.

[ptran]

Would aging water gets rid of chloramine?

[JCrizz]

I held off on a desperately needed WC in my new 20G. I live close to Ptran and Beth and we got hit HARD! Any idea how long to wait for the WC?

[troy tucker]

Yes, the key is to dose water with proper dosage. The problem is you don't know how much chlorine or chloramine the city dump in the water supply after the rain.

If you request the chemical list from your water co. they will send it to you. I have done this. So I do know what and how much they put in our water. Also I trust what I use to treat my water. I know what I am doing but never advise other to do it my way. Chemicals are not the best way. (read disclaimer) Aging water is and I know how to do that too.

[ptran]

It Rained?
I live around the corner from Morph. So I know how bad our water is and on a good day it's bad. After every rain the water co. adds a lot of chloramine. Very bad for fish. As for rain? I never worry about it. My water change schedule is set in stone. Water changes happen ones a week every week. I don't care how much it raided. A few chemicals in the proper proportions. takes care of it.
(Disclaimer) Chemical treatment is not the best way to treat water. If not done right it can and will kill all your fish.

Yes, the key is to dose water with proper dosage. The problem is you don't know how much chlorine or chloramine the city dump in the water supply after the rain.

[ptran]

We lost 2 trees and a pretty big portion of fence. Hubby will be working hard today to make sure the Rottweiler and small dogs can't leave the yard. I was driving home in that storm yesterday. Sometimes it felt like the van was going to blow over. Life is exciting. LOL

Scary experience: I was driving thru a hail storm on a freeway once. Everybody had to stop the car. The whole freeway looked to cover with couple inches of ice.

[Beth777]

We lost 2 trees and a pretty big portion of fence. Hubby will be working hard today to make sure the Rottweiler and small dogs can't leave the yard. I was driving home in that storm yesterday. Sometimes it felt like the van was going to blow over. Life is exciting. LOL

[troy tucker]

It Rained?
I live around the corner from Morph. So I know how bad our water is and on a good day it's bad. After every rain the water co. adds a lot of chloramine. Very bad for fish. As for rain? I never worry about it. My water change schedule is set in stone. Water changes happen ones a week every week. I don't care how much it raided. A few chemicals in the proper proportions. takes care of it.
(Disclaimer) Chemical treatment is not the best way to treat water. If not done right it can and will kill all your fish.

[morpheus]

agree here. always hear at least one horror story a year of a massive die off due to chlorine treatments. my area in NW houston didnt get much of anything sadly, but the water companies do dose heavily anyway

[ptran]

We got crazy weather in Richmond yesterday. It was 103F (felt like 115) around 5PM, and when I got home around 6:30PM, it started raining cat and dog. Then hail and thunderstorm. Well, can't complain too much because my yard is soaking wet, and I don't have to water it for a week.

Be careful if you plan to do water change today. Unless you have a carbon snake or carbon bottle, I would hold off on water change for couple days to avoid casualties (if you know what I mean).