Water Top Ups/changes

[*dlareg*]

When it comes to water top ups and changes, is it better to use aged water or water straight from the tap with anti-chlorine?

Also which anti-chlorine do u guys use?

[ervine]

Well a kiasu person would use reverse osmosis or otherwise filtered water...

I just use tap water + anti chlorine.... but since I put it in my big auto-top up tub, by the time it gets to the tank it's already aged...

Brand of anti-chlorine is Nutrafin or something....

[Dazza]

I am using the same one. Nutrafin water conditioner from aqua plus i think.

[FuEl]

I use kalkwasser.

[*dlareg*]

I'm using genesis. It takes care of the chloramine as well which I heard PUB has been using very extensively.

[FuEl]

Hmmm...all my years of fishkeeping and I have never once dechlorinated my water...think I should start and see what's the difference..... if any....

[GATECRASHER]

mine just direct from tap

[guppy]

actually it's up to you, it depend whether you want to spend the efforts to provide the best shot for your fish/coral. Those fish fanatics will go for kalkwasser or even

vinegar + kalkwasser . I saw the shop in NT<< chalet topping with tap water .

Thay are so called expert and anyway nothing happens to their corals.

[junyong84]

i juz age my water for a few days...

my fishes seems alrite...

[SpiderOne]

ageing removes some chlorine. SPS fanatics use kalkwasser. fish dun need . Vinegar just used to dissolve the kalkwasser completely... try chloramine. Nothing will happen in the short run i believe. basically theres a simple equation

ANTICHLORINE = MONEY . Why should we spend money when its totally not necessary? .

Dun use LFS's as your guide . except for a few good lfs's

[*dlareg*]

Thanks for your views. So am I right to say that its ok to top using anti-chlorine with water direct from the tap (without ageing)?

Fuel & gatecrasher,

U mean to say that u use tap water without removing the chlorine or ageing? Direct from the tap to the tank? Thats something new.

[IcecruncherZ]

I'm guilty of not using antichlorine too... but my i leave my saltwater overnight at least after mixing...

[Volitan]

Thanks for your views. So am I right to say that its ok to top using anti-chlorine with water direct from the tap (without ageing)?

Fuel & gatecrasher,

U mean to say that u use tap water without removing the chlorine or ageing? Direct from the tap to the tank? Thats something new.

If its for topping up purposes, I presume that very little water is added, so it should not pose very much a problem. Anyway, I use overnight water w/o any chemical.