Topping of water

[zenus]

The water in my tank evaporates rather fast. Is it okie for me to just top it up with tap water?

[Vinoth]

You can just add tap water but its very safe to remove chlorine before topping up.

[blacknails]

Yah make very sure that you remove the chlorine using anti-chlorine (those used for Marine tanks) and not just dump fresh tap water inside causse the chlorine inside will do alot of harm to the good bacteria within your tank..

It's more advisable to use RO water I think.. And if you can't use anti-chlorine then at the very very least used aged tap water.. Just leave for like 24hours..

[zenus]

[aStRoBo|]

alrite ppl..was also juz wondering how to remove chlorine without using anti-cholrine..so juz leave it for 24hrs..alrite dude!

[anakjoh]

If aged water is kept in bottles with the caps on, will the chlorine go in 24 hrs or longer or not at all unless the water is exposed to the air?

[terryansimon]

the reason why you aerate the water is to let the oxygen dissolve into it.

[MalaysiaBoleh]

chlorine evaporates overnight

[anakjoh]

evaporates o'nite even when enclosed in bottles?

[Dinosaur]

The best is use air pump to aerate the water overnight

still water may have foul smell

[Volitan]

evaporates o'nite even when enclosed in bottles?

Think u nd to leave an opening for the chlorine gas to escape. Dunno if it will dissolve back into the water if bottle is enclosed though. To speed up gas escape, aerate the water with an air pump or ph.

[anakjoh]

volitan

Somebody finally understood my question and provided the answer I need...

[alanseah]

me too i left the water overnite but i did not use ph or air stone... I have 4 mineral water bottle each 500ml, so i will everytime route each bottle to top up the water lost. which avg water lost per day is around 500ml for mine.

In this way I need not bother much about having not enough time to remove chlorine or whatever...