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Hey, I've been wondering about this for a while now... Will live foods rinsed off with tap water, kill fish? ...

  1. 01-12-2010, 12:55 PM #1
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    Hey,
    I've been wondering about this for a while now...
    Will live foods rinsed off with tap water, kill fish?
    For example I feed California black-worms to my fish, but before I do that I rinse them off in cold tap water...I am wondering if the chlorine on the worms will either get into the tank water and kill off beneficial bacteria in my filter, or it will kill my fish...
    This goes for rinsing bloodworm and any other type of food like brine shrimp...

    So will this hurt the aquarium or the fish?
    How do you guys rinse your food? tank water?

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  2. 01-12-2010, 01:02 PM #2
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    I don't see how it could present a problem. This would be a very small amount of chlorine. Besides, anytime you fill a tank up with tap water via a Python you're putting in much more chlorine.
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    I dont use pythons...and never put water in my tanks w/o dechlorinating and aging it first...

    though thanks for the answer...it puts me more at ease lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by Newman View Post
    I dont use pythons...and never put water in my tanks w/o dechlorinating and aging it first...

    though thanks for the answer...it puts me more at ease lol
    You're welcome.

    When you get old like me you learn to love anything that makes pwc's easier. Taking care of a 14g and 10g is easy; doing a change on a 29g, 30g and two 55g tanks with a Python is a necessity for me. There have been times that trying to pick up even a gallon of water was pure torture (I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis early last year; there were times that I could not use my hands).

    I can not imagine even attempting to do regular 50-75% water changes on the 180g tank without a Python that I and another MFT member take care of.
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    No problem. If you are like me, you may have more then enough prime in your water. That little amount will not be noticed. My co-worker today told me not to even use prime. Just straight tap water. I told him if I put him in a burning building that he will be alright. Same thing. Right guys?

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    LOOL yea that's funny Tina. thanks for assuring me.

    That really sucks tom...unfortunately most people have similar problems with age, and so will I x_x
    For now though I don't need a python vacuum for my 40 gal.
    Say another question? how do you use the python? I mean don't you just replace the tank water with straight up tap and THEN add dechlor to the tank? how do the fish take it? or do you move the fish out when you do that water change... in that case how do the inhabitants of the tank take the temporary chlorine? like plants/inverts...

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    I like Tom use a python straight into the tank, I would need trash cans full of water aging since I run 2 90's one 55 in the works and a 30G. There have been times I have changed the water without any conditioner at all without any ill effects.


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    so you're saying everything in the tank can take a little temporary chlorine?

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    When I used a python for much larger tanks than I have now, I also did it straight from the tap, dripping the correct amount of dechlor as the water filled. I don't think the fish or plants are bothered by a little chlorine for the few minutes it took to change water.

    But to be safe, I've always turned off any filters for the duration.
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    ok yea that's important, got it.

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