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I've had one of these under the sink for the last 5 years;yep same thing. only thing I know that will remove chloramine is carbon and lots of it. http://www.purewaterproducts.com/articles/removing-chloramines
by RO do u mean reverse osmosis water? iv seen the RO in a few postsnowI'm getting tired of carrying out gallons of RO water for my ACT,
was gonna just throw a few handfuls of compost in the 5 gal bucket of tapwater and let it bubble for 24 hours;
hoping that the chloramines 'work away' naturally. Does it happen that way???
Just got home from shopping--
with an aquarium product that removes chlorine and chloramines...
Yep...by RO do u mean reverse osmosis water? iv seen the RO in a few postsnow
figure lol..seemed logical..so distilled water has went threw the RO process or they diff ?
my bad lol that was related to wat natural said gotchathat didnt answer my question lol im a lil more confuzed i think now haha
Without testing specifically for the chloramine, I can't say for sure. This is what I've read, though. I'm a fishgal, so for me, if I'm really concerned about it, I'll be buying myself dry sodium thiosulfate and it would last me a lifetime mixed at 1%-3% (JUST like the aquarium conditioners). It's a trick I learned working at a large public aquarium.I'm getting tired of carrying out gallons of RO water for my ACT,
was gonna just throw a few handfuls of compost in the 5 gal bucket of tapwater and let it bubble for 24 hours;
hoping that the chloramines 'work away' naturally. Does it happen that way???
Just got home from shopping--
with an aquarium product that removes chlorine and chloramines...
Sorry, but what do you mean "don't work very well"? Most aquarists I've known use ST up the yin-yang, works extremely well in my experience with both chlorine and chloramine treated water sources.Pond conditioners do not work very well. Are you sure you have chloramine in your water supply? Not every municipality uses chloramine...I would check first. You might be dealing with just chlorine. Keep in mind though, that tap water often comes with unwanted salinity, metals, and contaminants.
..just so ya know
Reverse osmosis is a form of filtration (despite the above post, that's the best way to think of it when comparing it to distillation). That implies that the result is, in fact, not pure water, even though an EC of 0 can be achieved, that does not mean it's pure. Distillation is the only method by which pure water can be achieved. I recommend against distilled, it's a solvent. That said, I detest the fact that RO means that for ever 1gal of filtered water produced, 1-3gals must be wasted.figure lol..seemed logical..so distilled water has went threw the RO process or they diff ?
Without testing specifically for the chloramine, I can't say for sure. This is what I've read, though. I'm a fishgal, so for me, if I'm really concerned about it, I'll be buying myself dry sodium thiosulfate and it would last me a lifetime mixed at 1%-3% (JUST like the aquarium conditioners). It's a trick I learned working at a large public aquarium.
Sorry, but what do you mean "don't work very well"? Most aquarists I've known use ST up the yin-yang, works extremely well in my experience with both chlorine and chloramine treated water sources.
Just from fellow gardeners..particularly CA indoor guys soil/hydro..and veggie gardeners that deal with very hard water. No personal experience. I'd have to see good indoor results using conditioner before I would believe it though.
Sodium thiosulfate basically neutralizes chlorine. That leaves you with the leftover ammonia. It may be a problem for those keeping fish, but not for those growing plants. I find the carbon filters to be a false economy because they will need rather regular replacing, and they also act as mechanical filters which limits efficacy over time. 5lbs of ST mixed to 1% will last you decades.
Reverse osmosis is a form of filtration (despite the above post, that's the best way to think of it when comparing it to distillation). That implies that the result is, in fact, not pure water, even though an EC of 0 can be achieved, that does not mean it's pure. Distillation is the only method by which pure water can be achieved. I recommend against distilled, it's a solvent. That said, I detest the fact that RO means that for ever 1gal of filtered water produced, 1-3gals must be wasted.
Ha..me too..me too!
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