Curious if anyone uses the tablets and if so how much of a tablet does it take for a 1 gallon container? I'm assuming just a little piece would do it but would like to hear it from a person who actually does it.
No need to waste money on gimmicks. I throw in some dirt, stir, wait an hour or 2 and good to go. Chlorine/chloromines just need something organic to react to and will be neutralized. Props to microbeman for the 411.
So I always have a full tub of premixed medium that is fully organic. I could just put a tablespoon of that into my gallon jug, shake it up and let it sit and that would make it not toxic at all to my microherd? I feel as though the water supply in my area has changed in the last year or so..could just be overthinking it but something seems to have changed.
Occasionally I have used campden tablets in brewing. 1 tab per gallon of water. All they are is a specific dose of metabisulfate in a tablet form. If I must use it in brewing I use potassium metabisulfate as it is a granular powder that disolves much easier than campden tablets.
I used to used similar dechlorinating products, simply didn't make a difference for organic/natural methods, and its just added cost with no benefit that I could see.
Nowadays I just let the water sit to let it get back to room temp, takes awhile tho' I'll keep my water in a 50 gallon trash can, after a few days the smell of chlorine is much less.
Hi guys, sorry for the ancient bump but there's relevant info in this thread already so better to post with all these things being said than create a new thread
I arrived here from trying to research campden vs. absorbic acid powder on Google, to deal with cholramines (not just chlorine)
I have already grabbed a big sack of the absorbic acid from a tiny local shop that I was thrilled to support in my town. And I also have a spreadsheet handy from reddit, for easy dosage, from the aquaponics section:
It looks like they're calling for 180mg or so per 5 gallon bucket - I've just been adding a tiny over-dose to be safe and throwing in an even 0.2g at a time.
Is this enough to take care of it?
Are the effects instant?
Are the effects sustained?
I know when using citric acid pH downs (the new trend at grow shops) the effect has been very short lived, I have to constantly keep making adjustments, just wondering if any of the same pitfalls exist with the absorbic acid concept
Lastly, can I skip the handful of organic material in the bucket? I am running the water through blumats after, I can't have chunks in the water
Fish don't like it, so I can only guess your organics won't. Though I have never heard of a case where tap water couldn't be used, and plenty have tried.