Purifying tap water with additives for fish tanks?

[Vermonster]

Has anyone ever used or have any feedback on using a product called "AMQUEL" by Kordon, or something similar to purify tap water for use in organic soil garden? it is made for purifying fish tank water it does not have any active ingredients listed but it stated that it it removes 3.22 ppm of chloramine 2.1ppm of chlorine and 1ppm of ammonia for every teaspoon per ten gallons? One of the other products said it added slimecoat for fish but this one did not mention anything about it? anyone know if this product will kill the living soil and ferts? AND if not will it truly neutralize the chloramine and chlorine? Also how many ppm of chloramine or chlorine is normal for a us city or town? I have never heard about these products in the organic literature i have read and I'm wondering why not, seems like a quick solution to the problem of contaminated tap water and it was 1.97 for enough to treat hundreds of gallons.........Thanks in advance for your feedback.

 

[Dignan]

Do you have the water report confirming chloramine in your water?

 

[Vermonster]

na but i would imagine i have it. I am in a an area that is basically the epi-center of anti-terrorism. theres def chlorine....... ANY other feedback? Please???

 

[gromer]

Errr.I cant say for sure but I was usin this stuff called bullseye for awhile that brings the ph to 7 bang every time.Works good but after some research I found that it was not supposed to be used in tanks where the fish were to be consumed.Hmmm I consume my buds so I discontinued use immidiatly and started using cider vinegar and finally fulvic to ph my water instead and have noticed a difference in the herb and the yield.
I was tempted by the water softeners and all that stuff to but the harsh chems used scared me a bit.Im not positive like I said b4 but I have a feeling that its probably not real good to be using that stuff either.If yer havin trouble with chloramine Id just bubble it[which doesnt do anything for chloramine but it gets out the chlorine]and then run it through a basic carbon type filter.A Pur water or a Brita any of these will filter off chloramine and make the water safe for use with organics.Hope this helps!!Peace,Gromerr Pott!!!

 

[Vermonster]

Thanks Gromer! i guess i can stick with old methods. I just thought i had discovered and easy out. as far as my area having of Chloramine see below. i think i got it fo sure!


It is vitally important to get the word out about chloramine. For many people, Citizens Concerned About Chloramine (CCAC) is the only hope for relief from unexplained skin, respiratory, or digestive symptoms. CCAC has heard from over 400 people in the San Francisco Bay Area with symptoms, often quite serious. CCAC has also heard from people dealing with chloramine in Maui, Los Angeles, San Diego, Vermont, New York, Florida, Texas, Colorado, Louisiana, Maine, New Hampshire, Ohio, Massachusetts, Kansas, Georgia, and Scotland.
WTF!

 

[Dignan]

It's simple to figure out if chloramine is added to your water. Every city has to publish the results annually. If you don't have chloramine, just bubble your water or allow it to sit open for 24 hours. You may also expose the water to sunlight.

Like gromer said, chloramine is turned to chlorine by running through a simple and fairly inexpensive activated charcoal filter. Chloramine --> carbon --> chlorine --> easily released from water.

If it sketches you out for some reason to contact the city about the water, then play it safe and buy a $30 activated charcoal filter.

Good luck

Dig

 

[Mr Celsius]

Just so you know, there are many inline filters that are quite affordable that will instantly remove any chlorine or the other stuff.

 

[Dignan]

My own personal conclusion - which we've discussed here before - is that chlorine is almost instantly removed from tap water as soon as it's no longer in a sealed environment. As soon as it's exposed to air, light and/or carbon of any form (i.e. bacteria, compost tea, etc), it becomes something I personally don't worry about as an organic gardener.

Chloramine is a little trickier but still not a huge deal.

I harvest rainwater off of the roof of our cabin myself. Hard to beat that.

 

[DIGITALHIPPY]

for the money your going to pay for thoes chems (i tank also..) you would be better off buying pureified H2O by the gallon at ur grocery store.

the solution dosent lower the PPM, balance the PH or remove heavy metals.
only neutralizes a minute amount of contaminates - chlorine; chromine

better-
5 gallons of glacier RO (the blue vending machines) usualy have 5gal for 1$ +/-
i got 4 5 gal's i use.