What can aquarium or pond owners do to remove chloramines?
Households, restaurants, and commercial fish tank owners will need to change their current chlorine removal process to remove chloramines. The appropriate dechloraminating products or carbon filtration equipment for removing chlorine and ammonia will be available in most pet and aquarium stores prior to the conversion. Home remedies such as boiling water, using salts, and having water remain still are not effective methods to remove chloramines. Unlike chlorine, which only takes a few days to dissipate when remaining still, chloramines stay in the water for a few weeks. The best way for fish owners to remove chloramines is to use a conditioner that contains a dechloraminating chemical. Aquarium or pond supply professionals, published materials and pet owners recommend the following: Treatment products (drops or tablets) that remove both ammonia and chlorine, or Biological filter (for ammonia) and chemical agent (for chlorine). It has been reported that high quality activated carbon fil
