If you age your (tap) water for 24 hours or more, do you need to add water conditioner? What about if you use 100% RO water?
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That would depend on what is put into your water.Chlorine would be fine to go with aged aerated water for 24 hours.If they use chloramine,then you'd need a conditioner.
Depending on where you live, adding a water conditioner can be low cost insurance. Every fall in Minneapolis, the sewers get clogged with falling leaves. At some point, our local water company will send a large pulse of chloramine through the system. I can usually tell because you can smell chlorine in the shower. At that point, I double or triple the Prime or Amquel dose - whichever one I happen to buy cheap.
Willie
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I live in Maple Grove Minnesota, which has "liquid limestone" for tap water. It was really hard on the discus I raised five years ago and that is why I invested in a home water softener now and also have an RO unit that I can use for some of the tank water.
If you use 100% RO water then all the chlorine and chloramine should be removed threw that process along with the Kh and GH hardness.
I do 50/50 RO and tap then age it, I drop a capful of Amquel in with the water change just for insurance, can't hurt.
I age my water, R/O or tap, without dechlor. I'll add my AmQuel, Safe, Prime..., right into the tank during the water change itself. The major reason is that the water holding container doesn't get slimy as a result.
Willie
At my age, everything is irritating.