Aging water

[Willie]

Greetings, after the water has been aged 24 hours, and the tank has been drained to the specific water level. What's the flow rate for adding the aged water back to the aquarium?

Let it rip!

[Ksermie]

If I don't use all the aged water in my containers, can I keep it? If yes, for how long? Can I add to it to do another WC on a different tank tomorrow?

Can I add bleach to my aging containers to disinfect all equipment used in water changes when changing water in different tanks?

[pastry]

Yes on keeping (if meaning to use the next WC).

As for bleach... hmmm... People freak out but for good reason because you REALLY need to know what you're doing. But for safe answer: just don't do it if permanent, hard-plumbed system

[bluelagoon]

Greetings, after the water has been aged 24 hours, and the tank has been drained to the specific water level. What's the flow rate for adding the aged water back to the aquarium?

It takes me about 10 or so minutes to replace 80% aged water in a 125 gal. by using pumps and hoses. If it's aged, heated and aerated the speed on which you do a WC really is not going to matter. No bleach in aging barrel; no conditioners while letting it sit in aging container especially if your water supplier uses chloramine.

[Ksermie]

Great & timely info as usual. Thanks everyone!

[Ksermie]

I just reread the last thread of posts. I hadn't given some pertinent info. I dropped a powerhead into my aging container to circulate the water, after a bit I realized that pump was used in a tank of very sick discus. I removed it from that aquarium and it was laying in the garage for a week. I was worried about contaminating the container of aged water. Then I decided to ask SD if I could use bleach in the aged water to sterilize everything thinking the bleach would evaporate away over time.

[pastry]

It DOES go away... but many (including me) empty water with bleach, refill with no bleach... wait

. Empty.... refill no bleach (repeat)

I used 10-15% bleach with 85-90%tap for DW curing. Then would soak in 100%fresh for 24 hours... repeating fresh 3-4 more times.... but BEWARE of my advice! I've majorly screwed up more than a handful of times on many things (especially discus). Just don't bleach your WC materials... no need (may I ask why you want to? if mold, then I'd say a bore-snake method like cleaning a rifle... but I see spots of mold in some of my tubing... you'll kill more fish with bleach-mishaps than you will mold until you figure out safe parameters of bleaching)

[LizStreithorst]

Use PP instead.

[pastry]

Liz, I only do that in the shower ... onto my feet... because the Marine Corps told me it prevents athletes foot

[Ksermie]

I was hoping to sterilize a pump in my water holding that was used in a tank with sick discus. Attempting no to introduce the bad bug to my other tanks.

[seanyuki]

use potassium permanganate to sterilize tanks or equipments.

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I was hoping to sterilize a pump in my water holding that was used in a tank with sick discus. Attempting no to introduce the bad bug to my other tanks.

[Willie]

20% Clorox for 20 minutes kills everything. Once it air drys, there is absolutely no chlorine left. Most people leave stuff to soak in Clorox, which destroys everything.

[Ksermie]

I'd like to set up a large tote or garbage can with sterilizing liquid in it to store my hoses & pumps so they're always clean & sterile. I would just rinse & use. This possible?

[LizStreithorst]

You could do it with PP but I don't see why going to those lengths would be necessary.

[Ksermie]

Paranoid of cross contaminating.