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Old May 26th, 2007  
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Chlorine tester?

Hi do u all buy a chlorine tester to test ur water after and before adding maybe some anti chlorine?If yes please tell me which product ur using and also what should the reading be.
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Old May 26th, 2007  
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Re: Chlorine tester?

I have never tested for chlorine. I always just add conditioner to my tap water before putting it in the tank to take care of whatever is in it.
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Old May 26th, 2007  
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Re: Chlorine tester?

i don't test for chlorine, but there are test kits out there that will do it.

i know api has one (but only in test strips), it seems to be reasonably accurate (unlike some of their other strip tests).

however, if you're putting dechlorinator, you generally won't find it necessary to also test for chlorine.
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Old May 27th, 2007  
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Re: Chlorine tester?

hmm ok nah maybe just going to buy it for fun and see whats the reading after and before.thanks for all of you who reply to my questions
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Old May 27th, 2007  
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Re: Chlorine tester?

cool - it'd be cool to see what differences there are
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Old July 4th, 2007  
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Re: Chlorine tester?

The only chlorine tester we have found are the test strips and we learned pretty quickly not to trust those. I kept getting zero readings after de-chlorinating the water so was pleased with myself about that. Then it occured to me to test the water right out of the tap and still got a zero reading.

A quick look around the municipality's website got me all kinds of info that our water is treated both with UV and with chloramine. There are specific warnings that the water is unsuitable for aquarium use without being de-chlorinated. My only explanation for zero readings from the tap is that there must be a difference between testing for chlorine and for chloramine.

Now I just toss in some de-chlorinating solution and trust in it. So far so good. I'm consoled by the fact that overdosing with the de-chlorinator is unlikely.
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