Thread: any other way of getting rid of chlorine, rather than letting it sit for 24 hours????

i could be off so hopfully somone double checks it
but adding an airstone for a few hours or less can cleanse the water and oxygenate it which is good

Look at an aquarium supply store for a water conditioner or softener. They will supposedly remove chlorine and minerals quickly. As a disclaimer, research their use in gardening and if they are safe for plants (I would assume they are) as I've never used them.

aquarium products do remove the chlorine but do u really want to add more chemicals to the water to dispose of one that can be dealt with just by leaving the water for 24 hours, also most cities now use a variiant on chlorine in their water( its called chlorate or sumthin, cant remember the rite name), it slightly more difficult to remove i believe. in saying all of that, i usually leave my water for 24/48 hours but once or twice have had to go striaght from the tap, never had any problems though.

Don't know why this clorine myth will not stop???

Ask yourself how many yards and gardens are watered daily with city tap water out of the hose or via an auto sprinkler system?

Now ask yourself how many plants or yards are dying or suffering???

then click this link which explains the 16 REQUIRED nutes for growing plants (only nute that has all 16 that I know of is DynaGro)

http://floridagardener.com/misc/fertifacts.htm

Now PLEASE NOTE that CLORINE is one of em

the chlorine and chloramine kill the beneficial organisms in your soil not the plants. chlorine is dissapaited by sitting but chloramine is not. IMO don't use the pet store additives. if your not gardening organically than I don't think it matters.

Instead of using hydrogen peroxide on occasion as a preventative to root problems - I use straight tap water in my reservoir (DWC). I also germinate with straight tap water because I want to kill of unknown microbes and maintain a relatively microbe-free zone in my reservoir (but I use bio-organic nutrients that have already been processed by microbial action). I agree with you riddleme. Plants need and use a small amount of chlorine - it's not an evil thing except in high amounts.

However! Like Pipe Dream says - some people (a lot of organic gardeners) culture beneficial microbes in their grows and need to remove chloramines (chlorine and ammonias). Chloramines take longer to leave solution than straight chlorine by the way - shoot more for 48+ hours to lower their levels if you are really concerned about them.

Oh, and water conditioners/softeners don't add to the number of chemicals going to your plants - they reduce the number of chemicals/minerals in solution that get to your plants (or you or your pets or fish or whatever). But if you are that concerned about substances in your water - get an RO system or buy RO water which is relatively free of everything except hydrogen and oxygen.

And one more thing - if you use a bubbler be sure to recheck the pH of your water after you are done bubbling it as it will cause the pH to become more acidic - not harmfully so, but be aware of that result if you are used to working with a certain pH from tap.