What is the difference between Chlorine & Chloramine
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NewGrowth
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Chlorine will evaporate out of water if you let it sit or aerate it.
Chloramines will NOT evaporate out of water and remain in water until you filter them out.
Neither are good for plants, I will use water with Chlorine because it dissipates rather quickly. I will not use water with Chloramines, its easy to check your local water report to see which they use. Most places still use Chlorine.
The purpose of both is to kill micro-organisms, from a sanitary stand point this is a good thing it keeps us from catching water borne diseases. From a soil standpoint it is death to soil life.
SlikWiLL13
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^^thats the impression i was under.^^
i just started using my tapwater without letting the clorine outgas because im switching to a sterile grow instead of one with mircobeasties. im trading all my mychs and bacterias for h202 to see how i like it.
Jerry Garcia
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Chloramine is a mixture of Chlorine and Ammonia that is used by some municipalities as it reduces the amount of by-product accumulation in the system and lasts longer than free chlorine.
My town uses chloramines but every year they switch back to free chlorine for 3 weeks (I can't remember why, but they always do it). Too bad because I've been filtering my water (brita faucet filter) thinking I was removing chlorine...
My town uses chloramines but every year they switch back to free chlorine for 3 weeks (I can't remember why, but they always do it). Too bad because I've been filtering my water (brita faucet filter) thinking I was removing chlorine...
NewGrowth
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It seems to remove most of the Chlorine, not sure about Cholramine though.
grand daddy
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i have a question somebody please help somebody bored chlorine in to my plants what should i do calling for help first time grower i got haters
Their is an aquarium product called Amquel which removes chlorine and chloramine from water. Still researching if its safe in soil for MJ but i think if fish can handle it with no adverse effects it may be ok..maybe.
GrowingfortheGold
New Member
Didn't know anything about Chloramine. Thanks.
sworth
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It seems Brits filters do not remove chloramine, I just found this from another site;
"I emailed Brita a simple question: do their filters remove chloramine?
Here is the answer:
Thank you for contacting Brita.
I apologize, but Brita does not claim to remove the substance that you are inquiring about.
For more information on what substance the Brita filters remove, please visit www.brita.com.
Again, thank you for contacting us.
Sincerely,
Crystal Fisher
Consumer Response Representative
Consumer Services"
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f128/fyi-brita-filters-san-diego-tap-water-no-chloramine-removal-324096/
Bugger
"I emailed Brita a simple question: do their filters remove chloramine?
Here is the answer:
Thank you for contacting Brita.
I apologize, but Brita does not claim to remove the substance that you are inquiring about.
For more information on what substance the Brita filters remove, please visit www.brita.com.
Again, thank you for contacting us.
Sincerely,
Crystal Fisher
Consumer Response Representative
Consumer Services"
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f128/fyi-brita-filters-san-diego-tap-water-no-chloramine-removal-324096/
Bugger
cheechako
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Some of the aquarium products contain additives to help "improve slime coat". If you go that route, I suggest you get the stuff without this - the stuff that only dechlorinates.
sworth
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I ordered some of this yesterday
Here's the guff;
" Ammonia remover by Kent MarineMakes tap water safe, neutralises ammonia, chlorine & chloramine
Suitable for freshwater and marine aquariums
Can be used to prepare tap water before use, instantly aging it and making it safe or to reduce ammonia within an aquarium in the event of an ammonia spike.
Ammonia detox is much stronger than competing products and only a little is reuqired to treat a lot of water.
Ammonia detox is different to other types of ammonia remover and tap water conditioner in that it is perfectly safe for sensitive marine invertebrates, soft and hard corals and anemones etc.
118ml (Treats almost 1000 litres)."
As soon as it arrives I'll do a "side by side" with 1 of the 6 flowering ladies I have in a organic soil mix. Well, I say organic, but now I know I've been watering my plants with chloramine I'm not sure just how organic it is anymore
Here's the guff;
" Ammonia remover by Kent MarineMakes tap water safe, neutralises ammonia, chlorine & chloramine
Suitable for freshwater and marine aquariums
Can be used to prepare tap water before use, instantly aging it and making it safe or to reduce ammonia within an aquarium in the event of an ammonia spike.
Ammonia detox is much stronger than competing products and only a little is reuqired to treat a lot of water.
Ammonia detox is different to other types of ammonia remover and tap water conditioner in that it is perfectly safe for sensitive marine invertebrates, soft and hard corals and anemones etc.
118ml (Treats almost 1000 litres)."
As soon as it arrives I'll do a "side by side" with 1 of the 6 flowering ladies I have in a organic soil mix. Well, I say organic, but now I know I've been watering my plants with chloramine I'm not sure just how organic it is anymore
cheechako
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That looks promising as far as a chemical treatment goes. AFAIK, these products work by freeing the chlorine, which leaves ammonia. The Kent stuff takes care of the ammonia too - I am not sure how, though. In fish tanks, the process should be able to process the ammonia naturally or something is out of whack. So most treatments don't remove the ammonia too. But now I'm off topic.
Technically, none of the aquarium products are certified for food use, so if you're true organic, you probably should be using well or RO and not city water.
I use a dechlorinator on mine for now. Ammonia will gas off I think. Btw, gassing off is helped by open and wide surfaces, air stones (to break surface tension), circulation, time, and so on. Filling a jug and capping it off will slow the process down to a crawl.
Eventually, I will go RO but I think by then I will get back to fish tanks as well.
Technically, none of the aquarium products are certified for food use, so if you're true organic, you probably should be using well or RO and not city water.
I use a dechlorinator on mine for now. Ammonia will gas off I think. Btw, gassing off is helped by open and wide surfaces, air stones (to break surface tension), circulation, time, and so on. Filling a jug and capping it off will slow the process down to a crawl.
Eventually, I will go RO but I think by then I will get back to fish tanks as well.
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