How long to bubble out chlorine
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cottee
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24-48 hours they say
Lysergicpt
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With air stones , and if you from time to time mix it .. 24 maxium is done ..
Javadog
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The trouble is not Chlorine though, it is Chloramide which
does not bubble out at all. I have yet to get a filter, but I would
like to soon.
Good luck,
JD
does not bubble out at all. I have yet to get a filter, but I would
like to soon.
Good luck,
JD
RetiredMatthebrute
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why do you need to bubble it out? are you running benies in your rez?
RetiredMatthebrute
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we have well water but we also have a water tank system that requires adding clorox to a feed tank that chlorinates the water to kill off bacteria. i use that water in my DWC rez and it dosent effect anything, also the bleach is akaline so it helps keep my PH stable (i think)
rene112388
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true, chem teacher told me the same thing, i used to leave my drinking water out unopened . apparently they used to use clorine and it used to work
bigbudheadshrimp
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I actually add calcium hypochlorite to my reservoirs every 3-5 days.
AlphaPhase
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I've been doing a little digging about chlorine as well and every scientific study is going against what I thought. Chlorine indeed seems to be a micro nute for plants and is beneficial
Banana444
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I did a ton of research when I was asking myself this question. My tap water uses only chlorine to treat the water. If you google your city and water treatment the info is ussually on the internet as to what they use to treat the water. Left alone, chlorine will evaporate out over 99% in 24 hours. With a commercial air pump its more like 2 hours to evap 99%, I try aerate for at least 4 hours. I always fill a 10gal bucket with tap water after I finish any watering so it ussually sits out for a couple days before using it. And if I use more than my dechlorinated tap water, I use store bought RO water, but that can get pricey quick. I am looking into getting a water filter that removes chlorine from tap water. Would be nice to just fill water strait out of the tap without letting it sit.
bigbudheadshrimp
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I add chlorine to my plants, lots of it. No ill affects to smoke and it keeps your res clean infinitely. I run a single giant res for my whole grow, rooted clone to harvest. No need to do anything to tap as long as its within range aka below 200ppm.
ODanksta
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Your 100% right! Chloramide takes a substantial amount of time to evaporate, the problem with it is the pH stays high for to long. But every cities water is different.
VX420
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Chlorine in drinkable water will not hurt your plants, plants use some chlorine in grow. If you can drink it out of your tap, it should be fine. As also mentions, most or all of America does not have chlorine in the water at all, it has Chloramine, Which is chlorine Bonded to an Ammonia molecule so it will not evaporate, that's why it was made, So you can let sit and bubble all day, won’t do a thing.
Pool water would kill a plants drinking water wont. Just because it pot, it’s still a plants. There is no reason to water your lawn or garden with a hose and then think that the same water is somehow bad for your pot plants.
IF you really want to remove the chloramine, go to a pet store or Amazon and buy some prime, in the fish section, it will break the chlorine/ammo bond. Then you can bubble all you want.
Prime® is the complete and concentrated conditioner for both fresh and salt water. Prime® removes chlorine, chloramine and ammonia.
http://www.amazon.com/Prime-100-3-4-fl-oz/dp/B000255PFI/ref=pd_sbs_petsupplies_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=112X2APGQRZKMPSKT9FG
REF:
Chlorine (referred to in water treatment as free chlorine) is being displaced by chloramine—to be specific monochloramine—which is much more stable and does not dissipate as rapidly as free chlorine
Pool water would kill a plants drinking water wont. Just because it pot, it’s still a plants. There is no reason to water your lawn or garden with a hose and then think that the same water is somehow bad for your pot plants.
IF you really want to remove the chloramine, go to a pet store or Amazon and buy some prime, in the fish section, it will break the chlorine/ammo bond. Then you can bubble all you want.
Prime® is the complete and concentrated conditioner for both fresh and salt water. Prime® removes chlorine, chloramine and ammonia.
http://www.amazon.com/Prime-100-3-4-fl-oz/dp/B000255PFI/ref=pd_sbs_petsupplies_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=112X2APGQRZKMPSKT9FG
REF:
Chlorine (referred to in water treatment as free chlorine) is being displaced by chloramine—to be specific monochloramine—which is much more stable and does not dissipate as rapidly as free chlorine
offworldvacations
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1. Let's fact check that statement of averages, check this link to see which additive is in your city water: https://www.dudegrows.com/watercheck/
2. The heuristic value of this question is not nutrient metabolism, it is about bacteria production rates to assist nutrient metabolism. I don't have the numbers in front of me, but yes, you can run a dead tank for hyrdo by adding something that sterilzes, however you better use salts; but, if you want to be organic for better taste or chems just spook you out, go organic and use probiotics to break down organic material,,,and yes these additives make a difference in your bacteria production. however, after the tapwater with chlorine is added, the probiotics will bounce back. continuously suppressing their population will catch up with you in the form of fungi and rot.
3. yep. only takes a couple of hours to bubble out chlorine. i live in the rockies, don't need much here.
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