"BenignVanilla"
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I want to avoid repeating my mistake of adding too much
new water, and
killing my fish. I have dechlor but wonder if it is safe
to top off without
it? I don't yet have a device for measuring gallons added,
so I am forced to
use a 30 gallon rubbermaid, so you can imagine top offs
take forever.

Can I safely add 3-4 inches of water without hurting
anything? Should I just
add some dechlor anyway? Can you over dechlor?

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BenignVanilla
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I have a smallish (200 gal approx.) in-ground pond.
I top off with tap water that contains chloramines.
As soon as I start the water running (low pressure,
hose nozzle in bottom of pond) I add enough
Pond Amquel & StressCoat to treat the entire
pond. Water level rises about 3".

So far, no problems. I only have minnows,
snails & tadpoles (and a whole bunch of plants)
in there, however, so I don't know how my
method might affect more sensitive fish.

Gail