Dave@aquaflora wrote:
Oh! I read about how some simple dechlorinaters can react with the chlorine
and leave ammonia free in the water. So, removing the chlorine I can
introduce a new problem of ammonia. Does this Genesis remove ammonia as
well?

Municipalities use one of two chemicals in water to keep it safe for
drinking, chlorine or chloramine. Chloramine is a very stable complex
of chlorine + ammonia and will not even dissipate if the water sits in
sunlight for a week! Sodium thiosulfate detoxifies either, but releases
ammonia from chloramine. I assumed you had chlorine since you said
letting the water sit makes it suitable for fish, and because you were
treating with Stress Coat which is a thiosulfate based water conditioner.

It's best to find out from your water company which one is in your
water. Use sodium thiosulfate (Genesis for example) on chlorine. Use
AmQuel on chloramine to detoxify both chloramine and the resulting
ammonia. Ghuck Gadd explains chlorine vs. chloramine much better than I
can. http://www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua/art_chlorine.htm

http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/rev-cond.htm has a list of some water
conditioners and what they do. My favorite Genesis is missing, but many
others are there.

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