On Sun, 16 Jul 2006 02:09:27 GMT, wrote:

Hi y'all
I live in the south of England where right now we are experiencing a
bit of a drought. As a result the water in my garden Goldfish pond is
getting low.
My question : Can I just top up the pond with common tap water? I've
heard I should let it stand for a few hours to get rid of the Chlorine
but I'm not really sure.
Any help or suggestions much appreciated.
TIA.

Buy a product that will detox the chlorine. Sodium hypochlorite is the
chemical name. Unless you have chloramines in your water source you'll need
something that will detox chlorine and ammonia, one product name is Amquel.
A few hours will not do it, more like 24-48 hours depending on ppm. Better
is to trickle the water in slowly, or spray it up in the air (chlorine
only) if you can't get or find the chemicals mentioned above. ~ jan
www.jjspond.us
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