Dechlorination

[jaypeecee]

Activated carbon will remove chlorine, but not chloramine or metals. It's also good for organic compounds, but those are unlikely to be a problem in UK tapwater.
Catalytic carbon will remove chloramine as well as chlorine.
A good tapwater conditioner will remove or neutralise chlorine, chloramine, heavy metals, ammonia and nitrite.
Your water supplier may not routinely use chloramine, but they may use it occasionally to treat a particular problem or risk, so it's good to be protected against chloramine.

Hi @sparkyweasel

Excellent summary!

Just add dihydrogen monoxide and away you go.....

JPC

 

[Ian61]

Hi jpc. Looks like I’ve come round to sea hem prime after all! Thanks

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

Looks like I’ve come round to seachem prime after all!

Some-one who knows <"what they are talking about"> will need to confirm it, but I think that the dry powdered "Seachem Safe" is the same compound, <"but a cheaper option">.

cheers Darrel

 

[sparkyweasel]

Just add dihydrogen monoxide and away you go.....

The price shipping is a bit high, - best to buy the dehydrated version and add water at home.

 

[jaypeecee]

Just add dihydrogen monoxide and away you go.....

Hi Folks,

When I made the statement above, it was intended as a bit of a joke! But, I'd forgotten that some products from the US of A are now being shipped in the dry form to keep costs down. However, unless @Ian61 has a ginormous tank and/or large, frequent water changes, a bottle of Seachem Prime goes a long way.

JPC

 

[Ian61]

Tank isn’t a swimming pool and hopefully my pension will support an adequate supply of seachem prime