dechlor...how deadly...

[cybersymes]

made a real blunder the other night...and scared myself silly...

as i've had flu for a week my mind wasn't working too well...
and i did a 4 gall[imp]/10% water change without the dechlor...

as soon as the new water was in i realised and added the right amount of dechlor...

i then tried to feed the fish...and they all appeared to be blind...
i was soooooooooo scared that i had doomed my fish...
my mind popped with regret as i thought of how stoopid i'd been...

then i realised... ... after a while...
the water change had been done 'lights off'...
and i'd put the lights on to feed...
so after an hour...i fed again...no worries...phewwww and then some ...

i'd just zapped the buggers with the lights and their eyes had no time to adjust...
wow...scary moment or what ...

so me question is...[at last]...how dangerous a move was that...
i guess that dechlor should go in the new water 'before' it's added...
how deadly would a 10% chlorine/chloramine contamination be.... ???

hopefully my question is now moot...as i intend never to do that again...
i'm making reminder stickers for me buckets ...

 

[prettypleco]

I have done that once or twice myself but i use a python. As far as how deadly is it i am not really sure. I am sure some fish are more sensitive than others.
I tied a ribbon on my python so i don't forget again. Whatever works.

 

[Seleya]

Oh geez.... LOL!

I frequently use a Python to refill my tanks and add the dechlor right to the tank before turning the water on. I don't aim for my fish but there have been plenty of times they have swum up into the cloud of dechlor. It's pretty safe.

The chlorine/chloramine in tap water varies -- if it had been really concentrated, it may have caused a problem but keep in mind, it's diluted even in your tap to one degree or other. In a 10% water change you may have been ok even without the dechor but not something you want to be complacent about. If it had been 30% or so, I would be more alarmed.

 

[cybersymes]

cool dudes...
makes me think of that song from eons ago...
"tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak python" ...

i use a syphon during changes...i'll pop a sticker on that too...

[i bought a laminator...how cool is that... ]

[[i know...geek-central ... hehehehehe...don't care ... ]]

 

[CAPSLOCK]

Geek central confirmed by the use of double brackets (which few people (only geeks) ever do)...

 

[cybersymes]

Geek central confirmed by the use of double brackets (which few people (only geeks) ever do)...

you got me...[sooooo true... [i see you're with me] ... well spotted dude...)]

 

[Lotus]

I think the biggest problem with not dechlorinating is that you can damage your biological filter. Test for ammonia/nitrites in a few days just to be sure, or immediately if you see the fish acting weird.

The level of chlorine varies widely from area to area. I know here they put very little in, and some people don't even use dechlorinator in this area. If it's chloramine in the water, it's a much bigger problem as it won't gas off like chlorine would.