Fluoride in water

[Grumpy_Marine]

Ok i got my water bill this month for oceanside california. They put notice in that i must get answers on. Starting November 2007 they are going to add flouride to the water, will this affect the fish tanks at all? will i need to get special chemicals to remove fluoride? I add the stress coat stuff to remove chlorine and thing from water, but don't know what to do if anything about fluoride. Any input or answers welcome.

 

[slacker88313]

the water where im at already has fluoride in it and my fish seem to do fine, the only treatment i use on my water here is AquaSafe chlorine neutralizer

someone else may chip in and tell me im wrong, but mine seem to do fine.

 

[seastaar88]

yep - same here. there's fluoride in the city water here. the amount is so small that it won't affect your fish.

if they were adding copper, THEN i'd be worried!

 

[ishar]

hahaha if they added copper I would be more worried about myself then my fish

 

[HMarcks]

Flouride actually often occurs naturally in ground and surface waters. Though what they add to water at treatement plants is in a different form. From what I understand it posses no threat to fish and you do not need to do anything to remove it. In large concentrations it can be harmful but the levels they add to water for dental purposes is nothing to be worried about.

 

[Grumpy_Marine]

Thanks for the input ppl, i will sleep better knowing it shouldn't hurt the fish, i just got my fire eel about three weeks ago now, and he is loving life didn't want to harm him with anything. Thanks again