ALL SOLDI purchased this in bulk because I was tired of paying the high price for liquid pond dechlor.
I've researched and you will find that this is what some people use and it will effectively treat and remove chlorine and chloramine from tap water making it safe for fish and other aquatic animals.
I'm currently selling this on Ebay but have a Special for my friends here...
$3.00 for 18 oz, which will treat up to 37,500 G - plus shipping
Use all at once or alittle at a time, your choice. (The crystals will keep for several years if kept dry)
Alittle information found off of the net:
Water from public supplies (i.e. city, county) will contain one of two chemicals to prevent water-born diseases. The first chemical commonly used is a small amount of chlorine. Chlorine will evaporate out of water within days to hours depending on the concentration level and amount of aeration. To lengthen the time chlorine stays in the water, some suppliers will use chloramine which is a compound of chlorine and ammonia. Of course we do not want either chlorine or chloramine to enter our ponds. All of us should be using a dechlorinator when doing our weekly 10% or more water change.
The most basic, least expensive, and safest dechlorinator is the compound sodium thiosulphate (ST). ST comes in milky crystals that look like oily rock salt. ST will neutralize chlorine on contact. If the water contains chloramine, ST will break the chlorine-ammonia bond. ST will then neutralize the chlorine. What happens to the remaining trace of ammonia? It is handled by the pond?s filter the same as the ammonia being produced by the koi.
When should we use ST? Anytime we do a water change where there is a working filter and the source water contains chlorine or chloramine (i.e., virtually all public water supplies). Note we said where there is a working filter. Something has to eat the ammonia!!!! If you are setting up a new pond or a quarantine facility you may not have a working filter with bacteria ready to eat ammonia. In such a case, consider using a commercial dechlorinator product such as a Amquel + or ChloramX that will breakdown or bind the ammonia. ST will do nothing about ammonia.
What do I need to make some of this ST dechlorinator?
ST crystals ( I will supply)
You will need to supply:
One plastic container (1 quart or one gallon) for making and storing dechlorinator (don't use glass around pond!) -
One quart or 1 gallon of distilled water or tap water (depends on how much dechlor you want to prepare)
To make and use dechlor:
measure 125 grams (4.4 ounces) of ST and place it in a 1 quart plastic container or, measure 500 grams (17.6 ounces) of ST into a 1 gallon plastic container
add distilled or tap water to fill the container (1 quart or 1 gallon)
mix the crystals into the water; they should readily dissolve
use one liquid ounce of the dechlor for each 295 gallons of tap water to be dechlorinated
Your quart of dechlorinator should handle ~ 9,463 gallons of tap water. A gallon of the dechlorinator should handle ~37,850 gallons of tap water.
Recipe:
Make a solution consisting of 4 ounces (1/4 lb) Sodium Thiosulfate crystals (photo or technical grade) dissolved in 1 gallon of distilled or deionized water. Use 5 ml (1 teaspoon) of the solution for each 10 gallons of makeup water to neutralize up to 3.75 ppm chlorine. One cup can be used for each 500 gallons. (The entire one gallon of solution will treat about 7500 gallons of tap water.) The shelf life of the solution is about six months when stored in a cool location. The crystals will keep for several years if kept dry.
** I will not be held responsible for misuse of this product.
I will only stand by the product by saying that this is SODIUM THIOSULPHATE CRYSTALS.
Your decision to use and mix is your responsibility.
Also know this is a chemical and precautions are needed and your responsibility. Put in a safe place.
Keep away from Pets, Children and take all necessary precautions to prevent skin and eye irritation and/or injury**
Here's my ebay listing but don't bid because I can't do the special on ebay.. let me know here if you'd like some of this. Thanks
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=009&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&viewitem=&item=190125321809&rd=1&rd=1
