Leo2o915 Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Been hearing a lot cities are switching away from using chlorine and chloramine in their water so this new thing they using how it is going to affect us ? Is it toxic to fish ? @Cory @Dean’s Fishroom @Zenzo @Bob @JimmyGimbal amyone with any insight would be appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 What’s replacing chlorine / chloramine? Any news sources? Ozone has been suggested. Sometimes huge UV sterilizers. Curious where you’re hearing the info from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Zenzo Posted June 7, 2021 Administrators Share Posted June 7, 2021 Many cities are moving to chloramine from chlorine because they can better manage it in their system and it is more stable. It’s not as easy to get rid of for us fishkeepers though. I have not heard of anything else that cities are moving to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo2o915 Posted June 7, 2021 Author Share Posted June 7, 2021 11 minutes ago, Zenzo said: Many cities are moving to chloramine from chlorine because they can better manage it in their system and it is more stable. It’s not as easy to get rid of for us fishkeepers though. I have not heard of anything else that cities are moving to. Been hearing they moving completely away it’s called Bromine I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo2o915 Posted June 7, 2021 Author Share Posted June 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Fish Folk said: What’s replacing chlorine / chloramine? Any news sources? Ozone has been suggested. Sometimes huge UV sterilizers. Curious where you’re hearing the info from. I’ve heard it’s bromine or however you spell it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Cory Posted June 7, 2021 Administrators Share Posted June 7, 2021 I'm not sure. If it's bromine, I suppose we'll all be learning together. The good news is, if something like this happens, all the biggest companies will solve it first. They've got the most to loose. Can you imagine Petcos and Petsmarts, having 30 stores in a state, all of a sudden can't sell any fish stuff. I assume there must be a way to counteract it to be safe. As other pets such as dogs, cats, birds, reptiles etc rely on water. Also if that water goes into natural water ways it can't kill the natural fauna. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyjuliano Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 I highly doubt it would be bromine, much more $$ than current methods and more corrosive than chlorine/chloramjne (pipe killer). I wouldn’t think it would be ozone either, as this process produces several harmful by products. The Dutch have been using UV, in conjunction with settlement methods, for over a decade now. It’s very safe and effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo2o915 Posted June 7, 2021 Author Share Posted June 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Cory said: I'm not sure. If it's bromine, I suppose we'll all be learning together. The good news is, if something like this happens, all the biggest companies will solve it first. They've got the most to loose. Can you imagine Petcos and Petsmarts, having 30 stores in a state, all of a sudden can't sell any fish stuff. I assume there must be a way to counteract it to be safe. As other pets such as dogs, cats, birds, reptiles etc rely on water. Also if that water goes into natural water ways it can't kill the natural fauna. What do you think would be better ? Is it less harmful to fish the chlorine and chloramine ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo2o915 Posted June 7, 2021 Author Share Posted June 7, 2021 23 minutes ago, tonyjuliano said: I highly doubt it would be bromine, much more $$ than current methods and more corrosive than chlorine/chloramjne (pipe killer). I wouldn’t think it would be ozone either, as this process produces several harmful by products. The Dutch have been using UV, in conjunction with settlement methods, for over a decade now. It’s very safe and effective. I thought bromine is safer for the pipes and less affect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sudofish Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 I haven't heard anything about that. Only thing related to bromine I've seen when looking for info is how it is not used for treating drinking water, just things like pools and spas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyjuliano Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 56 minutes ago, Leo2o915 said: I thought bromine is safer for the pipes and less affect Nope, and also does not “sanitize” anywhere near as well as chlorine at temperatures below 75 degrees F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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