For a particular reason I plan to dechlorinate my tap water without using a conditioner for a specific situation.
If I degas my tap water to remove chlorine over 24 hours with an air stone I should be left with any chloramines as my Water Company adds ammonia that will combine with the chlorine.
As the level of chloramine may still be toxic (I understand it takes a long time to breakdown) then can I test this or remove?
If I use an external filter with activated carbon over the degassing period will this breakdown and bond the chlorine within chloramine but does this then become an ammonia issue -if so are the levels ammonia then higher enough to be a concern?
I have read that some say activated carbon may not work to remove/breakdown chloramine due to granular size and less contact rate due to flow. But not sure if this context refers to the multiple circulation of water through a filter for aquarium use.
I am aware of boiling the water over a long period or using UV but this is not an option as looking at a simple short-term solution.
Ideally I will need to test so will a 'Total Chlorine' test show the level of any residual chlorine and chloramine? My Water Company report states level for Total Chlorine ranges from 0.2 to 1.2 mg/l over the year and would need this to be less than 0.05 mg/l.
I know you can buy cheap test strips for water quality or pond use that includes Total and Free Chlorine but reliability of results seems an issue.
Any advice appreciated
If I degas my tap water to remove chlorine over 24 hours with an air stone I should be left with any chloramines as my Water Company adds ammonia that will combine with the chlorine.
As the level of chloramine may still be toxic (I understand it takes a long time to breakdown) then can I test this or remove?
If I use an external filter with activated carbon over the degassing period will this breakdown and bond the chlorine within chloramine but does this then become an ammonia issue -if so are the levels ammonia then higher enough to be a concern?
I have read that some say activated carbon may not work to remove/breakdown chloramine due to granular size and less contact rate due to flow. But not sure if this context refers to the multiple circulation of water through a filter for aquarium use.
I am aware of boiling the water over a long period or using UV but this is not an option as looking at a simple short-term solution.
Ideally I will need to test so will a 'Total Chlorine' test show the level of any residual chlorine and chloramine? My Water Company report states level for Total Chlorine ranges from 0.2 to 1.2 mg/l over the year and would need this to be less than 0.05 mg/l.
I know you can buy cheap test strips for water quality or pond use that includes Total and Free Chlorine but reliability of results seems an issue.
Any advice appreciated