Is there a problem with using your hot tap along with you cold? Sure i read that somewhere
It is not a worry. People are confusing copper piping and lead piping. If the copper did dissolve in water in measurable and shrimp poisonous amounts then all the copper pipes in our houses would soon dissolve and we would suffer leaky pipes all the time. Also the layer of hardness, whether natural or phosphate added by water company in soft water areas, will quickly coat the pipes preventing any copper coming into direct contact with water.I also did read some people saying hot water will contain more copper when running through copper
I always leave my filters running during water change:
- python system connected to toilet or outside for draining step
- then hook up to tap & set water temp
- begin tank refill
- add Prime diluted into ~ 700 ml container & place refill device into this container as it prevents any substrate disturbance
Having had shrimps/sensitive fish wander directly into my tank chemical additions (not so nice an effect especially for the shrimp ) I now always use this dilution method
Until the water company put extra chlorine/chloramine in due to "issues" and you will wipe out your tank. People have lost £1000's of fish due to incidents like this.I have to say I do not use any dechlorinator and I fill directly from the tap. No problems at all
Just have to dose enough Prime for the whole tank volume, not just the volume of the water being changed.