MichaelJ
Member
Yes, you should condition the water with the dechlorinator before adding it to the tank. As far as the temperature goes you should match the water temperature to within a couple of degrees (which is usually within a fair margin of the room temperature). If your changing say 50% water in your 50L tank - or 25L - just fill one or two buckets will the appropriate amount add the appropriate amount of dechlorinator and let it sit for a day or so to reach room temperature - you can accelerate the process by adding a heater and some circulation. When you're adding the WC water the resulting temperature will be (WC water temperature + tank water temperature) / 2, if that is within a degree or so you should be fine.I dont have acccess to rainwater collection so this wouldn’t be a option for me so I was planning on using water from tap and using a conditioner in a bucket before adding to tank would this be sufficient enough? If i do part warm To part cold when adding water to bucket would this be good enough again rather than just straight up only colid? OR is my best bet to have a second heater and warm it up to desired temp Before adding to tank (in my mind this option makes most sense)
Cheers,
Michael