My water company is using chloramines instead of chlorine for a few weeks so can I add prime to my rodi water to remove any chloramines before I put it in my tank?
Does seachem prime remove chloramines
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No. Chloramines are chlorine plus ammonia. Prime and other "water conditioners" remove chlorine; so if you have chloramines, you will be left with (potentially toxic levels of) ammonia* in your water.
RODI water is far superior to treated tap water; even distilled water from the grocery store is better than tap...
*And no, despite what Prime claims, it will not effectively remove ammonia.
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I was thinking of the booster pump. If the RO buddie does not have the correct filter media, it won't remove everything that other RODI units can remove. Depending on your tap water quality, a RODI unit with separate canisters for various media is preferable.
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And RO buddie is not an RODI - there's no DI!
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It is carbon that removes chloramines, but not every carbon block can do this or do it efficiently, look at a few and you will see the price difference. I have high chloramines and run 3 carbon blocks 2 specifically for chloramines. There's not much you can do with dumping something in tap water, it needs to be rigorously filtered.
www.bulkreefsupply.com
Pentek ChlorPlus Carbon Block
Chloramine is becoming more common as an alternative to chlorine for water treatment and must be treated differently. Chloramines are different than chlorine, which is used by most municipalities to treat the city water supply. Chloramines are chlorine reacted with ammonia to create a more...
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That whole system cost almost as much as one carbon block, I'd say it doesn't do much of anything..
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Im not keen on website info states but from what I see- It does address chlorine and chloramines, a little bit on nitrate and does not remove ammonia but rather bind it but eventually ammonia has to go somewhere
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How do I test how much chlorine and chloramines are in my water?It is carbon that removes chloramines, but not every carbon block can do this or do it efficiently, look at a few and you will see the price difference. I have high chloramines and run 3 carbon blocks 2 specifically for chloramines. There's not much you can do with dumping something in tap water, it needs to be rigorously filtered.
Pentek ChlorPlus Carbon Block
Chloramine is becoming more common as an alternative to chlorine for water treatment and must be treated differently. Chloramines are different than chlorine, which is used by most municipalities to treat the city water supply. Chloramines are chlorine reacted with ammonia to create a more...
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It is carbon that removes chloramines, but not every carbon block can do this or do it efficiently, look at a few and you will see the price difference. I have high chloramines and run 3 carbon blocks 2 specifically for chloramines. There's not much you can do with dumping something in tap water, it needs to be rigorously filtered.
Pentek ChlorPlus Carbon Block
Chloramine is becoming more common as an alternative to chlorine for water treatment and must be treated differently. Chloramines are different than chlorine, which is used by most municipalities to treat the city water supply. Chloramines are chlorine reacted with ammonia to create a more...
This man(mike) does NOT play when it comes to pure water.
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Total Chlorine Colorimeter – Checker® HC HI711
The HI711 Checker®HC (Handheld Colorimeter) provides a simple, accurate and cost effective way to measure total chlorine.
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So since since chloramines are is just chlorine and ammonia does that mean that the rodi buddie will remove the chlorine but the ammonia will stay?It is carbon that removes chloramines, but not every carbon block can do this or do it efficiently, look at a few and you will see the price difference. I have high chloramines and run 3 carbon blocks 2 specifically for chloramines. There's not much you can do with dumping something in tap water, it needs to be rigorously filtered.
Pentek ChlorPlus Carbon Block
Chloramine is becoming more common as an alternative to chlorine for water treatment and must be treated differently. Chloramines are different than chlorine, which is used by most municipalities to treat the city water supply. Chloramines are chlorine reacted with ammonia to create a more...
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While there are test kits for it, can be alleviated with use of RODI water
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