Edmonton Water Quality

[damtrees]

Has anyone checked Edmonton water as with all the run off you can smell the extra chemicals in the water I add water to the tank should I hold off doing a water change or just add extra prime

[Eugene]

fill my jetted tub with hot water and turn the jets on the day before 3 times in 24hrs and siphon down too tanks works like a chrm.

[cullymoto]

This spring, as with any other the Edmonton treatment plants add extra chlorimine to combat extra ammonia etc from run off. You would be wise to double dose your dechlorinator.

[jvision]

I seem to be the only person in the city who never encounters a problem in any season. I frequently do 50% WCs (well over 100gal/week), and dose as per instructions for Prime/Safe and have never run into these chlorine/ammonia problems people talk about. The worst thing that happened to me today after a 70gal change on my main tank is ALL of my rainbows started spawning... :P

[Vallisneria]

I also have had the same experience as Jason. I do 50% + water changes and have never had any issues during any season. I do smell that the tap water is a little more chloriney but don't notice any difference in my tanks. I use a python and dose for the full size of the tank, not sure if that makes a difference.

[DivineHammer]

I noticed the heavy clorine smell of the water lately, I do as Vallisneria does I dose for the whole tank as well normally, never had a problem yet, I use my Python as well, with 250 gallons of water in all my tanks the old syphon and bucket it's too much a pain in the butt.