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OH NOOOOOOO....I forgot dechlorinator! | 11 comments (11 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: OH NOOOOOOO....I forgot dechlorinator! (none / 0) (#9)
by PeterW on Sat May 20, 2006 at 01:34:26 PM PST

Be really careful about the possibility that you've crashed the "cycle" in your tank. Watch your ammonia levels closely over the next week or two.

It often seems that cycle bacteria are the most fragile bacteria on the planet. Your fish might have survived the chlorine hit, but you could have easily killed the beneficial cycle bacteria in your filter.

If you can get it, it might pay to keep some bio-spira onhand in the fridge in case.

As an aside, I suspect the other thing that saved you would be that the compounds in the dechlorinator usually don't all get consumed breaking down the chlorine and chloramine. You might have had residual dechlorinator in the tank and it may have neutralized a bunch of the fresh chlorine for you.

OH NOOOOOOO....I forgot dechlorinator! | 11 comments (11 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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