Aquarium Chlorine

City water departments add chlorine and chloramine to drinking water to eliminate harmful bacteria and to make it safe for human consumption. However, these chemicals can be deadly to your aquarium fish and must be removed. Bottled chlorine remover, which you can buy at your local aquarium shop, will neutralize the chlorine and chloramine in your tap water. Simply follow the label’s directions and add the chemical to the water before any fish or live plants are put into the aquarium.

are put into the aquarium. Another way to remove chlorine is to aerate the water for 12 hours or let it sit in open buckets for 48 hours. However, bottled chlorine remover works in seconds.