My Black Moor Died Today ;-(.....Tynk

I ran out of aged water last night. So, I used lukewarm water straight
from the tap to do my Gourami's water change. Then I added a
conditioner. Guess I should have done the conditioner first. I have been
using the API Tap Water Conditioner. Is this brand alright? The water is
crystal clear. I'm guessing that gouramis do not generate that much
waste/ammonia?

About using water conditioners: Remember when you said you don't use
aged water, you instead treat the water? And someone posted that they do
the aged water thing because they don't believe in adding chemicals to
the water. I'm wondering if the chemical is bad for the fish.

Is it ok to use AmmoLock AND also a water conditioner together?

On Mar 15, 11:08*am, (L u) wrote:
I ran out of aged water last night. So, I used lukewarm water straight
from the tap to do my Gourami's water change. Then I added a
conditioner. Guess I should have done the conditioner first. I have been
using the API Tap Water Conditioner. Is this brand alright? The water is
crystal clear. I'm guessing that gouramis do not generate that much
waste/ammonia?

About using water conditioners: Remember when you said you don't use
aged water, you instead treat the water? And someone posted that they do
the aged water thing because they don't believe in adding chemicals to
the water. I'm wondering if the chemical is bad for the fish.

Is it ok to use AmmoLock AND also a water conditioner together?

I believe it wa probbaly me that stated that I do not use any
chemicals of any kind in my tanks, and its been many many years since
I used dechlorinator. I have space anbd areas where I can easily and
cheaply keep aged water or collect good water out of empty tank
setups. I guess chemicals are like anything, too much can possibly
create a problem or maybe not.......its just that I can use aged water
and do so for free so why pay for chemicals. Yes you can use ammo
lock and dechlor together, but if your doing proper water changes
there should not be any toxic junk to lock up and
neuteralize............so therefore there should be no need for ammo
lock.If you ship fish then ammo loc is another story, but in a home
aquarium there really is no need for a lot of the "snake oils" that is
sold to folks as a "must have"

Can I ask you how long do you age your water for?

"L u" wrote in message
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Can I ask you how long do you age your water for?


Are your tanks cycled? Aging water is nothing compared to cycled water.

No they are not cycled.

On Mar 16, 9:59*am, (L u) wrote:
No they are not cycled.

Aged water is what is used to provide makeup or water change water out
of. Cycled refers to a tank that has gone though the "cycle" of
ammonia, nitrite and nitrate stages before adding fish.......and at
which point should be capable of supporting at least a light fish
load on initial stocking..as far as biological filtration etxc is
concerned.